Central MN Parish Nurse Ministry Committee
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Meeting
St. Cloud Hospital
ASPEN ROOM
A G E N D A
1. Opening Devotions
2. Greetings
3. Minutes
4. Financial Report - Treasurer
5. Speaker
6. Report from Health Ministry - Annette
7. President’s Minute - Ellen
8. Networking – What is going on in your ministry – concerns and successes?
9. Closing Prayer
10. Adjourn
11. Next Meeting: January 8, 2014 Aspen Room
Upcoming Meetings:
November 13, 2013
December – No Meeting
January 8, 2014
February 12, 2014
March 12, 2014
April 9, 2014
May 14, 2014
June 11, 2014
July – No Meeting
August – No Meeting
September 10, 2014
October 8, 2014
November 12, 2014
December 10, 2014
Central Minnesota Parish Nurse Ministry Committee Meeting Minutes
October 9, 2013 at 9 am at CentraCare Conference Room
Attendees: Chris Jones, Riverside Evangelical Free Church, Annette Jesh, Sacred Heart SR, Diocese, Marjorie Henkemeyer, St. Joseph, Karen Reinholz and Jackie McGann, St. Francis Xavier, Sartell, Ellen Ellickson, Peace Lutheran, Cold Spring, and speaker Kim Orn, American Cancer Society
Meeting opened with Prayer by Ellen
Group members shared upcoming events. Can be found on Events blog at http://healthcare.stcdio.org
Mentioned were:
Advanced Care Directive, 12 sessions November, on website at Saint Cloud Hospital. Anyone can come and hear about ACD and fill one out.
Palliative Care
Clergy Day Oct 23, invitations per mail.
Speaker from American Cancer Society, Kim Orn, presented information about work of Cancer Society and services available to cancer patients and their families. The resource is www.cancer.org. The main contact number is 1-800-227-2345. Kim Orn can be contacted at 320-2455-0757 ext. 310.
Examples of services include:
Looking for volunteers to participate in national Cancer Prevention Study with goal of 300,000 participants nationwide. The study relates to genetics and life styles.
Cancer Support Groups
Lodging Partnership with Holiday Inn contact national cancer society 800 number above to find finances, housing and transportation
TLC catalog available to order wigs, scarves, hats, bras, accessories at www.HCdirect.org or 1-800-850- 9449
Hope Lodge Iowa City, Iowa at no cost also in Rochester and Twin Cities, and Marshfield, Wisconsin. Cancer Society will help coordinator housing with treatments for patients and families. Connections will happen within 48 hours.
Cancer Resource Network resources is on blog.
Various reports
Safety/Healing Parish Nurse booth on Sept 29 at Whitney Center
Diocese of Ministry Day 9/30
ACES Workshop 9/29, also on MDH website
Plan to update pictures for board at May workshop
Request to all members, please bring samples or ideas to meetings or email to Ellen to present from drawings at Parish Nurse events as appreciation gifts.
Annette to explore cost of purchasing notepads with Parish Nurse logos.
11/2 speaker at St. John’s in Kimball entitled /Speaking of Hopelessness, Suicide Pastor Peter Preus
Contact Cost 10 or 15 dollars
Plan to review changes in Minnesota Nurse Practice Act
Faith Community Nurses ANA certifications has new process for certification examination
11/8 Celebration of Caregivers at VA
11/9 Food Shelf All churches at St. Josephs
11/5/13 First Faith in Action presentation at St. Josephs in St. Joseph
First Aid Manual, flip chart and procedures available from St. Jo’s for greeters/ushers from Marjorie Henkemeyer
Meeting closed with next meeting scheduled for November 13 at 9am in CentraCare Conference Rooms
Submitted by Chris Jones