Newsletter - March, 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING IN THE FAITH COMMUNITY
March 9, 2010

Note: Help share your resources with the faith community!  Please send information about programming and events within your church or community to champs@splcomaha.org or call Chris, 895-2224.

 

New items this week:

 

Stroke Prevention:  Life Line Screening will be offering preventative health screenings at St. Paul's Lutheran, 13271 Millard Ave, on March 29th for those who are interested in being proactive about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  Screening available through Life Line are: Stroke/Carotid Artery Screening; Heart Rhythm Screening; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening; Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening and Osteoporosis Screening.  Pre-registration is required to 1-800-324-1851 - reference Source Code HSC5346.   For more information or questions, please contact Sue at (402) 943-9726 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

 

Powerful Tools for Caregivers:  Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program to provide people who are raising/caring for individuals with disabilities the tools needed to care for themselves.  Participants will learn how to reduce stress, balance life, improve self-confidence and better communicate feelings.  The program meets for six consecutive Tuesday evenings, March 16th through April 6th, 5:30-8:30 pm at Ollie Webb Center, 42nd and Center;  each session includes a light meal and class.  Cost is $35 for one person/$45 for two people.   Advance registration required to Janet at (402) 346-5220.

 

Personal Safety:  Christ Community Church, 404 S 108th, offers Super Adults on the third Tuesday of each month.  On Tuesday, March 16th, Pam Erhart of the Omaha Police Department will be speaking on "The Chances of Becoming Victimized - Personal Safety for Seniors".  Super Adults begins with coffee and fellowship at 9:00 am, followed by chapel at 10:30 am, then speaker and lunch at 12:00 pm.  Please register by calling Pastor Paul Gedden at (402) 938-1574 by Friday, March 12th.

 

TCARE: TCARE is a caregiver assessment and referral protocol developed by Dr. Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and colleagues in 2007.  The protocol is designed to assist care managers working with family caregivers who care for their older adult relatives.  A presentation by Dr. Montgomery will be offered on Wednesday, March 24th at 4:15 pm at the UNO CPACS Building, Room 126.  For more information, please contact Dr. Karl Kosloski at (402) 554-2964 or via kosloski@unomaha.edu.

 

Bulletin Insert: (the following is designed for use as a bulletin insert)

 

Census 2010:  If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice.   You should ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions.

 

Do not give your social security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census.  Anyone asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau.

 

Additionally, Census employees will not solicit donations!

 

While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, you are not required to answer anything about your financial situation. 

 

Eventually, Census workers may contact you by phone, mail, or in person at home. However the Census Bureau will NOT contact you by email, so be on the lookout for email scams impersonation the Census. Do not click on a link or open any attachments in an email supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Continued Items:

 

 

Water Aerobics Classes Offered: The Christ Child Center, 1248 S 10th St, offers three water aerobics classes geared toward the needs of seniors.   They have an indoor year-round pool that is kept at 85 degrees.  Monday through Friday, water aerobics is offered at 9:00 am, followed by two arthritis activity classes at 10:00 am AND 11:00 am.  During the day there is open swim time where people can swim laps or water walk on their own.   Please call (402) 342-4566 for a complete schedule of times and membership prices.

 

"Women's History Month - Women Who Keep Learning": UNO's Life Long Learning Initiative presents "Women's History Month - Women Who Keep Learning" on Sunday, March 14, 1:00-3:00 pm at W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S 15th St.  This is an art opening and reception featuring live music and poetry readings by area women poets.  For more information, please call (402) 444-4800 or visit www.unomaha.edu/lifelonglearning.

 

Optimizing Aging: The University of Nebraska Medical Center is presenting "Optimizing Aging by Maximizing Nutrition and Physical Wellness" on Tuesday, March 16, 7:00-9:00 pm at the UNMC Durham Research Center.  The Conference will highlight evidence-based guidelines and national initiatives for the nutritional and physical wellness specific to the special needs of older adults.  The event is free, but CEUs are available for $10.  For more information, please visit unmc.edu/cce or unmc.edu/nebgec or contact Joan at (402) 559-6235.

 

Depression and Suicide Risk: Alegent Health presents "Depression and Suicide Risk" on March 15th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at the Lasting Hope Recover Center, 415 S 25th Ave.  Clergy and faith community representatives are often first responders in mental health situations.  Dr. H. John Lehnhoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist will present a program designed to equip clergy and faith community representatives to deal with this serious issue.  Space for the program is limited, so please RSVP to joseph.omeara@alegent.org or call (402) 343-4619 by March 11th.   Lunch will be served.   Sponsored by the Alegent Faith and Health Network.

 

Cancer and End-of-Life Care:  The Hospice Foundation of America offers its 17th Annual Living with Grief Teleconference on March 24th, 12:30-3:00 pm at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Rooms C & D on the 6th floor.  This year's presentation will address cancer and end-of-life care.  For more information or to register, please call Judy at (402) 715-4749.

 

Choir Director/Accompanist Needed: The Ralston United Church of Christ, 7638 Maywood St, is in need of a Choir Director and/of accompanist beginning as soon as possible.  Interested people can call the church at (402) 331-6067 or email Pastor Lynette Janssen at pastor@ralstonucc.com for the job description and details.  This would be a wonderful part-time position as it involves an occasional practice one night a week and a weekly practice prior to the Sunday morning worship service, approximately five hours a week.

 

Low-Impact Exercise Class: Messiah Lutheran Church, 5015 South 80th St, offers a Low-Impact Exercise Class on Mondays and Fridays at 11:30 am.  Call 331-5510 for additional information.

 

Income Tax Preparation Sites:  Free tax preparation and free e-file are available at several sites in the Omaha and Council Bluffs area throughout the tax season.  A list of those sites and additional services and opportunities are available at http://www.brnaomaha.com/FreeTaxPrepSites%202010-public.pdf.   Tax-aide locations offered through AARP are available at https://locator.aarp.org/vmis/sites/taxaide_locator.jsp.

 

Save the Date:  The Spirituality and Medicine Conference 2010 takes place on Wednesday, May 12th, 8:00 am-1:00 pm, in the lower Storz Pavillion at the Nebraska Medical Center.  Farr A. Culin, MD, a hospice and palliative care physician, researcher and medical ethicist at the University of Chicago, will address religious and spiritual issues in the clinical encounter. For more information, please call Pastoral Care at (402) 552-3219.

 

  If you have events you would like added to upcoming email newsletters, please email flyers or information to champs@splcomaha.org  or call Chris, 895-2224.

 

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Thank you.

 

 

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