Our mission is to model the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
Our Goal is to promote health & wellness within the values, beliefs, practices of our faith community.
Nurses’ Note:
Health Tips: Tea may be hot stuff…for your health! If you had to describe coffee’s personality, words like “bold” and “brash” might come to mind. Tea, on the other hand? Subtle, gentle, perhaps bookish. But as with people, calm doesn’t mean ineffective. A new study shows that, for women but not men (sorry, guys), drinking tea can lead to epigenetic changes. What kind of changes? Epigenetic changes are chemical modifications that turn our genes on or off. Environmental factors and daily habits can lead to such changes. When it comes to drinking tea, research suggests a connection between tea consumption by women and epigenetic changes in genes that are known to interact with cancer and estrogen metabolism. More research is needed to understand the implications, but other studies have linked both green and black tea to a range of health benefits in men as well as in women. Tea contains compounds called polyphenols, which may help to protect against some types of cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses. Keep in mind that tea can interfere with the absorption of iron, so it may be best to drink it between meals. And don’t count on tea to compensate for harmful habits. (In a nutshell: eat a nutritious diet, get regular exercise and enough sleep, limit your alcohol consumption, and don’t smoke!) But if you like to drink.
2018 FLU VACCINES Flu vaccines will be available for all parishioners before and after the Masses on: October 13th – Schaghticoke - the 4:00 pm Mass October 14th – Schaghticoke - the 8:30 am Mass and Speigletown – the 10:15 am Mass Most Health Insurances cover the cost of Flu vaccines. Contact Pat Hebert with any questions.