The Congregational Care Committee seeks to care and serve those in our faith community, in turn providing compassionate comfort to those in need. We seek to build and create an inclusive community through tangible support including providing a parents’ afternoon out for weary parents, gift cards and notes to high schoolers during exams, birthday visits to members over 90, and knitted prayer squares to homebound members. Members of the Congregational Care Committee also deliver flowers and write Caring Cards weekly to members in need.
In this post pandemic time, we continue to look for creative and meaningful ways collectively to step out of our own lives to show love and generosity to those in our church family who are in need.
To learn more about our current ministry, please click here for a Congregational Care Committee video.
Mentally Healthy, Resilient People Do These Things! – Universal ways to take care of our mental health.
Our emotional health can range from thriving to struggling. No matter what you’re experiencing, there are ways to take action to support yourself and those around you. Click here to learn more.
Our committee knows that caring for our mental health is important. To that end, we offer these resources to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. We hope you will know that you are not alone! Click here for “150 Things to Try When You’re Depressed” (just pick one!).
- Guided Progressive Muscle Relaxation – Benefits include reducing muscle tension and tightness by allowing a physical release. Also lower blood pressure, increased energy and alertness and reduced stress and anxiety.
- A webinar on anxiety from The Mood Treatment Center (55 minutes)
- A meditation on loving-kindness from the music therapist at Trellis Supportive Care (8 minutes)
- An easy mindfulness exercise using your five senses
- An app called Calm
- A community-created poem, If the Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I (7 minutes)
- Prayers from the Psalms to calm anxiety