A Note From Pastor Ben
Dear Friends,
Last week I lost my voice—actually it was more complicated than that: I lost my voice at the end of January, it never really came back, and at the end of February, my doctor ordered three days of complete vocal rest. This was not easy for a pastor, a father, and an extrovert.
Until I started having these troubles with my voice, I had never known how important my voice was to me, and not just because I like to talk, but because without my voice, I would have no livelihood. My work as a pastor is entirely dependent upon my ability to speak—I preach, I teach Bible studies, I talk to people about their concerns, I pray with folks—and for a few days, all of that was lost.
Loosing my voice scared me a little bit, but it also was a good spiritual exercise. From time to time its probably good for all of us to explore what it might be like to loose what we think we cannot live without. It helps to clarify what we really need.
This is why fasting and other disciplines are so important during Lent—by giving up something we love we find out what we really need. If we give up television, or coffee or alcohol or meat, or Breakfast on Wednesdays or whatever it is, we may discover that our lives are full and happy without the things we know we love and think we need; we may find that the greatest happiness we have comes from what God gives to us—love and grace and beauty and inner peace—things we cannot give up and cannot be taken from us. That’s the hope, anyway. That is why Christians have fasted during Lent for almost two thousand years.
After three days without talking I discovered two things: first, I discovered that I really like my voice and I need it, but I also learned that I can survive without it for a short time, and that makes me feel stronger and more confident. I’m glad I had the chance to go silent for a few days.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9 and it runs though to Easter. I hope you will use Lent as a time for spiritual growth, and that in the process you will rediscover what is essential in your life and that you will take joy in the gifts that come from God.
Peace,
Ben Until I started having these troubles with my voice, I had never known how important my voice was to me, and not just because I like to talk, but because without my voice, I would have no livelihood. My work as a pastor is entirely dependent upon my ability to speak—I preach, I teach Bible studies, I talk to people about their concerns, I pray with folks—and for a few days, all of that was lost.
Loosing my voice scared me a little bit, but it also was a good spiritual exercise. From time to time its probably good for all of us to explore what it might be like to loose what we think we cannot live without. It helps to clarify what we really need.
This is why fasting and other disciplines are so important during Lent—by giving up something we love we find out what we really need. If we give up television, or coffee or alcohol or meat, or Breakfast on Wednesdays or whatever it is, we may discover that our lives are full and happy without the things we know we love and think we need; we may find that the greatest happiness we have comes from what God gives to us—love and grace and beauty and inner peace—things we cannot give up and cannot be taken from us. That’s the hope, anyway. That is why Christians have fasted during Lent for almost two thousand years.
After three days without talking I discovered two things: first, I discovered that I really like my voice and I need it, but I also learned that I can survive without it for a short time, and that makes me feel stronger and more confident. I’m glad I had the chance to go silent for a few days.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9 and it runs though to Easter. I hope you will use Lent as a time for spiritual growth, and that in the process you will rediscover what is essential in your life and that you will take joy in the gifts that come from God.
Peace,
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Per Capita Progress$2, 748 Still Uncollected
The new year brings with it the responsibility to submit our Per Capita Apportionment for 2011. It is a fee we are charged by our governing bodies to support their administrative costs. Thank you for those who have been able to provide us with their per capita donation. Here’s our progress:
Per capita bill $5,975
Collected to date $3,227
Variance $ 2748
As you can see, we still could use your help. Per Capita amount is at least $30 per person again this year. We ask that you pay your per capita as soon as possible.
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Come Fellowship Around the Table
Soup Luncheon
after church March 20
-Sign up sheet in the narthex
(Sponsored by the Membership/Outreach Committee)
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Cinnamon Rolls and Coffee
Thursday, March 24th from 1-3PM
Join us in the narthex for cinnamon rolls and coffee or tea. We will be making the cinnamon rolls earlier that morning, so if you’re interested in doing some baking let us know! Contact the office.
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Women’s Fellowship Brunch – February 12
-Darlene Ristrim, Clerk of Session
Hearts and hands go together. Under the leadership of Karen Withrow and Isabel Taylor we talked about changing our “now and then group gatherings” into something more organized (not too much…just a little organized).
Karen Withrow, Isabel Taylor, Glenda Parmentier, Joyce Banks, Pat Heisey and Marilyn Kromrey have volunteered to guide us in this new direction.
All Foothill women are encouraged to attend future gatherings of FOOTHILL WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP.
We are a circle of women from all age groups who find fellowship in offering a helping hand where needed. Such help could be a single simple act: taking dinner to someone ill, driving someone to a medical appointment, helping our church committees were needed, being a part of the fiber arts group, being a greeter, serving at coffee hour. Who knows where our hearts and hands will lead us… JUST ASK FOOTHILL WOMEN WILL BE READY TO HELP.
Special thank you to: Udell Eby for our lovely flowering peach branch bouquets, Karen Withrow for favors, Glenda Parmentier for pink and red paper products and Jim Withrow and Ray Mignogna for set-up and take down of tables and chairs.
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SAFE CHURCH WORKSHOP
-Darlene Ristrim, Clerk of Session
Foothill hosted the Presbytery’s Safe Church Practice workshop on Saturday, February 26. Forty people were in attendance. Approximately 25 Foothill Elders, Deacons, PreSchool staff, Sunday School teachers and other adults who work with children attended. Helping with room set-up/take down were: Herb Miller, who answered an early morning panic call to help get the room set-up. Putting away all the table and chairs at the conclusion of the workshop were: Greg Hill, Harvey LeValley and Jerry Siegfried. The luncheon was prepared and served by: Pat Heisey, Laurie Schular and Darlene Ristrim. Helping with food donations were: Joyce Banks and Jane Wallace. If you have questions about Safe Church Practices you may talk to Kathy Havis-Faler or Gene Hewitt who are Safe Church Committee members.
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*Bible Lesson*
Chapel Day with Pastor Ben
Wednesday, March 2
Spiritual Message
Honesty
*Special Event*
See’s Candies FundraiserJUST IN TIME FOR EASTER!
Foothill Christian Preschool is having a See’s Candies Fundraiser and we are inviting all the members and friends of THE FOOTHILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH to join in. Treat yourself or your loved ones to a box of truffles, assorted chocolates, peanut brittle or a chocolate butter egg for Easter. The choices are endless and if you are still undecided, you can purchase a gift certificate to be used at any See’s Candies store. Order forms with more information will be available in the Narthex on Sunday, March 27th.
Presbyterian WomenSPRING GATHERING
March 12, 2011
2:00 to 4:00 pm
“Come and Encounter Immigration”
Pastor Ben will introduce his book, “Neighbors” to the Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery when they meet for their Spring Gathering at Foothill this Spring. All Foothill Women are welcome to join in this free event. Please RSVP to Claudia Hamm, PW Moderator, 408-356-6665 or jnchamm@gmail.com. For more infomation about Presbyterian Women, contact Isabelle Taylor or visit http://www.sanjosepby.org/PW.htm.
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Enjoying the Bounty of Creation
Community Supported Agriculture
Support your health, your planet, and your church.
Sign up today for CSA. Cost for April is $100.
Payment must be made in advance.
PICK UP DATES AND TIMES:
FPC Narthex, Tuesdays 10:30AM to 9PM
4/5/2011; 4/12/2011; 4/19/2011; 4/26/2011
TO REGISTER:
Email or call Peg: foothill@gmail.com or 408-258-8133.
Register Sunday morning in the narthex
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The following is taken from the PCUSA Office of the General Assembly website, http://oga.pcusa.org/seal.htm.
The Seal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The seal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a registered trademark. The seal is comprised of the symbol, the basic components of which are cross, scripture, a descending dove at the upper part of the cross, and flames on either side of the lower part of the cross, and the name of the denomination, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), encircles the symbol. It was designed by Malcolm Grear and Associates. Each congregation and governing body may use the seal without receiving prior permission. Any other use requires prior approval by the Office of the General Assembly. Contact Bobbie Montgomery for more information.
The Seal: A Closer Look
The seal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)is a symbolic statement of the church's heritage, identity, and mission in contemporary form. Its power depends on both its simplicity and complexity, as well as its traditional and enduring qualities.
The basic symbols in the seal are the cross, Scripture, the dove, and flames. The dominant structural and theological element in the design is the cross — the universal and most ecumenical symbol of the Christian church. The cross represents the incarnate love of God in Jesus Christ and his passion and resurrection. Because of its association with Presbyterian history, the Celtic cross was chosen as a model for this contemporary rendering of the ancient symbol.
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the Bible highlighted. In experimenting with the basic lines and shapes of the cross, the contour of a book began to emerge in the horizontal section, and the two center lines of the cross became the representation of an open book. This integration of the horizontal dimensions of the cross with the book motif highlights the emphasis which the Reformed tradition has placed on the role of Scripture as a means of knowing God's word.
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the dove highlighted. The slightly-flared shape of the Celtic cross also makes possible the transforming of the uppermost section into the shape of a descending dove. As a symbol of the Holy Spirit, the dove is intimately tied to the representation of the Bible, affirming the role of the Spirit in both inspiring and interpreting Scripture in the life of the church. The dove also symbolizes Christ's baptism by John and the peace and wholeness which his death and resurrection bring to a broken world
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the pulpit highlighted. Beneath the image of the book is the suggestion of a lectern or pulpit, which captures the important role of preaching in the history of Presbyterian worship
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the flames highlighted. Integrated into the lower part of the design are flames which form an implied triangle, a traditional symbol of the Trinity. The flames themselves convey a double meaning: a symbol of revelation in the Old Testament when God spoke to Moses from the burning bush and a suggestion of the beginning of the Christian church when Christ manifested himself to his apostles at Pentecost and charged them to be messengers of the good news of God's love
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the triangle highlighted. The triangle also suggests the nature of Presbyterian government, with its concern for balance and order, dividing authority between ministers of the Word and laypersons and between different governing bodies. This understanding of the church was based in part on an important idea in Reformed theology, the covenant, which God establishes with people to affirm God's enduring love and to call us to faith and obedience to Jesus Christ
The Seal of the PC(USA) with the chalice and fish highlighted. Looking more closely at some of the visual components of the design, viewers may discover elements that seem to fuse with some of the more obvious theological symbols. In the shape of the descending dove, for example, one might also discern in the body of the bird, the form of a fish, an early-Christian sign for Christ, recalling his ministry to those who hunger. For some, the overall design evokes the calligraphy of Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Others have seen a baptismal font or a communion chalice (cup).
In 1 Corinthians, Paul described the church as a body with many members, illustrating the pluralism of the church and the many gifts which God gives to its members. So also the seal's individual parts, when taken together, form an encompassing visual and symbolic unity, while not exhausting the richness of possible interpretations.
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All Church Service Day
Saturday, April 2nd, 9:30 to 12:30
Spring cleaning on the
grounds and buildings in
preparation for Easter.
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Planning Ahead in the Garden
Jump Into Spring
-Marilyn Kromrey
The Community Gardens of Foothill Presbyterian Church will host a Saturday morning question & answer seminar featuring Bob Tanem on April 9th at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall.
Bob is a retired nurseryman and is referred to as "America's Happy Gardener". Bob hosts a Sunday morning radio show from 7am - 10am Sundays on Hot Talk KSFO 560 AM. He has a great sense of humor and a wealth of knowledge
about gardening. He will be answering your questions about garden pests (ants, deer, varmints), fertilizer, sprays, organic gardening and composting
to name a few.
His books "Annuals for Northern California", "Perennials for Northern California", "Trees & Shrubs for Northern California" and "Gardening Month by Month in Northern California" will be available for purchase.
So if you have garden questions now is the time to ask an expert. Pass the news along to your gardening friends and neighbors. Come join us for morning coffee and a chat with Bob Tanem. Call the church office if you have questions at 258-8133.
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The Seal of the PC(USA) with the chalice and fish highlighted. Looking more closely at some of the visual components of the design, viewers may discover elements that seem to fuse with some of the more obvious theological symbols. In the shape of the descending dove, for example, one might also discern in the body of the bird, the form of a fish, an early-Christian sign for Christ, recalling his ministry to those who hunger. For some, the overall design evokes the calligraphy of Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Others have seen a baptismal font or a communion chalice (cup).In 1 Corinthians, Paul described the church as a body with many members, illustrating the pluralism of the church and the many gifts which God gives to its members. So also the seal's individual parts, when taken together, form an encompassing visual and symbolic unity, while not exhausting the richness of possible interpretations.
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All Church Service Day
Saturday, April 2nd, 9:30 to 12:30
Spring cleaning on the
grounds and buildings in
preparation for Easter.
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Planning Ahead in the Garden
Jump Into Spring
-Marilyn Kromrey
The Community Gardens of Foothill Presbyterian Church will host a Saturday morning question & answer seminar featuring Bob Tanem on April 9th at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall.
Bob is a retired nurseryman and is referred to as "America's Happy Gardener". Bob hosts a Sunday morning radio show from 7am - 10am Sundays on Hot Talk KSFO 560 AM. He has a great sense of humor and a wealth of knowledge
about gardening. He will be answering your questions about garden pests (ants, deer, varmints), fertilizer, sprays, organic gardening and composting
to name a few.
His books "Annuals for Northern California", "Perennials for Northern California", "Trees & Shrubs for Northern California" and "Gardening Month by Month in Northern California" will be available for purchase.
So if you have garden questions now is the time to ask an expert. Pass the news along to your gardening friends and neighbors. Come join us for morning coffee and a chat with Bob Tanem. Call the church office if you have questions at 258-8133.
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Foothill Presbyterian Church Music Series
February 13, 2011
The Semibreve
Jay Jordana, Director of Music Ministries
MANY THANKS TO…
Bud Schmidt, Greg Hill, Dana and Benjamin Marino, To Patty Potter, and Carol Tillman for their help and support at the Falling In Love With Ragtime concert. Thanks so much!
THE GEEZERS TO THE RESCUE...
Many, many thanks to Herb, Jerry, and Ray for doing all they can to support the music ministry. To date, they have done the following:
- Fix/Installed screws to improve structural integrity of the piano bench
- Put carpet under the modesty rail to prevent the chancel floor from getting scratched up as a result of moving chancel furniture
- Tinkered with the front of the sanctuary doors, so that we can enjoy concerts without creaking doors
- Programmed the thermostat to make sure musicians rehearse and perform comfortably and their instruments stay in tune -Usher and set-up tables for Music Series concerts
And for all the other stuff they have done and do, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. You guys are awesome!
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
You can be a Music Series Sponsor? What exactly is that? You may donate $20, $40, or any amount to a concert. $20 sponsors 2 persons for a concert of your choice, $40 sponsors 4 persons, etc... You may even intend to honor someone’s memory. We will, of course, indicate that somewhere during the program. Best of all, it’s tax deductible! Interested? Sponsorship envelopes are located outside my office. Pick one up now. Thanks!
MARCH OFFERINGSFlauti Dolci & Amici I
Saturday, March 5th, 3 PM
A collection of recorder consorts and mixed ensembles from around the Bay Area including Baroque Etc…, Ministriles, Bona Speranza, and the Belmont Consort come together to perform early music as well as recent compositions.
Suggested Donation: $10
Gabrieli West
Sunday, March 13th, 3 PM
Katherine Button, violin; Joyce Johnson Hamilton, cornetto; Marion Rubinstein, recorder; Michael Cushing and Don Benham, sackbuts; Amy Brodo, cello and viola da gamba; Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord in a program of early 17th century Italian chamber music.
This concert is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Early Music America.
Suggested Donation $10
SNEAK PEAK
Flauti Dolci & Amici II – Saturday, April 2nd, 3 PM
National Association of Composers USA (San Francisco) – Sunday, April 10th, 3 PM
Harmonia Felice – Saturday, April 16th, 3 PM
WHAT’S UP IN THE HOOD?
Joanne Reinecker was just accepted as a new member to the National Association of Composers USA (who are incidentally having a concert here at Foothill on April 10th). As a member, Joanne will have opportunities to have her compositions performed at one of their concerts. Who knows, maybe it’ll happen at the April concert. So come check it out! She’s also working on a new CD! Busy bee!
Like me, Anne Marie Daniel was just hired to be one of the directors of the Vivace Youth Chorus. Whereas I work with the Intermediate choir of older kids, she teaches 4-6 year olds once a week where she works on the concepts of high/low, loud/soft, fast/slow, short/long through the use of song, chant, movement, and instruments. For more info, check out www.vivaceyouthchorus.org
My group, the a cappella jazz sextet Amaranth will be opening for the Swingle Singers in April. More details to follow…
My group, the a cappella jazz sextet Amaranth will be opening for the Swingle Singers in April. More details to follow…
If you have musical news about our own FPC musicians, don’t hesitate to let me know. It’s a good thing to celebrate with each other talents given to us by God.
MONTHLY TIDBIT
Congratulations to Marilyn Kromrey for getting the correct response to the question:
What is a semibreve?
More on the semibreve…
Created by Franco of Cologne, a semibreve is a type of note and rest value in mensural (measurable) notation that originated in 1260 and was used until about the 1600’s. Franco’s mensural notation was comprised of three main note-values: long, breve, and semibreve. Long equaled 3 breves, and a breve equaled 3 semibreves. In relation to the long, the semibreve was considered a short note-value. In common practice notation, a semibreve equals 2 whole notes.
*Randel, Don Michael, ed. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986.
*Randel, Don Michael, ed. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986.
MARCH TIDBIT
What is tactus?
Please email me your response. If yours is correct, you get to choose the closing hymn of the final worship service this month. First one to let me know the correct answer gets the prize! Hurry!
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Double Barrel BBB’s
We know why the 3B’s are so revered. This concert and ample reasons. A good crowd was appreciating with a handful from our church.
JS Bach Double Violin concerto in D minor. I recognized this work influenced by Vivaldi and according to the program notes, the last movement is ‘a fugal-dance’ the middle shows inventive improvisations and expression. A good beginning.
Brahms wrote this remarkable concerto for violin and cello in A monor written under such strange but true circumstances for Joachim, well known violinist. This work is indeed of highest quality. An entire family father, mother, and sisters (cellist only 17) with such musicality. Hirage Wyrick. Striking, lively opening leads to a lovely Andante with good balance between strong string section and other groups, pulsating, yet majestic.
2nd: Serene, soothing interplay of two violins with 3rd: Allego in minor, a moving dance, then much precision but restrained a totally wonderful presentation. Imagine this orchestra double its size. Celli are very good musicians. Themes melt into each other- breath taking – emotional, yet restrained. In last movement (Vivace but not too much) was fiery, precise, magnificent, with so much love and passion from both the composer and the orchestra.
The concert was especially magical and moving for me as it was my 78th birthday, November 19.
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Artists Open Studio
Tuesdays, 10AM to 3PM
in Fellowship Hall
Bring a bag lunch and your art supplies!
East Valley Artists has reserved our fellowship hall from 10 AM to 3 PM on Tuesdays, beginning February 1st. Local artists and crafters of all levels are invited to drop in to paint, sculpt and craft while enjoying each other’s company. Don’t be shy if you are a beginner! Also, if you plan to attend, it would be nice for you to let Peg know, so that we will know how many tables to set up. However, if you decide to come at the very last minute, please do! We will be glad to get out another chair. Questions: Peg Nickl (258-8133) fothillpc@gmail.com or Julie Cline (258-4984), juliacline@sbcglobal.net.
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If you are a senior and do not have mobility concerns, we ask that you leave the reserved senior only parking spaces open for those seniors who do have mobility concerns.
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Family Art Night Paper Makinghas been Rescheduled
New date to be announced. Look for a new sign up sheet in the narthex.
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Just Coffee Group OrderIf you are interested in trying this fair trade coffee, you can get in on the next group order by contacting Peg in the church office. By placing group orders we are able to reduce our cost by sharing the shipping expense.
To see what products are available and to learn more about Just Coffee, go to http://www.justcoffee.org. Contact Peg in the church office to place your order.
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Reasons to Celebrate
Peg Nickl, Office Administrator
Here is a list of things that made us happy in February.
- We had 2 concerts
- Pastor Ben gave 2 bible study classes
- Pastor Ben hosted a dinner and discussion group
- The East Valley Artists began a Tuesday Open Studio
- We've added a Friday afternoon water color class
- We were able to continue with our CSA
- We had a wonderful Women's Brunch
- We welcomed Vivace Youth Chorus
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The Life of a Seminary Student & Chaplain
-Maxine Millender
We need prayer the most when we have the least time to pray-Sper
The month of January has been busy and in addition to making what is called cold visits, I responded to the many crisis and trauma calls. During this month my visits have resulted in the areas of Deaths (7), strokes (8), vehicle accidents (9), stabbings (1), falls (2), crisis calls (16), full arrests (4), gun shots (1), code blues (2), heart attacks (2), and AAA (2). My work nights are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The calls which have been most difficult are AAA’s and full arrests. The AAA is an abdominal aneurysm (widening of the artery) that most often results in death.
One of the AAA’s was a man who was in his 60’s, transferred by air to our hospital. When I received the call from our security that his family was here, I went to ER but was informed they had sent them to the OR waiting room. I went there to meet them and found out they had not seen a Doctor, had no medical update, they were scared, and in tears. After apologizing, I went to ER, spoke to the RN in charge and then spoke to the Doctor. They all informed me that they were busy with him and could not speak with the family but he would be going to OR. When I spoke to the family to inform them he was going to OR very soon, they were happy.
Well, plans have a way of backfiring! The OR doctors were not ready for him so they asked the ER team to take him back to ER-mind you he had been given 14 units of blood and was still bleeding and needed surgery. I went to the waiting room, offered prayer, and got on my knees in prayer with them. I then went to OR and asked the anesthesiologist to speak with them and he gave them an update. When he finally taken to OR (20 min later), they worked on him for a while and then he died on the table. I was not there for his death but I understand the family was devastated.
The one gunshot wound was an 18 year old male who said he was with some friends and was then shot. He arrived with no shirt or shoes but did have his pants. He was combative, using foul language and as one RN tried to put in his IV, he said, “I would rather be shot then have a needle stuck in my arm.” He was not cooperative and then said, “I don’t want treatment and will walk home. He lived far away from the hospital. We called security to escort him out of the hospital. I had already called his Mom who was enroute. When she arrived he had already left but we understood that EMS took him to another hospital. His Mother was not happy that he had acted this way and refused treatment.
Many of the heart attacks and stroke patients range in age from 25 up to the middle 60’s. Some have survived and a few of them have died. When a man in his 40’s came in with a heart attack, his wife was devastated. She could not believe he was having a heart attack at his age, especially since he is healthy and no family history of heart trouble. I was concerned because I am seeing a lot of patients coming in with strokes or heart trouble in their middle ages.
The crisis calls range from a patient crying because they have received bad news, they are lonely and scared, and sometimes wanting to talk about dying. The person who was stabbed was at his friend’s house, they were playing cards, and his friend stabbed him. He would not share what happened but he did have to go to surgery. He had a wallet and because there was a lot of money in it, I had to have it locked in the security safe.
Sometimes the deaths are difficult (emotionally) because of the time spent with the family. One of the things I have started to do with families is to have them talk about the patient’s life and do a life review. Sometimes it’s a conversation about the person’s life, sometimes it’s jokes or how they met, and it’s a great way to facilitate the conversation. When children are in the room, I have them talk about their favorite times, the photos they have, and things they can do with the photos. The majority of the time I have a service for them, sometimes it’s acceptable, and sometimes the families want quiet-what matters is making the family members comfortable.
As we prepare for the super bowl, we have been given instructions how to handle people who may have to be hospitalized. We have to work with our PR people and be cognizant of the HIPAA (privacy) laws. People have been told that if photos are taken of any football player, coaches, or anyone related to the super bowl, and are seen on facebook, they will be terminated without question. We have gone through disaster drills, how to contact PR, what to do if specific things happen, and treating everyone with care.
Seminary status
Taking 4-classes is difficult but my reason for doing this is to graduate from seminary this December. I will take one class in the summer and take one of the most difficult classes in the fall. So far I have received an A- on my first Theology response paper and completed a Religion and Violence paper. I am still working on my Credo and getting help from the professor. I had no idea it would be a challenge to write but I will understand Systematic Theology much better after it is completed at the end of this semester. I really like the Conflict Resolution class and Christian Education will be useful for many things with my future work.
Thank you for your continued prayers.~ to be continued~
Worry is pulling tomorrow’s CLOUDS over today’s SUNSHINE-Adrian Rogers
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Foothill Fellowship Lunch
Wednesday, March 30
11:30AM @ Denny's
Capitol Ave & Berryessa Road
Fiber Arts Group
meets every 1st & 2nd Saturday
in Room 9 at 10AM.
All are welcome.
Men's Breakfast
Saturday, April 2
8:30AM in Fellowship Hall
