Rush University Medical Center - Chicago
Mission projects made by the women of our Presbyterian Women (PW)
First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton
Obstetrics
A. Services provided to the parents of stillborn children: Angel
gown, bonnet, and two receiving blankets.
B. Knitted ski caps provided for premature babies.
C. Knitted baby sweaters and bonnets for newborns provided through the
social services department for less fortunate families.
Pediatrics
A. Knitted bed socks.
B. Surgical dolls dressed in a hospital gown - used as a teaching tool and
specially designed for little people facing surgery.
C. Stuffed animals - specific designs for outpatient surgery and longer
hospital stays.
D. "Pillow pals."
Johnson R. Bowman Health Center for the Elderly
A. Lap robes - 36" square knitted or crocheted blankets.
B. Donations of Christmas, Birthday, and Get Well cards.
C. Donations for Bingo Prizes.
Surgical Waiting Areas - New and outdated magazines with name
and address information removed are collected throughout the year.
Oncology Department - Comfort pillows.
If you wish to help in any way with these projects, please call:
Phyllis Josephson (member of the
Woman's Board of Rush University Medical Center)
(630) 668-5378
Malaria Prevention Evangelism Program - NetWorkers
| Malaria is identified as a major world health
issue because it is the #1 killer of children in developing countries. World
Health Organization statistics show that children are among the highest risk group
for malaria, and last year 700,000 children died from malaria in Africa alone. |
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The disease is caused by the bite of a mosquito infected with the malaria parasite.
There is no vaccine for malaria, and developing countries do not have effective programs
or resources for mosquito control or prophylactic medication.
The international Health Ministries Office of PCUSA, in conjunction
with Presbyterian Women and Christians worldwide, has initiated a program called NetWorkers to
reduce the incidence of malaria in developing countries.
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Our Presbyterian Women are involved in this program sewing bed nets,
which are then sent overseas and treated with insecticide. Since mosquito bites
occur primarily at night, the proper use of insecticide-treated bed nets can decrease
the incidence of malaria by 65 percent. |
Additional information can be obtained from Phyllis Josephson at
(630) 630-668-5378. There is also additional information about this program online
at http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/health/brochures/women.htm.
Photos from our second annual Mosquito Net
Workshop on April 27, 2004, are also online.
To contribute to the malaria prevention/evangelism program, checks
should be made payable to Presbyterian Church (USA) and mailed to: Presbyterian Church
(USA), Central Receiving Service, Section 300, Louisville, KY 40289. Be sure to note
ECO#048013 "Nets to End Malaria" on your check.
Prayer Shawl
| There are times in all of our lives when a hug would help. Wouldn't it
be nice to always have that hug right there, no matter that you are standing in a
room alone. PW has taken on a new mission with the Shawl Ministry. The prayer shawls
are not something you wear while praying, they are prayed over while they are made.
This very special shawl is not only prayed over by the person making it, but it is
then prayed over by the women in the knitting circle. They are made for women and
men to be given for celebration times as well as hurting times and to mark milestones
or to express love and appreciation. By the time the recipient receives it at least
6 women have blessed the very special shawl and hopefully she/he feels the support
and strength of those multiple hands of blessing. |
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If you can't knit, we'll show you! If you can knit but just can't
make the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00pm, go to
www.shawlministry.com
and all the directions are there. You will also find samples of the
shawls that have been made, stories of givers and recipients and prayers to use to
bless the shawls you make. We have a scrap book of the color and note that has been
sent to each person. Please join us and give someone a permanent hug!
If you wish to help in any way with the Prayer Shawl project, please
call:
Jo Albert, (630) 681-8175, or
Dianne Lambert, (630) 668-3769 |
