Pastoral Nurse Ministry :

Calvary's Pastoral Nurse Ministry was birthed in November of 2002, as an extension of the Pastoral Counseling Ministry,and is directed by Pastor Sue Bucher, R.N.  The Nursing Ministry effectively combines nursing assessment, individual patient and family education, and the health education of the congregation as a whole, with ministry of the Word, Communion, prayer, and home and hospital visitation. The Nursing Ministry abides by the guidelines of the Ohio Board of Nursing, as well as the Parish Nurse Association's scope and standards.

The Pastoral Nurse Ministry involves not only licensed nurses, serving as Pastoral Nurses, but also non-licensed lay persons serving as Patient Care Advocates.  Each of our volunteers has a heart for ministry to the sick, shut-in, or disabled individual, regardless of age, health status, or gender.  This ministry has been involved in the education of the body of Christ regarding such disease processes as Alzheimers Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, etc., and has provided preventative health educational information to the congregation about eye care, child safety, organ transplant, women's and men's health care issues, etc.  In 2004, the Nursing Ministry had successfully sponsored a community Health Fair, and since 2005, have been offering annual flu shots as an outreach to the church, as well as to the community.

The Pastoral Nurse Ministry provides fully staffed First Aid Stations at the church's major events, and has developed a Health Cabinet Committee, composed of professionals and lay congregants, who, together as a team, have already begun to help meet a variety of health and social needs within the body of Christ.

For more information about the Pastoral Nurse Ministry, contact Pastor Sue at 419.381.0254 or suebucher@toledocalvary.org.