Health
Ministries
The
Health
Ministries
programs
at
St.
Luke's
seek
to
encourage
individuals
to
care
for
themselves
and
others
and
"encourages
health
of
the
spirit,
mind
and
body
through
promotion
of
knowledge
and
positive
choices."
Offering
information
and
resources
on
stress
and
weight
management
and
health
as
a
lifestyle
of
spiritual
wellness,
St.
Luke's
Health
Ministries
presents
seminars
covering
a
wide
range
of
health
topics,
talks
by
health
professionals,
as
well
as
simple
preventative
measures
such
as
blood
pressure
screenings.
Promoting
a
healthy
spirit,
healthy
mind,
and
healthy
body
for
life
is
an
important
ministry
at
St.
Luke's.
Health Ministries Committee
Meets: 3rd Wednesdays every other month, 6:30pm, e213
Open to anyone who is interested in organizing health education
events for St. Luke’s.
Bereavement Ministry
There is an ongoing need for homemade sympathy cards. If
this is your area of passion, call the Parish Nurse line at 846-3404
x317. Share your beautiful gift with those in mourning.
Parish Nurses
St. Luke's is blessed with parish nurses, all focused on
health promotion and disease prevention. They come from different
specialty backgrounds, thereby providing a potpourri of talents.
They work with the Health Ministry team to arrange programs having
to do with health (setting up flu shots, inviting speakers for
classes, and teaching). They can be reached by calling the church
to leave a message in the Health Ministry mailbox.
What
a
Parish
Nurse
CAN
Do:
•
Answer
general
questions
•
Visit
you
in
the
hospital
•
Help
you
understand
your
post-surgery
instructions
•
Help
you
get
set
up
with
various
social
agencies
•
Help
you
understand
medical
procedures
•
Help
you
make
a
list
of
questions
to
ask
your
doctor
•
Visit
you
at
home
after
you
are
released
from
the
hospital
•
Organize
health
education
programs
and
screenings
•
Maintain
your
privacy
•
Pray
with
you
What a Parish Nurse
CANNOT Do:
• Give daily baths
• Prescribe or supply medications
• Change dressings or intravenous tubing
• Give injections
Contact: Natalie Manges, Staff Parish Nurse,
846-3404 vm 371
Parish Nurses: Carol Lee Cherry RN, Prudence Twigg RN, Sue Jordan
RN, Leslie Oleck RN and Natalie Manges, RN
