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An Orthodox vision of aging.
Senior issues.
Ministry of seniors.
Parish and family ministry to the elderly.
Community services for the elderly.
Volume III - 2006
Eugenia Skuby and I, both members of Holy Cross Church, Medford, New Jersey, and caregivers of aging mothers, recognized that there were a growing number of parishioners who were talking with us about their struggles of being a caregiver for an elderly parent or loved...Volume III - 2006
Like the rich, young ruler that Christ speaks to in Luke 18:18, Mark (not his real name), a retiree, wondered what more he should do to inherit eternal life. He wanted to be able to use his skills as an engineer, as well as his love...Volume III - 2003
“Do not cast me off in time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.” (Pslam 71:9) Probably all of as have known or at least read about people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia. Perhaps we have...Volume III - 2003
We are blessed in our Orthodox communities by the friendships we develop and nurture when we greet each other at Divine Liturgy and spend time together at parish events. Those who are absent from parish life because of ill health or disabilities are sometimes forgotten....Volume III - 2000
The 21st century dawns with two major realities colliding together in the health care environment. Medical technology is advancing at a rate far ahead of our ability to learn how to be good stewards of it. Sometimes this technology can meaningfully prolong life, but sometimes...Volume II - 1993
The Orthodox elderly, like all senior citizens, and the people who care for them when they become ill or infirm, find they need guidance in knowing what medical and health care services they may be eligible to receive. Senior citizen groups in the community often...Volume II - 1993
OVERVIEW The Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Nursing Home is expected to open in early summer 1994. It will be a 113-bed, level 2, facility. In addition to the usual nursing home amenities, Holy Trinity will have an Orthodox Chapel that will help to provide its distinctive character....Volume II - 1992
Administration On Aging Invites Religious Community To Join National Eldercare Campaign The Orthodox Church in America has had a long standing interest in the ministry to and with senior citizens. The Department of Senior Life and Ministry was created to increase awareness of issues important...Volume II - 1991
Definitions:Caregiver: Someone who provides any type of assistance that enables a frail elderly or handicapped person to live at home in spite of their condition. Respite: A break from caregiving and chores, a “time out” from constant responsibility; a time to renew one’s...Volume II - 1991
So many scenarios are conjured up by the word “reminiscence”: a grandmother always comparing everything to “the way it was”, a lonely patient in a nursing home, sitting silently, staring out into space. “Oh, she must be senile,” we think. And yet perhaps it is...