| Carolyn
Kane
- Congregational Care
Carolyn Kane has come full circle. She was born in Arkansas, moved
to California in the early 60s and returned to Arkansas in 1996
after a career in education. In California, Carolyn was an elder
and moderator of Christian Education at Northkirk Presbyterian
Church. Since joining the Kirk, she has served on the Education,
Planning and Coordinating and Congregational Care committees and
is active in Presbyterian Women. She joined the Session in 2005
as moderator of the Congregational Care Committee. Carolyn has
a son and two grandchildren who live in California. Her husband
Frank died in 1987.
Congregational
Care
The Congregational Care Committee is the heartbeat of the Kirk.
Committee members give rides to doctor appointments, check on
members who are recovering from illness and hospital stays, comfort
families after the death of a loved one, and provide much needed
respite for caregivers. Prayer Tree volunteers pray for members
and their families on request, and a Wellness Group meets twice
a month to share prayerful healing ministry with the chronically
ill. Volunteers bring the Word to homebound members by providing
tapes of worship services. Members of the committee who are retired
care-giving professionals share their knowledge by offering health
advice and education for patients, families and caregivers. The
ESP (Every Single Person) program matches members who live alone
with buddies who check on each other daily. The Christian Friends
program pairs trained caregivers with people in need. Prayer Shawls
are knitted and crocheted by Kirk members, dedicated in church
on a quarterly basis and given to members who are hospitalized,
homebound because of declining health or moving to another community.
Members also make prayer quilts, which are hand knotted by the
congregation and given to members who are diagnosed with cancer.
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