The Gospels of the New
Testament are filled with stories of Jesus’ healing, not only
healing physical ailments, but also relieving spiritual distress.
Jesus dealt with the relationships within the person---body, mind,
and spirit—allowing healing to be approached in a holistic
manner. Health Ministry is grounded in the tradition of the Church
to preach the kingdom of God and to heal, respecting that
interdependency of body, mind, and spirit, focusing on the
"whole person" approach to health care.
We must remember how our
belief in God affects us in times of health and illness. Studies
have found that people with strong faith, and attachment to a
faith-based community, can enhance their ability to fight disease
and stay healthy. Health Ministry stresses that health is not just
an absence of disease but also about all our life: relationships,
values, and lifestyles. We can do nothing but benefit and become
more enlivened as we begin to see the relationship between our
faith and our health.
Our Parish Health
Ministry:
•Consults with
parishioners with health concerns.
•Serves as a
resource to health services and agencies.
•Provides health
education for the parish.
•Collaborates
with existing service programs such as Social Concerns
•Does blood
pressure screenings.
•Maintains
spirituality as part of our Health Ministry team.
•Develops
relationships through "careful" listening and personal
contact.
•Partners with
community agencies to provide health screenings for the parish.
We also feel that it is
important to identify and clarify the types of services and
activities that will not be included.
Our Health Ministry
team does not:
•Interfere
with Professional Agencies Responsibilities, such as visiting
nurses.
•Do anything
invasive.
•Do
housekeeping, transportation, babysitting.
•Administer
medications.
•Do dressing
changes.
•Perform
nursing procedures.
•Make
diagnoses.
If you are in a related
field of health, law, counseling, education, etc., or have a
special life experience and would like to help by offering your
advice or by presenting or being part of a program, please feel
free to contact us.
We ask that all
parishioners keep us in your prayers, asking the Lord, and His
Blessed Mother, to guide us in our ministry.
Wellness
Works
