Visiting Nurse Health System
Hospice Atlanta Center
Clergy Outreach Initiative
You are called to the bedside of a dying congregant.
What do you do?
What do you say?
This initiative is a series of four 2-hour seminars developed to help clergy minister to congregants who are facing a life-limiting illness, end of life, or grief. The philosophy of hospice and concept of palliative care will be explored. Specific topics include:
•Theoretical foundations of death, dying and bereavement;
•Ethical, moral and legal issues surrounding end of life;
•Cultural considerations of those who are dying, their families, and those who are bereaved;
•Communication techniques that have proven to help the dying and the bereaved;
•Fears of those who are dying and those who are left behind;
•Unusual communications often used by those who are dying;
•Spiritual care during the final hours of life.
Each seminar is FREE and will be held at the
Visiting Nurse Health System
Hospice Atlanta Center
1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319
Attend one, two, three or all of the seminars but register Now! See the website for more information and to register
Contact Rev. Mr. Bob Hauert, Chaplain
Visiting Nurse Health System Clergy Outreach
404-848-7954 or bob.hauert@vnhs.org
If your ministry serves Medicaid/PeachCare for Kids, the Dept. of Human Services has a message and materials for you.
email ecarter@rccatl.org
2715 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, saddened by the all-too-frequent occurrences of gun violence in the U.S., invites you on a journey of prayer, scripture, stories, and church teachings with this resource, A 60-Day Journey Towards Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence - an ELCA Resource Through daily observances, it calls us to work toward the prevention of gun violence as people of God who strive for justice and peace in all the world. It may be used for individual reflection, group Bible study, adult education sessions, and congregational daily devotions. This began on June 16 but can be used at any time.
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