One of this weekend's stories on Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, a weekly PBS television show, is a report on the ministry of parish nurses, a ministry that is offered by a number of Catholic parishes and other Christian churches. This report focused on the parish nurse ministry of Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church in Elk Grove, Illinois.
To access a video presentation of this segment (with a transcript of the interview), please visit:
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Parish Nurses (6 APR 12)
Background information:
International Parish Nurse Resource Center
Health Ministries Association: Parish Nursing - A New, Yet Old Model of Care
Saint Vincent Medical Center (Bridgeport, CT) Parish Nurse Program
Other media reports:
Connecticut Post: Parish nurses minister to physical and spiritual needs (7 NOV 10)
New England parishes with parish nurse ministries include:
Sacred Heart Parish, Southbury, CT
Saint Augustine Parish, Andover, MA
Christ the King Parish, Mashpee, MA
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