Rachael Hughes of Living Hope
is coming to speak at both services on the 12th September. More information about Living Hope is here
AGM
Thursday 23rd September at 7pm
September Holiday Programme

Recruits needed  to attend the Special Forces Holiday Programme. Enlist today!

Trips to Myanmar
in January 2011. Are you interested in coming to Myanmar? You'll see first hand the difference we are making in the lives of our friends and...
Work in Progress
Monday 4th October 7.15pm, is the next chance to come along and check out this new monthly women's group with a focus on creativity & fun
Serve Projects
The youth want to get their hands dirty serving their church and local community! Please contact Dave Hoe if you have any outdoor or indoor cleaning or maintenance jobs you would like done.
Serve +
Would you enjoy a regular visit from someone who cares? Do you have a heart for spending time with older people? Serve + is a new home visiting programme for older members of our community run from right here at St Columba.
Over 60s Lunch
Our next lunch will be 14th September at 12.30pm. Speaker is Warwick Dalton, former NZ rep. cyclist.
For all events see: What's On?

Serve + Home Visiting Programme

St Columba is running an accredited visiting programme called Serve + for older members of our community (65+).  The initiative is supported by Presbyterian Support's services for older people -Enliven Positive Ageing Services.

Why become a volunteer visitor?

 

  • a rewarding, fulfilling experience
  • listening and learning from an older person
  • building friendships
  • training and on-going support

All our visitors are formally trained by Enliven Positive Ageing Services to achieve accreditation. Volunteer visitors need to be able to give one hour per week on a regular basis, commitment for a minimum of 1-year, be subject to a police check and have their own transportation and full driver's license.

All volunteers are supported by a coordinator who aims to pair visitors with compatible older people. All pairings will be monitored through regular evaluation sessions and the coordinator will be available to help with any problems that arise.

Why have a visitor?

 

  • regular visits to look forward to
  • sharing your experiences and history
  • building friendships
  • keeping connected to a younger generation

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in joining this programme. A Serve + coordinator will visit you and talk through the programme and what it involves. If you decide you'd like to be visited, you will be carefully paired with one of our volunteers, someone that best matches you. The visits will be monitored regularly to make sure that you and your visitor are well suited. Visits are conducted weekly at a convenient time for both you and your visitor and are approximately one hour long.

To find out more about the home visiting programme or to book an appointment with our coordinator please contact the church office on 274 4864.

Update:


Our visiting programme has begun and we have our second training morning for new visitors on 21st August at 9am in function room 1.

Another opportunity is to be available to serve. Vivienne Adair from St Columba, will be training 'biographers' over two day to take down the life stories of the elderly. The eventual commitment to the programme will be once a week over a 12 week period and will appeal to those unable to be committed for a longer time.