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 Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia 172 Pleasant Street • Laconia, New Hampshire 03246 • 603 524-6488 |
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We’d like to introduce our Caring Network, a group of members and friends ready to extend our ministry of care and support.
Who? What? To provide confidential, friendly support for people experiencing life’s difficult transitions, and/or for family members whose lives are also affected. When? In times of illness, bereavement, major life transitions, or unusual stress; sometimes the relationship is just a conversation or two, sometimes it continues over a longer period. Where? In homes, hospitals, nursing homes, workplaces, neighborhoods; at church, on a park bench, at a lunch counter; wherever is mutually convenient and comfortable for you. Why? Because a part of our reason for being as a religious community is to be a network of care and support for one another; because in difficult times it does help to lean a little on someone else; because family and friends, whose love and care are deeply important in these times, are often entangled in your life in ways that complicate their support; because this kind of caring network extends the range of care offered by our professional minister. How? Requests for support from a member of the Caring Network should be addressed to the Minister or the Caring Coordinator, Karen Hurst at 293-8879 who will assign one of the team members. The Networker will then call to arrange a first meeting or conversation, ready to extend their caring companionship, active listening and non-judgmental feedback, with respect for personal privacy. Often the minister, when they see a situation in which such support would be helpful, will take the initiative, asking the person in transition if he or she would be receptive to such a relationship. Our Caring Networkers: Karen Hurst 293-8879 |
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