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The Parish Nurse Program at West Side is based on the
interrelationship between spiritual, physical and mental health.
This ministry is an outreach to individuals and families in the
church and community, reflecting Christ's compassion for healing
and His desire that His followers live an abundant life.
The Parish Nurse Program promotes healing and optimal health of
the whole person. The Parish Nurse program also serves as a
comfort and presence to those who are dying. The Parish Nurses
teach about health of the whole person: body, mind and spirit and
the relationship of spiritual health and the health of the whole
person.
Parish Nurses:
- help people understand how to volunteer to help others in need.
- counsel people about health needs.
- act as liaison to community services and resources.
- seek to promote health by facilitating an understanding of how
lifestyles, attitudes and faith affect well-being.
- help people realize comfort and healing through prayer.
Health Information Resource Board
 A health information
resource board is now located in the church foyer. Helpful pamphlets
on various health issues are available and information is updated
monthly. Home Visit Ministry
The Home Visit Ministry focuses on visiting those people who are ill,
lonely or homebound. Those in the congregation who feel they can serve the
Lord by visiting elderly and homebound people can call the church office
to become members of this ministry.
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Parish News
- Mental Health & Wellness in the Church Family - Saturday,
February 11 from 9:30-12:30pm
(flyer) -
Topics: Overview of Mental Health & Wellness Across the Lifespan;
Unlocking the Mystery of Mental Illness; Journey of the Individual
& Family thru Mental Illness and its Treatment; How to become a
Healing Body - what to do and how to do it. Speakers: Dr.
Mary Denny, PhD, Samaritan Counseling Services, Cindy Prescott,
David Emery, Chaplain for Bridge Disability Ministries.
- Blood Pressure Clinic - Be sure to have your blood
pressure checked, especially if it is at all elevated (above
120/80). Blood Pressure Clinics are held every Sunday morning at
10:40am in the hallway outside the Library.
- Health and Wholeness Service
February 29 at 7:30pm
It is a service of worship and prayer, seeking the Lord's healing
where there is physical, mental or spiritual brokenness. We seek
to lift one another up to the Lord's healing touch. We will pray
for concerns for individuals, families, our community and our
nation. There will be opportunity for personal sharing in small
groups, and when appropriate, for anointing and the laying on of
hands as we seek the measure of health and wholeness that only our
Creator and Redeemer can accomplish in us. All are welcome. These
services are held quarterly. Call the church office
for the next scheduled Health and Wholeness Service.
- Check-On Program - The Parish Nurses are launching a new arm of ministry by establishing a
Check-On Program designed specifically to insure the well-being of
individuals in the West Side family who live alone. A team leader/caller
will place a daily call to three or four individuals to make sure they
aren’t in need of assistance. If you are an individual who lives alone and
would like to receive this service notify the church office for further
information. Perhaps you don’t need this service, but would find this a
loving way to expand your ministry opportunities. The church office will
put you in touch with The Check-in Ministry Coordinator. We hope to have
the program up and running by October.
- West Side Wheels, our minivan designed to easily carry
wheel chairs, handicapped, or frail people now has drivers who are
committed to this ministry. It is our intention that
all those who desire to attend should be able to "dwell in the
house of the Lord" on Sunday mornings or for special events.
Weekly Activities
Listed below are regular weekly activities.
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Health Tip
The number of women who develop ovarian
cancer is small compared to breast cancer, one in 55, compared to
one in nine for breast cancer. For years it has been thought that
ovarian cancer didn't have any symptoms until the cancer had become
too large to allow for a cure. A study in Seattle has shown that
there are indeed symptoms of which every woman, particularly those
over, 60 years of age, should be aware. The most common are
bloating, increase in abdominal size and urinary problems. Other
symptoms are pain in the pelvis, abdomen or back, fatigue,
constipation and indigestion. If you experience these symptoms,
especially the first three, tell your doctor, and request a blood
test called a CA125. |
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