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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 II - 1992
Administration On Aging Invites Religious Community To Join National Eldercare CampaignThe Orthodox Church in America has had a long standing interest in the ministry to and with senior citizens. The Department of…
Volume II - 1991
[Updated, Department of Christian Service, 2016]
Definitions:
Caregiver: Someone who provides any type of assistance that enables a frail elderly or disabled person to live at home in spite of their…
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…
Volume I - 1989
Senior citizens are growing in number, both in the general population and in our churches. Many are entering these years in good or fairly good health. Many find themselves living just as a couple again, the children…
Volume I - 1988
“Give rest, O Christ, to the soul of thy servant where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting ...” For centuries these words have solaced and given strength to dying persons and…
Volume I - 1986
Today a growing problem is the question of housing for the elderly. Some parishes might already have property which had been willed or donated, which is conveniently located near the church and which could be…
Volume I - 1986
Modern medicine has made it possible for people to live longer and fuller lives. But in many cases, persons who reach an advanced age outlive their friends and spouses and remain alone to complete their lives. Often,…
Volume I - 1984
This article deals with two fine Orthodox women confronting death. Iris, because of the circumstances of her life, learned how to find solace in her Christian faith; Zoya, though she was assertive and firm while…
Volume I - 1984
0 God from my youth You have taught me and I still proclaim Your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs 0 God do not forsake me, till I proclaim Your might to all the generations to come. (Psalm…
Volume I - 1983
The Orthodox parish can participate in an important Christian ministry by serving not only the spiritual but also the physical and practical needs of the aging. It is impossible to separate one from the other, they…