Dementia Friendly Faith Community Forum, open to people of all faiths, provides your faith community a 2 hour training including tools and options to champion the efforts of becoming a dementia friendly faith community. Thus far, 80 individuals trained throughout the metro, many are using options to educate their faith community on what it means to be Dementia Friendly & Welcoming. Read More
A listing of faith communities who are providing Dementia Friendly Worship experiences that are open to the community-at-large. Read More
Dementia Friendly Faith Community (DFFC) Networking. This group is always open to new people and all faiths. How you worship is not the topic. How you support your people affected by dementia IS. Read More
Dementia Friends is a great one hour training for everyone / anyone. Consider Confirmation Students or Sunday School classes, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Bible Study groups... Visit Website
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Should faith communities pay attention to the ways they minister people living with dementia and their care partners? (This includes persons living at home as well as those in residential care settings.) This 40 minute recorded webinar will employ the 10 key areas of dementia-friendly communities, as proposed by the Alzheimer’s Society in the UK, to suggest how faith communities can assess their worship, programs, and physical space to ensure persons with dementia are involved in all aspects of their life together. The webinar will also describe barriers faith communities can encounter when they try to become more dementia friendly. Participants will receive a list of books and websites about the many ways faith communities can serve and be served by people who live with dementia. Learn more at: www.actonalz.org/faith-communities This is different from Lyngblomsten's Dementia Friendly Faith Community 2 hour workshop which includes 19 tips on how to best communicate, top 10 worship tips, top 10 prayer tips, top 10 building considerations, top 10 action steps. This video could be a nice introduction into becoming more Dementia Friendly as a faith community prior to attending Lyngblomsten's Workshop. Visit Website
In this 4 minute video, People with dementia and their care partners are asked to think about how they act with love and who is an advocate for them. Pastor Claire Klein is trained in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities by Lyngblomsten Community Services. she is also a Music Therapist. Visit Website
In this 4 minute Dementia Friendly Worship video, re-imagine God as a mother hen protecting her chicks. An invitation for Mother’s Day memories. Pastor Claire Klein is also a Music Therapist. She was trained in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities from Lyngblomsten Community Services Visit Website
In this 7 minute video, Pastor Claire Klein holds a discussion of Pentecost - 50 days after Easter, when wind and flame came down for hopeful transformation. Heart language and dreams. Pastor Klein has been trained by Lyngblomsten Community Services in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities. Visit Website
In this 6 1/2 minute worship, Pastor Claire addresses Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 - Abraham welcomes strangers. How do you show hospitality? How do you like to be welcomed? Sarah and Abraham learn that despite their old age, they will welcome a baby. What would you leave to your younger self? What has surprised you about aging? What are you trusting God with these days? We are also invited into laughter! Pastor Claire is trained by Lyngblomsten Community Services in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities. Visit Website
In this 3 minute video, Pastor Claire's message is from Matthew 28: 16-20 - The risen Jesus has made appearances and sends disciples to “make disciples of all nations,” even the doubters. When have you experienced doubt? Where have you traveled? How have you shown God’s Love to others? Pastor Claire is trained by Lyngblomsten Community Services in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities. Visit Website
In this 4 minute video, Pastor Claire shares a short scripture reading for people with dementia and their care partners. Reading Acts 2:42-47, we ask what traditions we remember as we learn about the early church sharing meals and starting rituals. Pastor Claire was trained in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities by Lyngblomsten Community Services Visit Website
Sometimes our actions don’t match our thoughts. Who are the people in our circle who can help us? In this 4 1/2 minute video, Pastor Claire shares a message that would be very appropriate to share with folks that might have a hard time taking in a whole service. Pastor Claire was trained by Lyngblomsten Community Services in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities. Visit Website
In this 4 minute video, Pastor Claire provides an invitation to lament - what do you need to lament right now - changes to your daily routine? Functional losses? Isolation? What are you grateful for today? We can be angry, sad, joyful, and thankful all at once. We can bring our whole selves to God. Pastor Claire was trained by Lyngblomsten Community Services in Dementia Friendly Faith Communities Visit Website
This unique and joy-filled choral experience is for people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. During weekly rehearsals, we join in singing old and new songs, learning vocal technique and ensemble skills, sharing musical memories and building community, supporting each other in life’s journey. Our culminating concert allows us to display our musical accomplishments and demonstrate how we defy dementia together through music. No vocal experience is required, just a love of singing! PLEASE NOTE: Each enrollment requires a partner — both singers need to enroll with their own completed registration. Visit Website
We have five Giving Voice Choruses in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. And no, you don't have to have any singing experience! Giving Voice works hard to make a chorale experience that is inclusive to all regardless of musical ability. The program is fine tuned to the needs of people living with Alzheimer's or other dementias and their care partners. Join us for a welcoming, fun, and supportive experience. Don't live in the Twin Cities, Minnesota? Consider joining our virtual chorus! Visit Website