As posted last week, here again are the dementia-friendly worship service videos for this weekend: Good Friday (April 15), a serious yet glorious remembrance of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion. Watch the 31-minute Good Friday service here.If your elders prefer a songbook, download printable lyrics (PDF) for the Good Friday video hymns. Easter Sunday (April 17), … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church services for Good Friday and Easter Sunday
I've gotten a few emails from people asking if I have a dementia-friendly Good Friday worship service. The answer is yes! Watch the 31-minute Good Friday service here. It's a little tricky to create a dementia-friendly worship service for Good Friday. It's the most somber day in the Christian faith, but I want to be … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Good Friday (2022)
Greetings to you during this Passion Week. Here are two nondenominational services for Good Friday and Easter Sunday to serve the elders in your care who are living with dementia. Once again, I've updated and remastered these videos from 2020. Good Friday (April 2, 2021) Please be aware that the Good Friday service is quite … Continue reading Dementia friendly church services: Good Friday and Easter Sunday
After a burst of stay-at-home activity thanks to covid-19, I'm happy to report that all 86 sing-along hymns for elders with dementia are now on YouTube, complete with lyrics, and all for free. (A request: Please subscribe to the Spiritual Eldercare channel on YouTube, which will make it easier for others to find these resources. … Continue reading Online now: Good Friday service, Easter service, and 86 sing-along hymns for isolated elders
Of all the graphic images of the pain and indignities that Jesus suffered on his way to and upon the cross, for some reason it’s the crown of thorns that gets me every time. (Yes, there is a tie-in to spiritual care for elders, so stay with me.) Why does the crown of thorns bother … Continue reading Why the crown of thorns gets me every time
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