COMFORT MEALS

COMFORT MEALS–By a certain time in our lives, most of us have experienced the death of a family member or close friend, have lived a period of time in grief, have gone through a difficult season in our life due to health issues or some sort of life event, or have felt socially isolated for one reason or another. Sometimes friends bring food to the home in the immediate days following a surgery, a death, or other event, but what happens a month or two later, when everyone else has gone back to their regular lives, but the grieving person is just seeing their new reality without their loved one, or the person is still adjusting to how their life changed for other reasons. They may feel forgotten, lonely, angry or sad or depressed, guilty, self-conscious—there are a whole range of difficult emotions that can linger. That is a time when receiving a card or a visit may be even more meaningful than something at the initial time of the loss or difficult event. The PFSM parish nurse ministry attempts to show support and care to people in the community who may not have family members that live nearby or who may feel isolated and forgotten, in the weeks or months after experiencing a difficult time, by giving a local restaurant gift card or grocery store gift card. Since we may not know a person’s dietary likes/dislikes or food allergies, the gift card option was chosen. Please contact Nancy or the Prairie Faith Shared Ministry office at 785-743-2005 if you know of someone in the community who might benefit from a Comfort Meal gift card.

 See the Link Below to the October 2025 Parish Nurse News to read more about the Parish Nurse Ministry.  Parish Nurse Ministry is also sponsoring a Coat, Stocking Hat and Glove/Mitten Drive for the Food Pantries within the Prairie Faith Communities. (information included in the Parish Nurse News)