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If you or someone you know is experiencing personal difficulties and might benefit by speaking with a caring, Christian friend who really listens and offers unconditional support, there are Stephen Ministers available. Your call and your relationship with a Stephen Minister remain strictly confidential. Please contact Rev. Christine Sage, ext. 229
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The skills our Stephen Ministers learn and practive prepare them to provide Christian caregiving. Among the training topics are:

Feelings: Yours, Mine, Ours
Distinctively Christian Caring
Assertiveness: Relating Gently & Firmly
Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving
Confidentiality
Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief
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Christian Care Available
Through One-on-One Support
Stephen Ministers are here for you,
our congregation and our community.

 

The Caregiver's Compass

 The Caregiver’s Compass is a common thread in the training and service of our Stephen Ministers. The symbol in the center of the compass is a Chi-Rho, an ancient symbol for Christ. It reminds Stephen Ministers of the Christ-centered nature of their caring ministry. The four points of the compass guide Stephen Ministers to be compassionate, full of faith, skilled and trustworthy.

Our newly commissioned Stephen Ministers begin twice-monthly supervision and continuing education this week. Pray for them as they begin their first caregiving assignments and continue to grow as caregivers. Here are topics they’ll be covering in continuing education in the coming months: Ministering to the dying and their family and friends, caring for people before, during and after hospitalization, ministering to those experiencing losses related to aging, ministering to persons needing long-term care, ministering to those experiencing divorce, crises of pregnancy and childbirth and the challenge of adoption, ministering to persons who have financial or job related issues, and providing spiritual care. Continue to pray for our Stephen Ministers and Stephen Leaders as they use this compass as a guide for their ministry, always striving to provide Christ-like care on behalf of our congregation. If you or someone you know is facing a crisis—large or small—and could benefit from a caring presence of a Stephen Minister, talk to one of our Stephen Leaders: Rev. Christine Sage, ext. 229, Carolyn Crowder (310) 541-4229, Gary LaMonte (310) 541-8330, Linda Crawford (310) 544-0621 or Susan Sanborn (310) 897-9372.
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An Original Poem by Dave Miliam Minimize
A pair
Who care
Two, who Play for God
Two who are instruments of God
Each on a two way street – to God, from God
Named care

Gifted
Attuned
Chafe and noise
Sifted out
Essences remain

"Honoring two of our outgoing ministers Corolyn and Linda"
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