Helen Boorman, Parish Nurse 

To the questions "Who is a Pastoral/Parish Nurse and what does she/he do?" I offer these thoughts from my experience as a Parish Nurse for the past 4 years in a medium-sized rural town and parish. I really appreciate that God has given me this opportunity to nurse in this way in the latter part of my life. For full story click here

Mr Williams
Mr Williams arrived early for his appointment. He was our first client of the day. I saw him waiting in his car outside the Clinic so I went to invite him in. He loudly apologised for being early but was pleased to be there he did not want to miss his appointment. He carefully manoeurvred himself out of his small 4WD, stepped over the stones and awkwardly climbed the two steps to the clinic door. I greeted our very first client to our Nail Care Clinic as i showed him to our room.

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Parish community nursing is active within the Pacific communities

“How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony. That is where the Lord has promised his blessings…Life that never ends’ Psalm 133:1,3

Parish Community Nurses have been employed to work within the Pacific Communities of Auckland within what is known as Healthy Village Action Zones (HVAZ). HVAZ is the concept of building healthy Pacific communities with access to quality health care. HVAZ is about community led development, which is owned by Pacific communities, and looks after the physical, social and spiritual needs of Pacific peoples. For the full article click here

Larry's Story - by Val
I am a Faith Community Nurse working in the Catholic Church Community and want to share about a beautiful person in our fold, his name is Larry, and how he taught me that my ways are not necessarily his ways! For story click here

Anne's Story - by Val
Anne.....vibrant beautiful woman who, at 39 years had a subarachnoid haemorrhage 3 years ago.
She was a loving wife, mother of two small boys, caring daughter to two aging sick parents and active ACC case manager. For Story Click Here

Paula Baynes

I have been working as a Faith Community Nurse for over two years , having practised as a Registered Nurse in various fields over 40 years.
My journey is about Mr F, an 87 year old gentleman, living on his own, who I met soon after I’d commenced as a Faith Community Nurse. One of my parishioners asked me to accompany him to his local GP each month for BP checks and review of his medication.  For Story Click here