Health Ministry Team
The new Health Ministry Team has met and we will be visiting and calling our shut in members. Community outreach programs are being considered. Please call the church office if you are hospitalized and wish to be visited by a member of the Health Ministry Team. Remember with the HIPA rules if you are admitted to the hospital you must give permission for the hospital to divulge to our ministry team that you are in the hospital.
If you haven't completed an emergency contact card yet, please see Jane Reetz RN or call the church office at 269-278-7245 or email your request to Parish Nurse.
Life Line Screening for Stroke Prevention
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at St. John's
Pre-registration is required. Call 1-800-324-1851 Source code HSC-3818
St. John's will host this event at the church sponsored by the Parish Health Ministry Team.
4 facts YOU need to know about stroke prevention
1- Stroke is a leading cause of death and permanent disability
2- 4 out of 5 stroke victims have no apparent warning signs
3- 80% of strokes can be prevented*
4- Painless ultrasound screenings can help you avoid a stroke
* Source: National Stroke Association
Life Line Screening has screened over 6 million participants and has partnered with hospitals across the country. Why? Because the ultrasound screenings that we offer can help save your life. We offer the following 5 screenings:
Stroke/Carotid Artery Screening
Heart Rhythm Screening (Atrial Fibrillation)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening
Osteoporosis Screening
Prices:
Stroke, Vascular Disease and Heart Rhythm Package; all 4 tests for only $139 add an Osteoporosis screening for $10 more; all 5 tests for $149 a $66 savings!
Please call 1-800-324-1851 for more information and to schedule your appointment.
Please note: Life Line Screening does not participate in the Medicare Program and the cost of our screening services is not covered or reimbursable by Medicare. Life Line Screening does not file insurance claims and the cost of our screening services is your responsibility.
St. John's Community Garden
Grow food for your family, friends and the community. Learn how to garden and meet new friends. Sign up now to participate in the Community Garden. Feel free to invite your neighbors and friends to join in. There is a signup sheet in the lobby of the church or you can email the church for more information and sign up.
The Holy Diggers
(gardening group) will be collecting new and gently used baby items between Mother’s Day and Father’s day. A portable crib will be in the gathering area for donations.
Stitch in Time
This group has been busy since last October and our projects are almost complete for this year. They have given 2 quilts and 2 baby quilts to the domestic assault shelter and they had 30 more quilts for blessing. The quilts have been blessed and boxed and delivered to St. Michaels Church in Portage to be shipped to Lutheran World Relief.
Crop Till You Drop
Are you looking for a better way to organize all those photos and mementos? Then consider joining with other scrap-bookers from around the area. This new group will be meeting in the Joy Social Center to share ideas and enjoy each others company while organizing their "stuff". For more information call the church office at 269-278-7245 or email us for more information.
Advocacy at St. John’s
Lending a voice to the voiceless and a hand to those who need our help.
While St. John’s has always been active in the community with such events as the annual Strawberry Fest, summer Fish Fry, Martin Luther King Celebration and Harmony Fest, the monthly themes will give our faith community the opportunity to examine important issues in more depth. The group will sponsor events that provide opportunities for both education and action on the related theme. Regular attendees of all ages will be encouraged to wrestle with difficult questions of justice throughout each month, as the theme is revisited through gallery displays, workshops, speakers, film showings, articles, dinners, and other means of encountering the issues.
Please take the time to click on the above link and support our troops overseas anyway you can. We ask that you keep the men and women of our military in your prayers and that you prayerfully consider going to www.anysoldier.com and send our men and women some of the comforts of home by supplying them with the needs they have listed on this website. Please be sure to read through the entire website for what you should and shouldn't send. If nothing else, send them letters and words of encouragement.
