Blood Pressure Screening: Take blood pressure the second Sunday of each month after each morning service.

     Interfaith Volunteer Caregiver: Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers provide assistance to the frail elderly or others in need.  This is a ministry of helping others.  Assistance may take the form of a visit, doing errands for those unable to leave their home, providing transportation to doctor’s appointments or responding to other needs as identified

    Casserole Team: This ministry involves preparing and/or delivering meals to people returning from hospital or to needy shut-ins.  Meals to any individual/family are based on specific circumstances.

     Health Education Planning Team: Health ministries has a variety of opportunities in which to serve.  The health cabinet is comprised of individuals who serve in many ways.  Some are Interfaith Volunteer caregivers, some help with blood pressure screening, assist at the health fair or assist with flu immunizations.  Other volunteers help to determine educational priorities and help prepare the health newsletter.

    Sunday Morning Transportation Ministry Driver: The transportation ministry provides rides to the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday mornings for members who have no transportation.  Volunteers are needed to be on call one Sunday a month to drive members to church on an as needed basis.

    Sunday Morning Transportation Phone Volunteer: The transportation ministry provides rides to the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday mornings for members who have no transportation.  Volunteers are needed to take phone calls in the church office one Sunday per month from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.  This person will then contact the driver “on call” to provide the link between those requiring transportation and the driver.

     Shalom Newsletter: Help needed with content of Health Ministry newsletter published 3 times each year.

Contact Lois Slocum (nurse@christumc.net) for more details about Health Ministries.