Herndon United Methodist Church

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Caring Ministries

Congregational Care Ministry

  The Health Ministry offers many opportunities

  Contact Pastor Denise for more information

 

Faith Community/Parish Nurse

Levenia Kibler, RN, FCN

 

Provides information on Health Providers/Physicians and provides a listening ear, answers or suggests avenues for seeking health/illness/disease information and visits our church family at Reston Hospital  Chairs the Congregational Care Ministry.

 


Weight Watchers

Jackie Parker, Coordinator 

 

 

The members of this WW group meet every Thursday for a spiritual WW meeting

 

 

Blood Drives

 

Fred Klinefelter, Coordinator

Quarterly opportunities to donate the ‘gift of life.

 

 

Flu Shots

 

Joy Reed, RN

Each October flu shots are offered during the Harvest Celebration

 

 

Health Education through Seminars

 

Leader/Organizer Needed

 "How to Prevent Alzheimers' and ‘How to Plan a Funeral' were seminars that were well attended.  Our leader has relocated....could you serve here?

 

 

Bulletin Board

 

Joy Reed, RN

Articles, announcements, health education/opportunies are displayed and updated.

 

 

Newsletter Articles

 

Authors being Sought

What challenges/joys or spiritual insights have you found during your health/faith journey?  What information/education could you share?  Our Health Education Writer is relocating....could you write one article about your Health & Faith? 

 

Grief Group/Class

Levenia Kibler, RN, FCN  

Melissa Billman,  Stephen Minister

Spiritual insights about the grief journey are offered in this eight week class/worship time held in the prayer chapel.  Watch for the next class.

 

 

CPR classes with AED training

 

Richard Yuras, Paramedic

 

Classes for Family CPR and AED training offered periodically.

 

 

          Helping Hands Ministry       

 

Wendy Warren, Coordinator

This group prepares and delivers meals to those in need because of illness, or other life crisis.

Although many of these ‘ministers' are wonderful cooks...we all agree it is not ‘about the meals', but about serving as Christ's hands to our church family.

 

 

Phone Ministry 

 

Joy Reed, RN, Coordinator

 

The people of the Phone Ministry call those on our prayer lists to see if there is anything they need, such as a visit, a meal; this ministry serves by providing a short term ‘listening ear'.  Members serve on a two week rotating basis.

 

 

Prayer Ministry

 


Allison Harbick, Chair

The people of the Prayer Ministry work with the clergy to offer prayer for those in need as well as share the gift of prayer thru healing services, prayer vigils and our email Prayer chain. .  Submit requests to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or fill out the yellow sheet during worship each week.

 

 

Prayer/Healing Service 

 

Tom Frost, Seminary Student, Leader

This is a weekly time held in the Prayer Chapel where attendees have the opportunity to share and lift up ‘prayerfully' joys and concerns.  This time is open to ‘everyone'....member or nonmember.  Are you: Worried about a loved one?  Grieving the loss of a loved one?  Celebrating a new birth or a joy? This time may be for you.

 

Stephen Ministry

 

Shawn Boynton, Stephen Leader

Stephen Ministry is a program through which people are trained to help provide Christian care-giving to members of our community who are grieving, in crisis, or experiencing other challenges in life.

 

 

Yarn and Thread Knitting Group

 

Jo Klinefelter/Joy Reed, Coordinators

This multi generational group for beginners and experts alike meets every 3rd Saturday at 9 a.m.  Their projects include prayer shawls, baby blankets, scarves and hats.  These items are shared with members of our HUMC family and the community during times of stress, loss or illness.