Each year, Pastor Mark Bartsch, chaplain at Heritage Homes, hosts a memorial service to remember and honor the community’s residents who have been called home to Heaven within the past year. With consideration for...
As we all travel through life, we experience things differently from others. However, no matter what point we’re at, we can all be pointed back to the comfort that we all have in Jesus....
The residents who reside in memory care at Heritage Homes continue to surprise Pastor Mark Bartsch, the community’s chaplain. “It’s the little things,” said Pastor Bartsch. “Most of them recognize me and call me...
Pastor Ed Fredrich serves as chaplain at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine. Pastor Fredrich, who can’t believe that his JOB is to share God’s love with people, admittedly finds it challenging to pick which...
Sharing Christ’s love extends not only to our residents but also to our team members. Team members hear our chaplains sharing devotions during staff meetings or as they help residents during worship. A new...
During the pandemic, the Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM) program at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bemidji, Minn., continued its outreach to share God’s message of love with people with special needs, ultimately reaching more...
One of the most intangible benefits of working for a care community at The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) is hearing the message of Jesus’s life, sacrifice, and resurrection and what that means for each...
“You will shine like stars in the sky.” (Philippians 2:15) Hope Residence, a disability care community, hosted a virtual Night to Shine Prom for residents this year while taking into consideration the COVID-19 restrictions....
A few months ago, Kingsway Retirement Living received donated quilts from the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) in northwest Wisconsin. With each quilt was a handwritten card reading, “Please accept this lap quilt from...