UPCOMING EVENTS

Health Cabinet at Holy Comforter includes several volunteer-led ministries including:

First Place 4 Health – This is a program that focuses on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of each person. A weekly Bible study is part of the program. We offer two classes – one on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am and one on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am.  If you would like more information about this class, please contact Beth Moseman for more details.  This program is a Christ-centered overall health program. Persons with diabetes or high blood pressure, etc. can benefit.  This program helps you develop a healthy lifestyle including all aspects of your life—physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental with a Bible study as well.

Praise Walkers - is a group that meets daily for an hour at the church to walk, visit, do light exercises and witness. Contact Beth Moseman for more details. More info below.

The Gathering Place – Meets the first Friday of each month for fellowhip and activities for persons with alzheimers, dementia, parkinson’s etc. or just for seniors who needs a little social time. See below for more details.

Second Family Care Team - The purpose of the SFCT is to provide help to families who have a loved one living at home that needs care so that they can continue to keep that person at home as long as possible. A SFCT care partner is the person that needs care. The family member(s) that provides care for that person is called the caregiver(s). If you know of someone that needs our help please let us know. is in need of more volunteers to provide companionship and transportation to those in need. Click here for more details. Contact Beth Moseman to participate.

Grief Share Group – is a grief support group with an open door policy for participation. Contact Susan Wagener for more information.  More info below.

“Holy Comforters” Prayer Shawl Ministry – This group lovingly prays over their work as they create stunning  shawls and lap blankets for those experiencing difficult times or crisis that are in need of prayer and support. Contact Judy. More info below.

Blood Drive - Blood drives are held at least quarterly.  Give often. Give generously. The next blood drive will be held sometime in June. Please consider giving this gift of life.

News & Updates

A new session of  First Place 4 Health will be announced soon.

Second Family Care Team - This team will meet on Tuesday, May 1, at 7 pm in the narthex area at church. We need  more volunteers so come join us. We need people willing to do any or all of the following – make regular phone calls, make home visits, provide transportation either locally or to Houston, run errands, and/or other miscellaneous means of support. Contact Beth Moseman to participate.

The Gathering Place - ”Rainbows”  is the theme for the May Gathering Place to be held on Friday, May 4, 2012.  Wear rainbow colors.  The Gathering Place is a free respite care service we offer to the public once a month. We offer a safe, nurturing and stimulating group for adults living at home with memory loss through dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke or injury. Our program offers  social interaction, exercise, good food, music, crafts and other stimulating activities for our care partners, thus giving caregivers a much-needed break.  Please let us know if you are aware of someone that could benefit from The Gathering Place.

Co-leaders of The Gathering Place are Pam MacNaughton and Beth Moseman.  Sign up sheets are in the narthex if you’d like to volunteer to help the first Friday of each month. 

Our numbers have increased, so if you’d like to add a service project to your “to do list”, this would be a good one to consider. We can always use more volunteers - to help with care partners, to provide transportation and take photographs. We expecially need volunteers to help with transportation at 1 pm. If you would be able to support our ministry in this capacity please contact Beth Moseman via e-mail.  Your help would be greatly appreciated.  Transportation is one of the greatest needs of many of our care partners.

Another aspect to The Gathering Place is being encouraged.  It’s called “Gathering On The Go.”  This is an opportunity for those who wish to support The Gathering Place but are not available on the first Friday of each month.  We are planning to make a home visit to those care partners who are unable to attend The Gathering Place that month.  They may miss because of illness, doctor appointments, or other conflicts.  We would make a home visit and bring them items from The Gathering Place.  You can make your visit(s) any time during the rest of that month at your convenience.  If you would be interested in this please sign up in the narthex or contact Pam or Beth.

 

HOLY COMFORTERS (PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY) – Yes, we are still knitting, we are still crocheting, and we are still blessing prayer shawls to encircle those shoulders and bodies that seek comfort from both a warm cover and a prayer.  To date we have blessed and given out approximately 575 shawls. The Holy Comforters (Prayer Shawl Ministry) meets the third Tuesday of every month in the narthex at 7 pm – that means May 15 is our next meeting.  Anyone interested in knitting, crocheting, quilting, etc. is invited to join us.  Men and women are both welcome.

If you would like a prayer shawl for yourself or a friend or relative please let anyone in our group know or call the church office.   Monetary donations will be accepted from those who want to contribute to our efforts but can’t or don’t have time to actually make a prayer shawl.  And, of course, any yarn you may have lying around will be put to good use.

 

PRAISE WALK – Everyone needs exercise for good health and the Praise Walkers welcome you to come join us any time.   Praise Walk uses various types of exercise with walking at church or outside being the main one.  We also use videos for variety.  We meet Monday through Friday from 8 – 9 am.   Anyone wishing to join us is asked to call Beth Moseman or Lynette Schmit for questions.