Lana Wingate- Parish Nurse

Lana Wingate- Parish Nurse

It doesn't take long in a conversation

 with Lana to hear her deep passion

 to serve others as a parish nurse.

She has recently secured 

a grant for gathering parish nurses

 in the 35th District- (the SED)

for a day of equipping and encouragement.

They will learn about Visual faith 

and how these tools might impact

 multiple areas of ministry.

A bit about Lana:

She is blessed with the gift of 56 years of marriage and has 2 children and 2 fantastic grandchildren. She believes that grandchildren make up for raising their parents.

Lana has been a nurse for 55 years, with most of her career in Gerontology. The past 20 years she has been serving as a geriatric care manager. This was great fun.  

In 1992, the government began creating a health care program for the country. She thought churches could be helpful with the task

of health care for their congregational members. She believed that churches could be helpful to guide their people to the appropriate health care. Maybe even set up clinics in their buildings.  

Who's trained to do that? NURSES!  

So she planned to become a parish nurse after retirement, with the time needed then for that effort. She attended Shenandoah University for parish nurse training. Then moved to Williamsburg, Va. and joined a church. 

The minister told her that he did not want a parish nurse

and to not talk about it again! So- they joined a Lutheran Church 

and the pastor told her she was the parish nurse- before they joined!

Lana has been the parish nurse at King of Glory Lutheran Church,

in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the past six years. 

Many experiences have taught her a lot. Parish nurses have a variety of job descriptions-depending on the needs of each individual church.

Lana has served as the 35th District Parish Nurse Representative

or the LCMS for most of the time she has worked as a parish nurse. There are 19 nurses in our district and she strives to keep in touch

with them on a regular basis. The Synod gave each district $2,000 

to have a conference for the parish nurses. This is a first and each leader began to plan the best use of their grants. It is a challenge to gather because the nurses live in such scattered areas in the district.

 But on December 8, 2016 there is a conference to network.

The presenter is Connie Denninger, wife of Rev. Dr. John Denninger, the President of the Southeastern District.

We will learn about connecting Visual Faith tools with our congregations and ministry needs.

Contact Lana if you did not get an invite to attend as a Parish Nurse. There is a wonderful set of teaching tools for each person attending!

A Gathering of the Parish Nurses

 of the 35^th District of the Missouri Synod

EXPLORING A VISUAL FAITH MINISTRY

Presented by 

Constance Denninger

Visual Faith Coach

On December 8, 2016

10 am until 2pm

Southeastern District Office, LCMS

6315 Grovedale Drive

Alexandria, Virginia 22310

Contact Lana Wingate if you are able to attend!

lana.wingate@cox.net


Thanks Lana for your efforts to connect, 
equip and encourage the parish nurses
 in the Southeastern District!