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United Church News - February 2025
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: Join us on Tuesday, February 11 at 10:30 am in the Beehive, as Sun Health welcomes guest speaker Carla Sutter, MSW, of the Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry. Advance care planning is a facilitated process of planning for future health and personal care.
Advance care planning conversations help to ensure that a person’s beliefs, values, and preferences are understood, and then documented, so that they are in place to guide future decision-making at a time when a person is unable to make their wishes known to their healthcare team. Carla will help you design a plan that honors our end-of-life healthcare wishes.
Sun Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Arizona nonprofit organization supporting the health and wellbeing of the West Valley. Learn more at: SunHealthFoundation.org
The Importance of Advance Directives
An advance directive is important when you’re badly hurt or have a serious illness that keeps you from making medical decisions for yourself. It tells your doctors and other health care workers what type of care you would like
to have.
What is an Advance Directive?
Part 1: Living Will—a form that states the type of medical treatment you want to receive as you near the end of your life and if you can no longer speak for yourself.
Part 2: Health Care Power of Attorney (POA) - allows you to name a person to make treatment decisions for you when you can’t speak for yourself. This person can be a spouse, partner, parent, friend, or someone you trust to make health decisions for you.
Converse and Connect: Lisa Dunbar, our Parish Nurse, continues the Wednesday morninggroup at 10:00 am. The group is an interactive class about resiliency. Come join in the fun of conversing and connecting together!
Ladies Lunch - 1 pm on the second Thursday of each month at George’s Lakeview Café. Join us; about 5 to 10 people meet monthly. RSVP Hedy Hall (Activity Fellowship Committee) or the office at 623-933-0058.
Men's Breakfast - On the first Tuesday of every month at 8am at George's Lakeview Café. About 5 to 10 people meet monthly. Contact the church office for more information 623-933-0058.
SilverSneakers class: Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Beehive at 1:00 pm.
Walking Group - Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 pm in the sanctuary
Bible Study - Thursdays at 11 am in the Pastor's study
Tai Chi - Mondays at 2 pm
AA meetings - Wednesdays at 7 pm
THE NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP LINE, 1-800-971-0016, is a phone number for seniors (60 years of age and older) who can call once a day, every day, if they would like social interaction or ask health questions. They can even request a volunteer to make an outgoing call directly to a loved one who might be in need but is reluctant to reach out. Trained volunteers are available to take the calls and each year they make and/or receive 100,000 phone calls with seniors. The Friendship Line is sponsored by the Institute of Aging (IOA). This service is free.
THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE, Calling or texting 988 provides 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
VALLEY VIEW FOOD BANK was founded in March 2007 by Jesse Ramirez. Jesse served at the West Side Food Bank in Surprise, Arizona for 21 years before starting Valley View Community Food Bank. From its first 500 square foot location to now, Valley View Community Food Bank currently provides nutritious food boxes at four locations.
More than a food bank, Valley View Community Food Bank is committed to doing as much as possible to serve the needs of our diverse community. Their mission is to serve those in need with compassion and respect while providing the resources for wholesome nutritious food. Valley View Community offers a safe, positive environment where those seeking help can easily find the resources they need to feed themselves and their families. Valley View Community Food Bank is a 501 (c) 3.
To donate, go to feedingaz.org/ways-to-help/. To volunteer to help pack boxes or deliver food in the Sun Cities, call Martha Ovalle, Volunteer Coordinator, at 602-486-4285. For more information, contact Jesse Ramirez at vvcfb@yahoo.com.