Health Ministry at Trinity

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's spirit lives in you?
God's temple is sacred and you are that temple.

I Corinthians 3:16-17


Health Ministry emphasizes the relationship between faith and health.

Journey to Jerusalem begins Sunday, April 15th!
Click on the above link and read all about it!


Prayer shawls are very much needed. Please go to the outreach page for pattern ideas.


Trinity's Health Cabinet:
  • Cindy Lias, chair
  • Kathy Nelson, secretary
  • Marcy Lund, parish nurse

    Activities

  • Parish nurse visits
  • Monthly blood pressure screenings
  • Foot care clinics
  • Prayer & worship services with residents at Town Square and Vermillion Assisted Living
  • Participation in the community blood bank drive
  • Flu vaccine clinics
  • Babysitting classes
  • Educational forums
  • Support groups
  • Exercise groups
  • Participation in the Good Shepherd Program. This program provides monetary support to members of Trinity. Members must qualify to receive such support.

    Sites

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society - http://nth.nationalmssociety.org

    Home Based Primary Care Medical Foster Home for Veterans. For more information, contact Kris Breitag, MSW at 605-333-6861. [Right now, they are opening the program to interested individuals or families within a 60 mile radius of Sioux Falls.]

    Booklets on Alzheimer's Disease, by Helene Vander Werff
  • 1. Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and What happens Next with Early Stage,
  • 2. Alzheimer's Disease.
    Both of these can be requested from this web site: http://www.njaic@jbs.com

    Center for Disease Control and Prevention: A-Z INDEX Learn more about a specific disease or condition by using the CDC’s A-Z Index.
    http://www.cdc.gov/

    Health Information Web Sites for non-medical consumers
    The Cleveland Clinic:
    http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/default.aspx

    The Mayo Clinic:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/

    Webmd is a very general site.
    http://www.webmd.com

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System web site is the least user friendly.
    http://www.hopkinshospital.org/health_info

    For questions or more information you may call the church office at 605-624-4442 or Marcy Lund at 605-624-8706.

    Last Modified: 04/11/12.