Seniors Ministry Spring Newsletter |
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Funeral Planning
with Louise Samuelson
Tuesday, April 20 at 10 am in Room 201
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Give a gift to your family by pre-planning your funeral service. This funeral planning workshop will be an opportunity for you to plan the essential elements of your very own funeral service, a once in a lifetime event. We will discuss the scripture and music choices you have, as well as the rites and options of prayers that are most meaningful to you. Louise, Steve Newberry, our music director, and Sally Lehmberg, our pastoral services coordinator, will be on hand to help guide us. What an opportunity to "Change lives for God in Christ” as this may be your last chance to evangelize to friends and family! Please let us know if you will be attending by calling (713) 354-2264 or email Susan Davis.
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Aging Well while Aging Solo!
July 20 - August 10, 1:00 - 2:30 PM Online
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This program is designed to empower those who are aging independently or see they may be aging solo in the future. You will learn how to build your social network, get your legal documents in order, and understand what is involved with aging in place or moving to a care community. It is never too early and never too late to think about your aging journey. Classes meet for 4 weeks, 90 minutes each week.
This virtual four-week program is designed to empower those who are aging solo. There is a fee of $40. For more information, please contact Katherine Christie, LMSW.
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SAVE THE DATE:
Tuesday, June 15, for the Seniors Ministry Summer Luncheon – in person!
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Learn About Technology this Summer |
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Interested in getting some hands on help with your technology? Live in a retirement community?
This summer the SJD Youth Ministry and Seniors Ministry will partner to help individuals learn more about their phones, tablets and laptops in a one-on-one setting. We will be scheduling visits to retirement communities in the area this summer so please let us know if you have a small group of friends who would like to take advantage of our young SJD “tech geniuses.”
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Tips and Tricks for the Brain - Zoom class
Wednesdays, May 5-26
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Do you have feelings of why did I walk into this room? Frustrated when you forget a word mid-sentence?
This 4-week Memory Training Program teaches proven memory enhancing techniques that address common everyday memory concerns. Learn tips for remembering names and faces, recalling appointments and plans, avoiding misplacing objects, and overcoming those “tip of the tongue” memory slips.
Register here. There is a fee of $40 and space is limited. Also available on Tuesdays, June 8 - 29, 1:30 - 3:00 pm and Wednesdays, August 4 - 25, 10:00 - 11:30 am. For more information, contact AP’s Connections Director, Sally Davis, RN, MSN.
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Brain Health Matters – “Living in the Sandwich Generation”
Wednesday, June 9
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Caring for both children and aging parents? Feeling overwhelmed? Learn about ways to overcome challenges, helpful strategies, and resources available for caregivers.
For more information, please contact Clinical Training Manager, Mehrnaz Gill, MSG.
Click here register for this virtual class.
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SAVVY CAREGIVER PROGRAMS
Savvy Caregiver, Savvy Advanced and Savvy Express
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be overwhelming. Amazing Place’s free Savvy Caregiver Programs have proven to help caregivers and family members understand dementia, its effects on behavior, and how to develop strategies for caregiving and decision making. Let us help you navigate this journey.
The NEW Savvy Express class (3-weeks, 2-hour class each week) via Zoom is geared to family caregivers facing time constraints, non-direct caregivers, or friends. It provides concentrated, thorough information and directed independent study time. Interactive discussions improve understanding, expectations, and facilitation of dementia situations.
Upcoming sessions: Wednesdays, May 5 - May 19, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm OR Tuesdays, August 24 - September 7, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Ready to enroll or need help deciding which Savvy class is for you? Please contact the Caregiver Education Manager, Sharon Cantrell, MS.
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FAITH CARE CONNECTION - SUPPORT FOR SJD CONGREGANTS
The Faith Care Connection project seeks to lend support to vulnerable individuals in the community who are living alone and at risk for cognitive changes or other changes due to aging. Our approach is unique in that we are identifying those at risk through church connections – parishioners, family members and friends.
Working alongside pastoral care and senior ministers in our partner churches, we have a licensed professional (social worker, nurse, or physical therapist) reach out to those individuals identified to be at risk for cognitive changes. Our role is to assess social isolation, depression, and quality of life and provide recommendations, referrals, and follow-ups for their care over the course of a year.
To get in touch with a member of the Faith Resource Team for information or a referral, please call (713) 552-0420 ext. 2601, or email them.
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IS OUR HOME TRYING TO HURT US? TOO MUCH STUFF LYING AROUND?
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