Congregational
Care
Parish Visitors
Parish Visitors are such a blessing to the people they visit
and are just as blessed by the visitation. They visit in
the nursing homes; in the hospital; following hospitalization;
during grieving; while surgery is occurring; do short term
respite. Join us and find the hidden blessing yourselves!
Lynn Pierce (717.823.6386)
Caring & Sharing
A very active group in the church is Caring & Sharing,
which provides support and services in a wide variety of
ways. Some services this group undertakes are:
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Providing a “cookie drop bag”
to first-time local visitors to the church, which includes
homemade baked goods, a current newsletter and a welcome
letter
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Providing meals for those undergoing
surgery or battling illness or injury
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Household jobs for those who need help,
such as raking leaves, snow removal or light housecleaning
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Providing transportation to doctor
appointments, therapy etc.
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Short term respite care
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Taking a special gift to members of
our church family who have a newborn baby
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Taking a gift to children following
hospitalization/surgery
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Sending cards to those who are hospitalized
or ill, and to our homebound members at the holidays
This group of very caring people are “on
call” as needed. If you would like to offer your time
to this ministry, please pick up a green Caring & Sharing
form at the Welcome Center or the information kiosk to the
right of Passages bookstore. Your name will be included
in the areas you choose and you will be called if needed.
What a wonderful way to make a difference to those who have
an urgent short term need!
Also if you have a need or
know of someone who could benefit from the services this
ministry provides, please call any of the contacts listed
above. We would rather hear several times about someone
who has a need or is ill than not to hear at all. That’s
what “caring & sharing” is all about!
Del Steeley (717.626.032)
Prayer Chain
One of the areas of Congregational Care that everyone can
participate in is the prayer chain. Whenever you have a
concern about yourself or others, prayer is such a source
of healing and strength.
The prayer chain is one area
of service that has no meetings, and can be done in the
privacy of your home. There are several ways to participate
in the prayer chain. If you have a computer, you can be
part of the computer prayer chain. As prayers are requested,
they are emailed to those who participate. Once received,
prayers can be downloaded onto a paper and those on the
list prayed for daily. Each prayer is left on the prayer
chain for two weeks. And that is it! When you do your daily
devotions, just include those concerns or folks who need
your prayer.
The second way you can participate
in the prayer chain is to be a part of the telephone prayer
chain. When prayer is requested, someone will call you to
let you know the concerns we are praying for and, once again,
when you do your daily devotions, you can remember those
on the list in prayer.
The third way to use the prayer
chain is just to pass on to us any concerns for yourself
or others you might have.
Remember that Jesus told us
where two or more are gathered in his name there he will
be also. Imagine the power of a whole church praying with
and to our Lord!
Ruth Husser (717.626.7527
for phone chain)
Lynn Pierce (lpierce@ptd.net
for computer chain)
Biblical Based Budgeting
Many people today worry about money.
They don’t have enough, so their credit card bills
are too high. They are living on credit, paying bills late
and making minimum payments. They lack a sense of control
and peace about their financial future. And yet they can’t
resist the temptations of advertisements or “what
the Jones’s possess”. They really can’t
tell wants from needs.
A group of mature Christians
within our church who have experience dealing with financial
issues have formed the Biblical Based Budgeting Group. These
individuals share their experiences, present workshops and
even work one-on-one with people who wish to improve their
money management.
Lynn Pierce (717.823.6386
)
Health & Wellness
The Health & Wellness Ministry helps our church community
achieve optimum health through education, counseling referrals,
personal visits, and spiritual encouragement. We coordinate
with other church ministries to help meet these needs.
Evie Bergey (717.627.3570)
Tape Ministry
Do you know someone who is “shut in” due to
age or illness but who would like to stay connected to the
church through taped or CD copies of our worship services?
Or maybe you, for some reason, may be laid up for a period
of time and would like to keep connected?
The Congregational Care ministry
of Lititz UMC would like to serve you in this capacity.
Tape recordings or CD’s are available for you and
will be delivered to your home weekly as long as you wish.
You will need a tape player or a CD player. If you do not
have a tape player, we may be able to loan one to you.
Allan Haughwout (717.625.4241)
We Care Calls
You all know about the yellow or blue attendance sheets
that are in the bulletins each week. We know many of you
feel as though there is no real reason to take a few minutes
to fill them out. We would be so happy if you did, since
they are the basis for our “We Care” Calls.
If three weeks go by and the yellow sheets have not been
filled out, we have a team of people who call to see if
you are ill, or if something has happened that has caused
you to miss church for those three weeks.
If you are ill, we definitely
want to know if we can do anything to support or help you.
We can bring meals, provide rides to and from the hospital,
do light housekeeping, grocery shop etc. You are our church
family and we honestly do want to help you, our brothers
and sisters in Christ.
If there is another reason
besides illness that you are not attending, if you are discontented
about something, we want to know that as well. You know
how important unity is within your own family. It is equally
important that we have unity within the church family. Sometimes,
we don’t know if you are unhappy or upset unless you
let us know directly. God wants us to speak to each other
about matters of difference so that a strong peace can be
achieved.
This takes us full circle
to the yellow sheets. If you are in attendance at church,
please take a few minutes to fill them out. It helps us
help you!
Church office (717.626.2710)
Resource Referral
Resource Referral provides for all kinds of problem areas,
from the need for housing to the need for monthly food support.
Lynn Pierce (717.823.6386)
Home “Fix-It”
Ministry
The Home “Fix-It”
Ministry provides a home “fix–it” service
for senior citizens, single moms, etc. The service includes
such tasks as: repair leaky faucets; replace hard to reach
light bulbs and broken switches & receptacles; adjust
doors and broken latches, etc.; replace window glass; touch-up
painting; and lots of other home fix-it tasks!
Bob Shaubach (717.368.8590)
Noah's Nannies
There are times when we have
to go somewhere on the spur of the moment – an emergency
with a family member in another town, an unexpected trip
to the hospital, or down in bed – and we haven’t
had time to arrange pet care. If an emergency occurs, it
would be comforting to know that “Noah’s Nannies”
are here to help you!
Noah’s Nannies is a
ministry of Lititz UMC that provides short term, emergency
basis pet care until something more permanent can be arranged.
All “Nannies” have a love for animals and will
take care of them as they would their own.
To apply for this service,
we ask that you fill out a “pet service agreement”
for us to keep on file. The agreement will give us basic
information about your pet(s), the location of their food,
their likes/dislikes and lots of other information so we
can effectively care for them in your absence. The forms
can be found at the Information Center by the Welcome Center.
If you are not able to pick one up, please call the church
office and we can mail one to you. Once the form is completed
and returned to the office, we’ll keep it on file.
At no time will this information be available to anyone
other than the person who will come to your home in the
event of an emergency.
With questions on this ministry,
please email Lynn Pierce
or call the church office.
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