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Resources for Pastoral Care
Prayer Chain - Contact brendarichards213@gmail.com to register for the prayer chain or to request prayers. Please provide the first and last name of the person for whom the prayers are requested.
Caring Cooks - Provides meals for sick and grieving. Contact Renee Becker (327-2656) or Becky Bowman (328-2382).
Transportation Assistance - Provides transportation to church or to doctor's visits as needed. Contact Lottie Koenig at 910-389-4122.
Onslow Women's Center - The mission is to provide crisis intervention to victims of domestic violence through education and prevention. Servicies include a Safe House, 24 Hour Crisis Line (910-347-4000), Crisis Intervention, Hispanic Outreach, Court Advocacy, Hospital Advocacy, Support Groups, Volunteer Services, and a Thrift Store.
National Coalition for Cancer Surviorship (NCCS): www.canceradvocacy.org/resources/
The Caring Community Clinic - Provides care for non-emergency illnesses such as vomiting, fever, earaches, sore throats, diarrhea, etc. Limited chronic medical care such as high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, etc. Eligibility requirements - for Onslow County residents with no medical care, private health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. Ages 18-64 only. Migrant or seasonal workers and college students without financial support qualify. Must meet 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Clinic hours by appointment ONLY - call 910-346-6149.
Alcoholics Anonymous - A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcholism. For further information and meeting location see: www.aajacksonvillenc.org
Presbyterian Counseling Center - Professional Counseling Services that include: Individual Counseling, Couples Counseling, Family Therapy, Children and Adolescents, and Adult Psychiatric Medication Management. Call 910-452-7370 for more information and appointments. Main office: 4810 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403. Satellite offices: Hampstead, Wallace, Southport and Shallotte. Website: www.presbyteriancounselingcenter.org
H2O: Hope 2 Offer/Help 2 Overcome - A local, faith based, not for profit, drug and alcohol rehabilitation program offered to men and women. H2O meets weekly on Thursdays at 6:00 PM at Salem Baptist Church. The evening includes supper, program and small groups. Confidentiality is required! For more information contact Tommy Yopp (910-375-0093) or Dane Yates (910-330-7060).
Al-Anon Family Groups - A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems, believing that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. For further information and meeting location see: www.ncbermudaafg.org
Narcotics Anonymous Program - A non-profit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. For further information and meeting location see: www.na.org.
Overeaters Anonymous - A program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. For further information and meeting location see: www.oa.org.
"A Family Love Letter" - Provides an outline of information re. financial affairs and end of life preferences for family members who may become caregivers and/or survivors. Click here for the letter.
"Funeral Planning Decisions" - Provides specific funeral planning information for the pastor. Please complete information and supply to pastor for placement in confidential file. Click here for the planning document.
Serenity Garden - Contact Pastor Bill Young (327-0166), Lottie Koenig (910-389-4122) or Ed Minnich at (910-329-1115)
Grief Support Program - Contact Pastor Bill Young (327-0166) or Co-Moderators Lottie Koenig (327-2500) or Janet Ladd (327-6477)
Other Resources on end of life decisions:
Begin the Conversation: www.BegintheConversation.org
AARP: www.aarp.org (search end of life conversations)
About.com: www.about.com (search end of life decision making)
Agency for Healthcare Research: www.ahrq.gov/consumer (search advance care planning)
Aging with Dignity - Five Wishes: www.agingwithdignity.org (click on Five Wishes)
American Bar Association's Commision on Law and Aging: www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit
Caring Connections: www.caringinfo.org (search planning ahead)
National Hospice and Palliative Care: www.nhpco.com (click on Learn About End-of-Life Care)
National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov/ (search end of life care decisions)
Co-Moderators: Lottie Koenig and Janet Ladd
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