Our
Humble Tribute to Pope John Paul II
Saint Therese Center is
sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas located across
from the Saint Rose Dominican Hospital. 67 East Lake Mead Drive
Henderson Phone 702.564.4224
aidsproject@dioceseoflasvegas.org
Reaching out to those infected
and affected by HIV/AIDS
Laughlin Outreach: Saint John the Baptist Mission.
Meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm.
Pahrump Outreach: Our Lady of the Valley. Meetings on the
third Thursday of the month at 5:00pm
Saint Therese Center is a non
profit, tax exempt organization and depends on the prayers and
contributions of concerned individuals, business and Churches. All
gifts are tax deductible.
Most all services are free of
charge at St Therese Center and gifts are gratefully received.
To use any of the listed
services from Saint Therese Center all visitors/clients must be HIV+
or living with AIDS and be a registered client of the Saint Therese
Center
You're Invited to a
lunch Support Group every Wednesday
Beginning at
11:30am
Every
Wednesday at Saint Therese Center there is a lunch support group.
It's a chance for clients to drop in at Saint Therese Center and
have lunch. The lunch will be provided by our wonderful volunteers,
as well as have a chance to talk, share and discover other
opportunities for wellness from each other. Most of the time, it's a
relaxed atmosphere but as requested by the group there may be
presentations on massage therapy, Spirituality, Aura Therapy, Color
and Light Therapy etc..
Join
us any Wednesday at 11:30am. Please call ahead or sign up when
visiting the Saint Therese Center so that we may have lunch ready
for your arrival.
Haircuts
Haircuts are available
on certain Tuesday's of each month (call for appointment) at Saint
Therese
Center. Haircuts begin at 10:00am
For more information and
appointment call 702.564.4224
Three Hairstylists
currently volunteer their services.
We also have a
manicurist usually on duty Tuesday's.
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
The mission of the St. Therese
Center is to reach out in a holistic manner caring for the
spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of each client, but
the primary goal is the spiritual/pastoral care.
Spiritual Services
NEW UNDERWEAR AND SOCKS
PROGRAM
Please note that
all underwear is new and usually white cotton. We may
purchase in quantity so the underwear will be loose, that is not
packaged. This is all given to us in donations. We will distribute
as we have available, Thanks for your cooperation and understanding
Used Clothing Program
The used clothing is only kept
for a week, take anything you like. There is lots of good thing to
choose from in the room..
Saint Therese has
influenced and intervened in the lives of HIV+ men and women. One
young man whose opportunistic infections had taken control was not
expected to live through the night. He prayed to the Little Flower
for intercession. Not only did he survive through the night he lived
for two more years crediting Saint Therese with keeping him alive.
Members of Therese Martin’s family currently work at the Pasture
Institute in France. This is the Institute where the HIV virus was
discovered Hopefully through the research work of her family members
and prayers of intercession to Saint Therese, a cure for HIV may be
discovered Many HIV+ people continue to pray to Saint Therese as a
“patron saint of people who are HIV+” and many continue to credit
her with showering down blessings in their lives. Everywhere in the
lives of HIV+ people roses continue to fall.
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The
Little Flower, as she is often called, Saint Therese of Lisieux
became a saint not by performing great miracles but by doing little
things with great love
—
putting up with frustrating
companions, obeying superiors, finishing the laundry. So ordinary
did she appear some of the sisters in her convent were unaware of
her remarkable prayer life until after her death.
“My
mission
— to make God loved— will
begin after my death, “she said “I will spend my heaven doing good
on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses.” Countless lives have
been touched by her intercession, and thousands have imitated her
“little way. “She has been acclaimed the “greatest saint of modern
times.”
TELEPHONE NETWORKING
VOLUNTEERS
The telephone Networking program is open to all persons whose time
is limited and are, therefore, not available for volunteering during
normal business hours. Volunteers involved in this program may work
from their home.
DUTIES:
Will involve calling 5-10 clients on a weekly basis. These calls are
designed to “check-in” with the client and to relay information
between Saint Therese Center and the client directly. The volunteer
will also maintain contact with the Telephone Networking Supervisor
on a regular basis to check for new information, which needs to be
relayed.
HOURS
OF
Availability: Volunteers are asked to select a day of the week
on which they will call their clients. This information will be
relayed to the client so that the client is aware of the date and
the approximate time the call will be placed.
TRAINING:
Training will include a mandatory session on crisis intervention,
telephone HIV etiquette and an explanation of policies procedures
and forms. Updates may be conducted on a quarterly basis.
COMMITMENT:
Networking volunteers are asked to make a minimum six-month
commitment, although commitments of a longer duration are welcomed.
Networking Volunteers are also encouraged to attend Volunteer
Support Groups and In-service Training Sessions.
EXPLANATION OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Clerical Support Programs
This program is open to all
persons who wish to volunteer in a clerical capacity. Volunteers
involved in this program are staffed at Saint Therese Center. As
Saint Therese center is just in it's infancy formation, this is the
largest area of need at the moment.
DUTIES: Can
include any of the following: telephone answering, appointment
scheduling, typing and/or data entry, library keeping, light
correspondence, bulk mailing, newsletter formation, general
housekeeping.
HOURS
OF AVAILABILITY:
Clerical support Volunteers are needed to staff our office Monday
through Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm Clerical support volunteers
generally donate one day a week choosing either an 4 hour shift
(9:00am
—
1:00pm). Many times two
volunteers work the same day thus covering phones and food pantry
visits.
TRAINING:
experienced Volunteers and the Coordinator of Volunteer Services
will train New Volunteers. After new volunteers feel comfortable in
their role, they are free to choose to work on the day that best
suits their time limits.
COMMITMENT:
Clerical support volunteers are asked to make a six-month
commitment, although a longer commitment is welcomed. Clerical
support volunteers are encouraged to attend Volunteer Support Groups
and in-Service Training Sessions.
