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• Pregnancy and Early Infant Loss Support Group

  • Start
    09/24/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    10/29/2024
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM meeting

  A 6-week support group for families who have experienced the loss of a baby through Miscarriage, Infant Death or Stillbirth 

  Tuesdays, September 24-October 29, 2024, 7 pm to 8:30 pm
  

  When a family experiences the loss of a child, the grief journey can be a lonely one. This parent-to-parent support group will provide a safe place to share feelings and receive comfort from others who have experienced a similar loss. This group is free and is meeting virtually. Interested families MUST REGISTER for the group in order to receive the ZOOM link. Please click on the link below: For more information and to register, contact either: Jeanine L. McGrath, RN, CD(DONA) Barbara Witt, LCSW-C, LICSW jeaninemcgrath@gmail.com (202)-423-9043 (240) 481-3903
  

  Register online at the following.

  https://www.adventisthealthcare.com/calendar/details/?eventId=8603dd7f-8064-ef11-a86b-000d3a611ea2
  

  
  

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• Suicide & the Church: Caring Conversations and Resources

  • When
    10/28/2024
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

  Suicide & the Church:
  Caring Conversations & Resources

  Many are struggling in our age.  Mental illness, divorce, despair, social unrest, and a breakdown of relationships have left many feeling isolated and without hope. This Webinar will explore how the church can respond to these realities and the mental illness and suicide that often result.  It is intended for both professional church workers and lay leaders.  It will focus on practical steps and resources that will be helpful for “front lines” work in these arenas. 

  Presented by: Rev. Dr. Justin Hannemann, with GracePoint Institute for Relational Health. Justin, his wife Katherine, and their four children live in Seward, Nebraska.  Justin is the Cofounder and CEO      of GracePoint Institute for Relational Health.  GracePoint is a counseling and consultation ministry with offices in Lincoln and Omaha.  He is also Executive Assistant to the Nebraska District-LCMS  President, with a special emphasis on Ministerial Health.  He has earned an MDiv from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and a PhD from Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine.  He is a Licensed             Independent Mental Health Practitioner and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Nebraska.  Justin has a passion for helping people develop and maintain healthy relationships in                 the name of Christ. 

  You can find more information about Justin and GracePoint at www.relationalhealth.org

  Register at this link https://ndlcms.org/workshop/     You will receive the ZOOM link once you register.

  Sponsored by the NE District Parish Nurses and Congregational Health Advocates.

  
  

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• Diaconal Ministry: History, Formation, and Spirituality Seminary Intensive

  • When
    01/05/2025
  • Location
    Carmelite Spiritual Center, Darien, IL

  Diaconal Ministry -
  History, Formation, and Spirituality

  
  

  This J-Term course is hosted by the Deaconess Community of the ELCA. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the Diaconal Ministry and how much our nursing history corresponds with it. The Deaconess Community provides financial grants for a portion of the cost and participants can choose what portion of the cost they would like covered. More information can be found at https://deaconesscommunity.org/2025-j-term/

  This Course is for the whole church as it introduces participants to the historical, theological, and social contexts in which the work of diaconal ministry has been expressed through the church’s history;

  • provides a particular focus on ways in which that history continues to impact the present;
  • provides opportunity for the development of spiritual disciplines and vocational discernment;
  • meets the formation requirements for those entering the Word and Service Roster; 
  • includes pre-work.

  Course Goals:

  • To present a theological grounding for discernment.
  • To learn about the ministry of Word and Service throughout the church’s history.
  • To experience and talk about intentional community. 

  
  

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