Health Ministry
and Parish Nursing
Starting at All Saints

Health care professionals interested in serving on a team (advisory board type with minimal time commitment) and registered nurses interested in volunteering in Parish Nursing program are invited to contact Maritta Fink (ext 21).

Health Ministry combines the skills of both health professionals and lay persons to promote “whole person health” and spiritual support for the congregation and surrounding community. A parish nurse focuses on the whole person to emphasize wellness and health promotion. Blending caring & compassion with promoting health & well-being, parish nursing encompasses the following: health educator, personal health counselor & advocate, facilitator of health support groups & interpreter of the relationship between health & faith.

Have a question for a nurse?
Feel free to contact the following individuals.

*Check your All Saints Pictoral Directory for phone numbers.

             Medical Equipment for Loan

All Saints has a collection of donated equipment that is available for short-term loan.  Contact Maritta or the church office to check out any of the following:

• Walker
• Wheelchair
• Commode
• Bathtub transfer bench
• Easy grabber- pick-up & reaching tool

Enabling seniors to continue to experience the baptismal promise of being part of the Lord’s family.

“But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love.”               Ephesians 4:15-16

Older adults from early retirees and empty nesters on up are invited to participate and help with events. Contact Maritta or a team member if you have questions or would like to join us.

Do you live alone?  Would you like a daily reassurance call from an All Saints friend?

Calling Tree is just what you're looking for.  Calling Tree is a service offered by volunteers from All Saints Lutheran Church.  The program is offered year round and without charge.

Every morning program participants call their designated volunteer.  When a volunteer does not receive a call from their appointed participant, they will initiate a standard procedure to locate the participant and ensure that he/she does not need assistance.

For more information, please contact Bonnie Lokken or Maritta Fink of click More Information to read more about the program.

Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am in Room 203.  Discussions are interesting, never opinionated and agreed upon by all.  Why not join us and check the accuracy of our claim?  Everyone is welcome. 

A varied reading list awaits readers who join us. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 am in room 203. Young, old, male, female—all are welcome! Please call the church office or Renate Kaufman if you have further questions.

All Are Welcome!

Join us from 8:00–10:30 a.m. Wednesday mornings in the “Sunset Room” (201– upper level by elevator). We laugh, we snack, we always have people with whom to share our joys and concerns.

May 7 will be our last coffee house until
we resume in the Fall.

 (Older Wiser Lutherans)

Programming for Senior Ministry ends
in May and resumes in September

Follow-up To Illuminated Bible Tour

There is a DVD documentary about the Illuminated Bible project that will illume you!  View how Donald Jackson, world renowned calligrapher and illuminator, in collaboration with artists and theologians, has woven word and image in this major artistic, cultural and spiritual endeavor.  Contact Maritta if you would like to borrow the DVD.  Don't have a DVD player?  You may make an appointment with Maritta and watch it at church.

Potential Future Trips

Paige Springs Fish Hatchery and Winery
Tour of downtown Episcopal Church

Reminders:

If you would like to join us on a  trip but can’t quite afford the price, please contact Maritta. There are special funds available to help subsidize trip costs.
     ·  Payment due at sign-up. No refunds unless
        your spot has been sold to someone else.
     ·  Friends, relatives, neighbors always welcome.
     ·  Reservations are on a first come-first served

        basis. 
     ·  Sign-up early to assure your spot on the bus. 

New ideas for day trips are always welcome.  Please contact any Senior Ministry Team member.  Check the Senior Ministries Newsletter for details.

Friday Friendly gatherings are a great place to meet new friends or catch up with old ones!  Lunch is catered and there is always entertainment or a program. Visitors and newcomers are very welcome! Plan to bring a friend for lunch! Please call the church office to sign up.

Monthly luncheons for seniors are held the second Friday of each month September through May at 12:00 noon. A suggested donation of $7.00 covers food and entertainment costs.  

         May 9 Friday Friendly Entertainment
"The Cross-Country Adventures of Roger & Sherron Pearson".  The Pearsons have spent many summers criss-crossing the country on their bicycles & have many tales to tell.  They will bring their bikes & equipment & describe how they make their way from town to town on nothing but the power of their own two legs.  Older adults themselves, Roger says, "The good Lord willing, I hope to be riding until I'm about 104."

Classes focus on stretching, toning, strengthening, balance, and osteoporosis. Exercises are designed for 55+, but all are welcome to attend. Our volunteer instructor, Bobbie Tomasek is a registered physical therapist. Classes are held in the Narthex.
 
Stretch and Tone meets Monday and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. for stretching and strengthening.  All levels of exercisers are welcome. Modifications are made for any special needs or restrictions.