Mental Health training day - Lancaster Free Methodist Church

 

Dear all – following my previous email (below) just a quick reminder if you are interested but haven't yet registered and are intending to come to our Mental Health training day we would appreciate you emailing info@lfmc.co.uk to register so we can plan the day appropriately for the numbers coming! Thank you!

 

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Many churches face the challenge of caring for people with mental health issues, which can range from low risk (depression, anxiety) to moderate risk (addictive personalities, self-harm, suicidal thoughts) through to severe risk  (bi-polar, schizophrenia, voices) requiring medical intervention. Although we try to provide a loving, safe and welcoming place for all, very few of us have actually been trained and know how to support and care for people within our congregations who face these daily battles.

 

Because this is something we have been facing as a church over the last few years, we have organised a structured training day with Positive Futures North West for our pastoral team here. Positive Futures have many years of experience working in the community with people with mental health issues.

 

In conversation with a number of people, I am aware that we are not alone in facing these challenges, and many of you have expressed an interest in receiving such training too. We have therefore designed this training day for churches—ministers, pastoral care teams and carers—to come and receive some outside training in how to care for some of our most vulnerable people. If you, or members of your church pastoral care teams or even carers within your congregation would like to attend, you would be very welcome.  We would however appreciate a £5 voluntary contribution per person to cover some of our costs!

 

To register and reserve places, please contact us on info@lfmc.co.uk / 01524 841941 by Monday 3rd June 2013.

 

For more information, please feel free to give me a call. Please also feel free to distribute this around your networks should you feel this would be of benefit to other churches you know

 

Chris Drury

Pastor, Lancaster Free Methodist Church

Queen Street, Lancaster. LA1 1RX

01524 841941

For more information about LFM, see www.lfmc.co.uk

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