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Pastoral Care: Chronic Illness

hotlines, guidelines and crisis intervention contacts; and support for pastoral care for children, tweens, teens, families, differently abled persons, elders and folks with memory concerns; including mindfulness, personal care and volunteer support

Books

Already Toast     Caregiving 101 (Cannon)     Dear Doctor: What Doctors Don't Ask, What Patients Need to Say     My Body and Other Crumbling Empires: Lessons for Healing in a World That Is SickĀ           Texting Through Cancer     What We Wish Were True by Tallu Schuyler Quinn

Websites

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance from FEMA: FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020. Applications will be accepted starting April 12. Please share this resource with loved ones of those who passed away of COVID and had a funeral at your church.

Children's Books

Brave Like Mom

Support

Katherine Cherian demystifies Advanced Care Planning.

Learn how to have more choice and control for your future healthcare decisions - and how you can support community members in the same.

Discover an outline of the process of advanced care planning including how to choose a healthcare agent, how to explore goals, and how to manage documents.

Katherine Cherian has been an acute care physical therapist for 28 years and currently has a consulting business including facilitating advanced care planning conversations. She is a Respecting Choices© certified facilitator for person-centered advanced care planning.

Doing Good Together invites families to Help People Coping with Illness

You can make a difference to someone coping with an illness – and help their loved ones as well.

In Our Library

Healed, Restored, Forgiven     Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life     Healing Worship | Purpose and Practice (Epperly)     Paperback Pilgrim Prayers for People Living with Cancer Book          Speaking to Silence: New Rites for Christian Worship and Healing  -     By: Janet S. Peterman