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Care and Support
Care in life’s hard moments, and company in its joyful ones.
Who we are
We create a supportive community that offers care during challenges, celebrates joys, connects people to helpful resources, and inspires personal growth to make love and compassion a real presence in every life we touch.
A pastoral emergency after office hours — a hospital stay or a death? Call 407.876.4991 and press 5, and a pastor will call you back.
Programs
What’s happening in Care and Support
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Mental Health Resources
St. Luke’s values the importance of access to tools to support your mental wellness. Cultivating your mental health is as important as maintaining your spiritual health.
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Births & Baptism
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Health and Fitness
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Hospitalizations / Surgeries / Illness
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Stephen Ministry
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Care Visitation Team
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Grief Support – GriefShare
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Caregiver Support Group – Coping with Caregiving
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Prayer Requests and Prayer Team Ministry
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Caring Kitchen
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Hearts to Hands: Knitting and Crocheting Ministry
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Transportation
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Community Resources
Here are some additional resources for support and care in the Orlando area. Email or call the Care Office at 407.876.4991 ext. 262 for more information.
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Parents
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Care Call Team
This Call Team contacts congregants who have missed three or more consecutive weeks of worship as a way to stay in touch, care for and connect with our church family. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at Care at st dot lukes dot org. More to explore
Coming up
Events
Lend a hand
Ways to assist others with the support that they need
In their words
Hear from your neighbors
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The ‘Coping with Caregiving’ Support Group allows me to feel connected and understand that I am not alone in my own caregiving issues while also receiving support and resources from the leaders.
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I'm so thankful for the Care Visitation Team and the friendship I've developed.
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My Stephen Minister became a trusted, Godly friend, who prayed with me, sometimes cried with me, would sometimes make me laugh, but always gave me encouragement and the reminder that I was not alone.
From the Care Team
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October CARE Newsletter
St. Luke's CARE Newsletter Walking alongside you is our greatest journey and honor OCTOBER Highlights Healthful info: October is Breast Cancer Awareness…
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September CARE Newsletter
St. Luke's CARE Newsletter Walking alongside you is our greatest journey and honor SEPTEMBER Highlights Healthful info from your Parish Nurse: VaccinesStephen…
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Vaccines: Let me inject my view….
Vaccines have been a hot topic over the last few years, and most recently the MMR vaccine, along with the entire immunization…
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Who to ask
The team
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Kim Paredes
Director of Care Ministries
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Dr. Joshua Stanley, LMHC
Director of Community Mental Health & Well-being
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Lisa Crump
Parish Nurse
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Toni Deputy
Community Counseling Center Office Manager
Before you ask
Questions people ask
How do I share a prayer request?
Pastors, staff, and the Prayer Team pray for all prayer requests submitted weekly from online Connection Cards, website, and personal prayer requests.
What is a Parish Nurse?
A Parish Nurse or Faith Community Nurse (FCN) is a nurse with specialized training which focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as well as the promotion of health and the prevention of illness. A Parish nurse focuses on the “whole” person (body, mind, and spirit) working alongside the pastors and Care team to identify and meet the health needs of the congregation.
What can a Parish Nurse do for YOU? Faith Community Nurses work in several different settings including churches, community outreach centers, hospitals, faith-based schools, and more. As your Parish Nurse, I will be focusing on our St. Luke’s congregation and community. The focus of a Parish Nurse is to provide listening, caring, support and resources to individuals and families on health -related issues, all the while bringing God into whatever crossroads they find themselves in during their daily lives.
To help you better understand, I’ve listed a few different ways a Parish Nurse can serve our congregation. Remember, Parish Nurses don’t take the place of your medical team, but rather help ‘fill the gaps’ in care.
- Make hospital or home visits to provide comfort and support during times of illness or health challenges.
- Be a health counselor by providing a listening and empathetic ear, clarity in understanding of a disease process, help with resources and providing spiritual and/or emotional care.
- Coordinate visits from our Care Visitation Team to homes, assisted-living or skilled nursing facilities, or hospitals.
- Provide additional education for a new diagnosis or to clarify any tests that have been ordered by your medical team.
- Serve as an advocate for you or a liaison between the you and your healthcare team when communication is difficult or assistance is needed, or to be available when there is no family support.
- Provide and connect you with community resources.
- Provide guidance when making difficult decisions for you or a family member when dealing with a long-term illness or end of life choices.
- Help integrate healthy practices and fitness within the church.
- Pray with and for you when overwhelmed with life’s challenges or any health concerns.
- Help coordinate meals using our Caring Kitchen meals or organizing a meal train during an illness, birth or death in the family, or other situation.
I am so very honored and blessed to serve as your Parish Nurse. I hope this brings a better understanding of the many ways a Parish Nurse can provide loving and spiritual care for you and your families and walk alongside you in your health journey. Let me know how I can help you.
Lisa Crump, RN, BSN, FCN
407-955-4756 direct line
lcrump@st.lukes.org