Here is a list of things that keep me busy here at Menno Home. In my 24 hour work week (.6 EFT) I…
- Prepare and deliver 6 devotionals/Bible studies per week, including one at Greendale.
- Engage in a “ministry of presence”, i.e., “just being there” for our Elders, for their families, for staff members, and for members of the community who may drop in.
- Serve coffee to the Elders at such times a recreation director is not on site.
- Sit on various committees: Leadership Team; Loving Arms (chair end of life team); “In the Loop” neighborhood informational meetings; Grunthal Ministerial; Chaplaincy Support Group (1 local; 1 regional).
- Perform a variety of administrative tasks: overseeing life history of Elders (Life Journey & “Getting to Know…” project); conducting spiritual surveys of Elders; charting; monthly/quarterly/yearly reports (Manitoba Health requirements).
- Write reports for and frequently attend Care Conferences for our individual Elders.
- Conduct funeral/memorial services at Menno Home for every Elder that transitions from this life into the next; occasionally I am asked to do the “main” funeral.
- Maintain a “Memory Book” of Elders who have passed that includes an edited obituary and a page of photos.
- Scheduling the churches that conduct services on the weekends and holidays.
- Write articles for our quarterly newsletter, yearly reports for the AGM; and have compiled the booklets “Grief in the Midst of Joy” and “Life’s Journey” for use at Christmas and end of life.
- Prepare and deliver varied invocations eg. AGM, Volunteer Extravaganza, Christmas Party, Board BBQs.
- I have developed a Menno Home Statement of Faith, a position paper of the Sanctity of Life, and am presently involved in doing a rewrite of our Medical Assistance in Dying) (M.A.I.D.) policy.
- Provide pulpit supply upon request.
- Struggle to co-conduct a Men’s Shed bi-weekly for the men of Menno Home and interested men of the community.
Len Hart, Chaplain, Menno Home