Parish Health Ministry Mission Statement The ministry of health and healing is central to the life of the church. Like Jesus, who was devoted to healing the physical, emotional, and spiritual brokenness of His people, we at St. John Neumann Parish Health Ministry will address these needs among our parishioners. We hope to assist in restoring a sense of wholeness and healing to those in need. History Parish Health Ministry begain in 1997 as a volunteer ministry providing basic health education through bulletin, bulletin board, and monthly B/P screening. As ministry continued to grow a position of Director of Health and Wellness was placed on Pastoral Staff in 1999. Today the Parish Health ministry is co-coordinated by two parish nurses, both RN's with advanced training in Health Ministry. This Ministry continues to grow and needs the on going support of volunteers. Could you Help Us? Please call 569-8531 to learn more about this ministry and how you can become a vital part of its growth. Areas of Parishioner Support and Community Out Reach  Hospital visitation by parish nurses  Home Visits  Nursing home visits by friendly visitors  Follow-up phone call to discharged hospital parishioners  Transportation to medical appointments  Meals to families in crisis  Coordinate funeral lunches  Monthly blood pressure screening and ongoing health education seminars  Partnership with manheim township school district for dental clinic without walls  Partnership with LGH women and babies hospital in making mastectomy pillows  One on one parishioner counseling and resourcing community programs per parishioner's  individual needs  Work in partnership with other ministries at St. John Neumann to provide wholistic care  to parishioners. Parish Nurse Roles Include  Integrator of faith and health  Personal health counselor  Health educator  Health advocate  Resource and referral agent  Coordinator of volunteers Where to look in the Bible to find … The Ten Commandments: Exc. 20 and Deut. 5 The Sheppard Psalm: PS. 23 The Birth of Jesus: Matt. 1,2; Luke 2 The Beattitudes: Matt. 5:1-12 The Lord's Prayer: Matt. 6:5-15; Luke 11:1-13 The Sermon on the Mount: Matt. 5,6,7 The Great Commandments: Matt. 22:34-40 The Great Commission: Matt. 28:16-20 The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Luke 15 The Parable of the Sower: Matt. 13, Mark 4 and Luke 8 The Last Judgment: Matt. 25 Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus: Matt. 26, 27, 28; Mark 14, 15, 16; Luke 22, 23, 24; John Chapters 13-21 The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: Acts 2 Copyright © 2005 Saint John Neumann Church All rights reserved webmaster@saintjohnneumannlancaster.org