Deacons

Hold monthly Blood Pressure Screening Clinics between services on Sundays. Coordinate Flu & Pneumonia Vaccine Clinic in the fall.

Coordinate yearly blood drive event. Coordinate yearly CPR course.

Continue making visitations to members and frequent visitors who are in the hospital, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities or in their homes as the need arises in assisting to answer questions, help educate regarding their health condition, or find community resources they might need and give spiritual encouragement through prayer.

2022 Accomplishments

Blood Pressure Clinics were held monthly. Held CPR Training in February. Held Flu & Pneumonia Vaccine Clinic in the fall.

Cyndi and Mary Kay together worked 969.73 hours, drove 5659.5 miles, and made 2942 contacts through home visits, phone calls, text messages, and emails. Nursing home and hospital visits were restarted under the current guidelines of masks required to visit.

Attended monthly Faith Community Nurse Networking Educational meetings by Zoom and DHPC Deacon meetings in person or by Zoom January through November.

Mary Kay Thurston attended a refresher course for Faith Community Nurse. Worked with Fitness at the Rocks to create educational events.

2023 Goals

Continue seeking ways to help with the holistic, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the DHPC community. Hold monthly Blood Pressure Screening Clinics monthly between services on Sundays.

Coordinate with Walgreens to hold a Flu & Pneumonia Vaccine Clinic in the fall.

Continue making visitations to members and attendees who are in the hospital, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities or in their homes as the need arises in assisting to answer questions, help educate regarding their health condition, or find community resources they might need and give spiritual encouragement through prayer.

Hold a CPR/AED Training Session for those wanting to be trained or recertified. Attend Deacon meetings as ex officio members and Faith Community Nurse Networking monthly meetings.

Mary Kay Thurston to continue with The Art of Moving Prayer.

Encourage other DHPC RNs to take the Faith Community Nurse Training to share in this Congregational Nurse Ministry.

Parish Shepherds

Lead Parish Shepherd: Beverly Shannon

Parish Shepherds: Carole Bane, Leonora Batson, Sheryl Bell, Joan Bergner, Ruth DeMoss, Rolene Dinsdale, Beverly Everist, Charlotte Foster-Wills, Barbara Jorgensen, Beverley Keele, Donna Kline, Lisa Loran, Cecelia Ralston, Marilyn Strohan, Anne Wellington, Faye Wilkes, Carol Wood, Cory Zimmerman, Judy Zoetewey

Purpose: To offer an intentional, coordinated and proactive ministry of care to members and regular attendees of Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, to support the care ministries, and to alert the pastoral staff and care council of situations where more intentional and intensive pastoral care may be needed.

The Shepherd program divides the church members into 18 Parishes. The mission is to contact everyone in the parishes at least once every month. We want everyone to feel important and that they are part of a loving church.