Rainbow Respite is a program offering caregivers of the elderly a period of time to relax and be free of the mental and physical stress which results from the responsibility of caring for a family member, spouse or friend. Held each Wednesday from 9:30 am to 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall, the program is run by the Council on Aging of Volusia County with volunteers from Coronado.
To qulaify for the program, the client must be at least 60 years old and be able to self-feed, self-toilet, self medicate, and non-abusive and non-disruptive. There is a nominal hourly fee charged for the service.
If you are interested in volunteering, please call 428-6252, ext 15.
Rev. Marilyn Beecher, Church and Community Worker, East Central District, Florida Conference
The Rev. Marilyn Beecher, a United Methodist missionary serving as a Church and Community Worker, will be the guest preacher on Sunday, August 22.She will preachat both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. Her sermon topic is Words and Deeds, based on Matthew 21:28-32.
Ms. Beecher’s responsibilities as a Church and Community Worker involve helping congregations inEast Central Florida develop new outreach ministries, with special emphasis on work with children and youth, disaster response, immigrants, and hunger programs.
She says about her work: “If churches are to live up to the call of the Gospel, then they cannot just care for their own members, but they must be engaged with the people around them and be beacons of hope for the community.”
Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Beecher was a Church and Community Worker in Miami, working with three Haitian congregations to develop new outreach and evangelism ministries. She also served as a United Methodist missionary in Bulgaria from 1993 to 1997.
WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES
SUNDAY @ 9:30 AM Traditional Blended Style of Worship
SUNDAY @ 11 AM A More Informal and Flexible Style of Worship Children who attend this service are invited to leave at the Offering to attend Children's Church
SUNDAY @ 5:00 PM Special Worship for Special People
for the Mentally Challenged, their families, and friends
followed by a light supper and time of fellowship
