SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
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Alzheimer’s Association offers support groups in Florence
Spring Education Programs from
the Alzheimer’s Association will take
place in Florence, along with support
groups.
Florence groups meet on the first
Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. at
Spruce Point Assisted Living, 375
Ninth St.
The group’s support groups create
a safe, confidential, supportive envi-
ronment or community and a chance
for participants to develop informal
mutual support and social relation-
ships. They also educate and inform
participants about dementia and help
participants develop methods and
skills to solve problems:
Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver
Support Groups
Build a support system with people
who
understand.
Alzheimer’s
Association
caregiver
support
groups, conducted by trained facilita-
tors, are a safe place for caregivers,
family and friends of persons with
dementia to:
• Develop a support system.
• Exchange practical information
on caregiving challenges and possi-
ble solutions.
• Talk through issues and ways of
coping.
• Share feelings, needs and con-
cerns.
• Learn
about
community
resources.
Telephone Caregiver Support
Group
Alzheimer’s Association telephone
support groups provide emotional,
educational and social support for
caregivers through regularly sched-
uled meetings. Held via telephone to
accommodate individuals who are
unable to travel to a meeting site,
these groups help participants devel-
op coping methods and encourage
them to maintain their personal,
physical and emotional health. These
take place on the third Thursday of
the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Association Early-
E ASTER
S ERVICES
Stage Support Groups
“Early stage” refers to people, irre-
spective of age, who are diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease or another
dementia and are in the beginning
stages of the disease. Early-stage
support groups provide emotional,
educational and social support for
people with memory loss. Care part-
ners are welcome.
Screening and registration is
required for all potential early-stage
support group participants.
In
addition,
Alzheimer’s
Association will lead educational
program series at Spruce Point and
the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St.
The three-part series, “Living With
Alzheimers: Early Stage,” runs
Wednesdays March 28, April 25 and
May 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Spruce
Point.
“Understanding and Responding to
Dementia-Related Behavior” will be
at the Siuslaw Public Library on
Monday, June 11, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
“Living With Alzheimers” will
continue with a session on the middle
stage on Thursday, Sept. 6, from
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Siuslaw
Public Library.
All classes are free.
Call 1-800-272-3900 for more
information or to register for any of
these sessions or support groups.
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Good Friday Service
March 30th at 7:00 pm
Easter Services
April 1st at 9:00 am & 10:45 am
Holy Week Worship
at
St. Andrew Episcopal Church
2135 19th Street
Florence, Oregon
1380 10 th St.
541-997-3533
Call us at: 541-997-6600
www.florencecrossroad.org
email: office@florencecrossroad.org
Maundy Thursday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the
Altar.
Good Friday, March 30, Noon, Ecumenical Tenebrae at New Life
Lutheran Church; 5:30 p.m. — The Stations of the
Cross at St. Andrew (led by Jo M’Gonigle).
Easter Sunday, April 1, 6:47 a.m. Sunrise service, The Holy
Eucharist, outdoors at the Labyrinth. 8:00 a.m. Easter
Breakfast. 10:00 a.m. Celebration of the Resurrection.
Easter Brunch follows the worship service.
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH,
21st & Spruce Street
WELCOMES YOU TO
EASTER SUNDAY
MAUNDY THURSDAY
MARCH 29 TH ,
6:30 PM
GOOD FRIDAY
ECUMENICAL SERVICE
MARCH 30 TH ,
St. Mary
Our Lady of the Dunes
Catholic Church
EASTER SCHEDULE
~Holy Thursday:
Thursday, March 29 at 6:00pm
~Good Friday Passion of
the Lord:
Friday, March 30 at 6:00pm
~Easter Vigil of the Holy
Night
Saturday, March 31 at 8:30pm
~Easter Mass
Sunday, April 1st at 11:00am
85060 Hwy. 101
12:00 NOON
with fi ve area churches,
New Life Lutheran,
St Andrews Episcopal Church,
Presbyterian Church,
Florence United Methodist Church
and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
EASTER CELEBRATION
WITH HOLY COMMUNION
APRIL 1 ST
10:30 AM.
Featuring New Life
Organist Brian Lindsey and
Jay Blake on the French Horn
EASTER EGG HUNT
following Easter Service.
Th e community is welcome!
(1.5 miles south of the
New life lutheran
church, ELCA
Siuslaw River Bridge)
541-997-8113
997-2312
