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| Health Ministry: Calvary's Pastoral Nurse Ministry, now referred to as the Health Ministry, was birthed in November of 2002 as an extension of the Pastoral Counseling Ministry and is directed by Pastor Sue Bucher, R.N. The Health Ministry effectively combines nursing assessment, individual patient and family education, and the health education of the congregation as a whole, with ministry of the Word, Communion, prayer, and home and hospital visitation. The Health Ministry abides by the guidelines of the Ohio Board of Nursing as well as the Parish Nurse Association's scope and standards. The Health Ministry involves not only licensed nurses serving as Pastoral Nurses, but also non-licensed persons from our congregation serving as visitation team ministers. Each of our volunteers have a heart for ministry to the sick, shut-in, or disabled individual, regardless of age, health status, or gender. This ministry has been involved in the education of the body of Christ regarding such disease processes as Alzheimers Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, etc., and has provided preventative health educational information to the congregation about eye care, child safety, organ transplant, women's and men's health care issues, etc. In the past, this ministry sponsored a health fair, blood drives, CPR classes, and annual flu shots as an outreach to the church as well as to the community. The Health Ministry provides fully staffed First Aid Stations at the church's major events, and has developed a Health Cabinet Committee, composed of professionals and lay congregants, who, together as a team, have already begun to help meet a variety of health and social needs within the body of Christ. For more information about Calvary’s Health Ministry, contact Pastor Sue at 419.381.0254 or suebucher@toledocalvary.org. |
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