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OUR PARISH NURSE
The Christian Church has a long history of involvement in healing and care of the sick. Jesus was a healer who restored people to wholeness in body, mind and spirit. Through his example, religious orders and congregations have responded to his call to care for his people.
What is Parish Nursing?
Parish Nursing encompasses the physical, psychological and social dimensions of nursing practice and the integration of body, mind and spirit. The focus of the practice is the faith community and its ministry. Through partnerships with other community health resources, parish nursing fosters new and creative responses to health concerns.
What is a Parish Nurse?
A parish nurse is a registered nurse with specialized knowledge who is called to ministry and affirmed by a faith community to promote health, healing and wholeness.
What Does the Parish Nurse Do?
The role of the Parish Nurse, in collaboration with the pastoral staff and lay team members, is to promote the integration of faith and health in a variety of ways that help to transform the faith community into a place of health and healing. Specific examples include:
Health Education- helps to raise the health awareness of the church community by providing workshops and seminars focused on health promotion and illness prevention Health Advocacy - helps members of the community to navigate the health care system and access needed health care. Health Counselling - offers Individual or group consultation, through the office or home visits, to discuss health concerns and to provide support in times of crisis or bereavement. Health Resource Referral - provides information and referral to community health services and agencies.
Who is the Parish Nurse at All Saints' Westboro?
Dianne Lydall is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. If you would like to contact Dianne to discuss your health concerns, or to ask about the Parish Nursing program, call the Church office or contact Dianne by e-mail.
P People supporting each other
A Always encouraging
R Referrals given to healthcare and social services
I Inspiring to others
S Satisfies medical needs of congregation
H Healing of mind, body and soul
N Nurses who want to serve their faith community
U Understanding the connection between health & spirituality
R Receiving education on health
S Spiritual needs met
I Integrator of faith and health
N Nursing to help achieve wholeness
G God at the center of care
©Alisa Stull
Dianne Lydall is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing. If you would like to contact Dianne to discuss your health
concerns, or to ask about the Parish Nursing program, call the Church
office or contact Dianne by e-mail
For those who cannot make it to church, Church by phone is available.
Volunteers deliver a speaker phone to your home and set it up. Sunday
morning before the service, contact is made. You can follow the
service as it goes on. At Communion time, eucharistic ministers
bring the bread and wine from the service to you.
To request this service, call the church office at 725-9487.
Normally offered on the third
Sunday of each month at Communion Time. Anyone may come forward to request
prayer and the laying on of hands for healing and wholeness of mind, body
and spirit.
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