Pastoral Care
5 Wishes E-mail

Make all your wishes come true this Holiday Season bring someone who needs to know!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 5:30- 7:30pm in the Parish Hall

Please join us for a dinner presentation and conversation to receive your free copy of the “Five Wishes” document created by a lawyer volunteer, with Mother Theresa. It is a comprehensive Advance Health Care Directive ( AHCD). The presentation is coordinated by USSB member, Susan Plummer, the Director of Alliance for Living and Dying Well.

Your questions and concerns will be answered by the speakers who are all professionals in the field, a lawyer, social worker and nurse. Take the initiative and express your wishes and bring your family or loved ones to dinner to have a conversation about your end-of-life desires.

Sharing your personal concerns and values, spiritual beliefs, or views about what makes life worth living can be as helpful as talking about specific treatments and circumstances. Having the conversation about your end-of-life care decisions with your loved ones will also help them ensure your wishes are followed.

Do you have answers to the following questions:  How important is it to you to be physically independent and stay in your own home? Do you have a healthcare agent? Have you communicated your views with your family members? Will they respect your wants and needs, even if they don’t agree with your choices? Do you already have an advance directive?

Please, bring an important person in your life, to have the conversation and support one another in the heartfelt and fruitful journey of completing our Five Wishes. Share them with those who need to know.

For more information please call Susan Plummer at the Alliance for Living and Dying Well 805-845-5314.
 
Pastoral Care E-mail

“Nurturing a spirit of connection and support during times of need.”

When a crisis hits or a major life transition happens, sometimes we need a little extra support. “Pastoral Care” is the term used to describe the kind of care that we offer one another during these hard times.  It may mean a visit from the minister, a bouquet of flowers or a hot meal, or simply sitting down with a cup of tea and another member of the congregation who is willing to listen.

The goal of Pastoral Care is to offer a supportive presence, to help in transition, to provide an environment of hope and growth, and to offer support on the spiritual journey.  If a member has a more serious concern or an ongoing need for support, we can help with a referral to outside resources.

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