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Grace
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Summer
Schedule begins Sunday, June 8, and continues thru Sunday, August 31: |
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Rekindling the Flame Interfaith
Service and Support Group 3rd Sunday of the
Month – More information here. E-mail:
rekindlingtheflame@sbcglobal.net Voice Mail: 708.386.8036 ext. 36 REKINDLING THE FLAME is a new ministry of Grace Episcopal Church for the support and sustenance of Family Caregivers. It will include a monthly gathering that includes a monthly Interfaith service of prayer and reflection followed by a time of discussion, networking and sharing of experiences. Periodic speakers and programs will provide resources and information on issues faced by Caregivers. A directory of Caregiver Services and resources is available here. We acknowledge that Caregivers are called upon to take on responsibilities that may be outside of their normal skill-sets and that they shoulder these responsibilities in an extremely complicated mix of issues regarding: medical care, insurance, finances, legal and transportation, to name but a few. We also recognize that Caregivers are also caring for their own families and often working outside the home, as well. Each of these levels of complexity/activity creates its own particular demands and stresses on the Caregiver as well as the people they are caring for. It
is the fervent hope of the Grace Church Community that we can build a
nurturing and supportive atmosphere in which people can share common
experiences and engage in communal support which will help to REKINDLE
THE FLAME of the spirits of those engaged in this life-sustaining
task. REKINDLING THE FLAME meets on the third Sunday of each month,
at If attendance makes respite care necessary, Steven Smith, the Caregiver Specialist at Oak Park Township Senior Services, can arrange respite care when either the caregiver or care recipient is 60 or older, or when a grandparent of any age is raising a grandchild. He can be reached at 708-383-8060. |