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Region 4 includes:
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, Nebraska Synod, Central States Synod, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Southwestern Texas Synod, and Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synods
Region 4 Calendar
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Carolyn Crowe Carolyn has been actively involved with the Common Sense Gun Solutions committee of Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice, and the Mitrata Foundation for Children in Nepal. She and husband Bob have two children, Emily and Andy, and three grandchildren: Ellie, Audrey and Atlas. They love opera, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and travel. Lu Kimpel I am currently the Director of the Second-Degree Nursing Program for Fairfield University - Austin Campus . Prior to this I was an Iowa native who graduated from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1980. I went on to attain an BS and MS in Health Sciences, a BSN and MSN degree and in 2010, my PhD in Educational Leadership from Iowa State University. I have been with the ELPNA since about 2016. I started parish nursing at 2 ELCA churches in Des Moines, Iowa before moving to Texas in 2017. I then started a parish nurse program at Peace Lutheran Church here in Austin, after my move. Barb Keil Barb received a direct commission into the Army Reserves. She deployed with her hospital unit to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. She also spent time in Germany, Egypt, and El Paso, TX. She retired from the Army Reserves in 2015 and the VA in 2018. Barb lives with her husband, Mike, and their cats. She became a parish nurse in 2016 and she serves the congregation of Our Savior's Lutheran in Topeka. Special Programs, Educational offerings in Region 4
The Texas Health Ministries Network (THMN) is a group of Faith Community nurses, clergy, social workers, health administrators, and educators from Texas. The group provides networking to promote health education and access to resources, provides education to these professionals, and maintains a database of health ministers in Texas. The Department of State Health Services provides THMN with a site for sharing of resources and a calendar of events. You can access this site at: THMN Resources Faith Community Nurse Association of Oklahoma Faith Community Nurses and interested Registered Nurses come together to pray, witness, support, and learn and share in the context of faith and health. A faith community nurse is a registered nurse who is based in a faith community that you can call on for help in health care. You can access this site at: https://www.fcnaok.org/ What's Happening in our Congregations? Sharing programs that are sponsored by the FCN and Heath Committees that are successful. Seeking all Lutheran FCNs in Region 4! We would like to identify all Lutheran parish nurses working in congregations of Region 4. Please send an e-mail with your information to Barb Keil. Her contact information is in the Board Directory found in the Members Only section of this web site. That way we can keep an updated list of Lutheran parish nurses in this region. Please send us news about what's going on in your area/Synod of Region 4 so we can publicize the events for you here on the website. Cancer Support Group for Spanish Speaking Persons Spanish Cancer Support Group: Pilar Flores, social worker at Holy Cross Health Centers in Aspen Hill and Silver Spring, is facilitating a virtual cancer support group for Spanish speaking adults who are currently in treatment for cancer. It is held on Teams and it is every 4th Monday from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Please see attached flyer and promote as appropriate. For more information please contact Pilar Flores at pilar.floresramirez@holycrosshealth.org or 301-754-8583 |