Parish Nursing and Health Information

The Parish Nurse can make a difference to the Priest, Church, and Community by:

• Encouraging Members to care for each other
• Promoting healthy followers of Jesus Christ
• Nurturing and supporting all age groups
• Assisting in visiting members in their homes and at hospitals
• Acting as an Advocate to reach the community and drawing them into the church
• Being there for all ages and socioeconomic groups
• Enabling people to maintain health and wellness
• Connecting persons with identified health needs to those in the Parish who can help meet those needs
• Interacting with people from the beginning of life to the end
• Fulfilling the biblical mandate to teach, preach and heal
• Returning the focus to the Church as the place for healing
• Increasing awareness of the relationship between one’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual well being
• Offering a presence as people are looking to the church as health needs are increasing and resources are decreasing
• Helping the Parish understand healthcare systems as increasing complexity has caused consumers to be uncertain, unaware or uninformed. Helping people gain access to appropriate Healthcare.