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One Church Multiple Communities |
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"Challenges of Grief"
in the Chapel
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This group invites any friends and family going through grief through the loss of a loved one, to come and share and see that we are not alone in this grief.
Healing modalities include learning through videos, Holy Scripture and an optional GriefShare lessons workbook to take home.
The class is also listed on www.griefshare.org website, under zip code 34102.
If you would like to come or know of someone that would like more information please contact me at julie@naplesemmanuel.org
Mark your calendar for future meetings at 1:00 pm in the chapel:
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Wednesday, January 17 at 1:00 pm |
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What Makes a Good Stephen Minister?
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A Stephen Minister is a trained volunteer who provides one-to-one Christian care to individuals experiencing a difficult time. According to the official website of Stephen Ministries, to become a Stephen Minister, you need to be a caring believer in Jesus Christ who is willing to learn, grow, and serve. You must also be willing and able to maintain confidentiality.
Stephen Ministers are skilled caregivers who receive 20 sessions of training before they are commissioned and assigned to care receivers. They learn skills such as listening, identifying and expressing feelings, setting boundaries, and being assertive. They also learn about specific challenges such as hospitalization, divorce, grief, and depression. Stephen Ministers feel well prepared to walk alongside people in crisis, whether it is with an assigned care receiver or in their own relationships with family, friends, and coworkers. Stephen Ministers often say that their training was life transforming—helping them to grow in faith and learn relationship principles and skills that deepened and enhanced all the relationships in their life.
Stephen Ministers are assertive caregivers who are trained to “speak the truth in love.” Christian assertiveness is a positive and constructive way of relating that respects others and ourselves.
Stephen Ministers are caregivers, not cure givers. They are not therapists or problem solvers; they are caregivers. Only God can bring about healing, forgiveness, and hope. Stephen Ministers are trained to listen and pray, to be reliable and nonjudgmental, and to help care receivers express their feelings. Focusing on caring and not on curing means Stephen Ministers never pressure a care receiver to “get better.” Stephen Ministers are there for as long as the process takes and trust that God works in His own time to provide wholeness.
Sharing our gifts of compassion and the love of Jesus Christ are wonderful ways to share our joy of caregiving with those around us. It is being present with another, as a Christian friend to have a cup of tea with — at times when someone feels alone and needs a listening ear and a prayer. You may enjoy being a Stephen Minister. Please contact Julie at julie@naplesemmanuel.org or call the church office for information on the next class!
WE NEED YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS ESSENTIAL MINISTRY!
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2023-2024 Stephen Ministers:
Bob Goodin, Ginny LaPlaine, Duncan Cameron, Pat Goodyear, Dwight Ericsson, Edie Cole, Sandy Kottke, Howard Isaacson, Jane Haugsland, Bruce Bergman, Roger Beckerman, Jim Cooper, Christine Haines, Barbara Miller, Jane Borchers, Julie Kerr, Jim Ulsh, Patrick Steffy, Shar Hagen, Vivian Shea, Linda Hall, Clayton Blomseth, Glen Gronlund, Frank Lester, Myron Marlett, Ann Ericsson, Joyce O’Neil, Theresa Shaw, Julie Basile.
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Contact Julie Basile....
our Community Care Coordinator
with any of your questions or concerns at
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My goal is to bring JOY to others in their daily life. |
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 777 Mooring Line Drive, Naples, FL 34102
elc@naplesemmanuel.org
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