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Inspirational stories happen every day at Good Samaritan Society centers across the country. They provide examples of how ordinary people are doing the extraordinary and how the Society is striving to fulfill its mission, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone." If you have an inspirational Good Samaritan Society story that you would like to share, please contact us.


A source of comfort

Jun 06, 2011


For the Good Samaritan Society, bedside memorial services represent a basic element in the organization's approach to end-of-life care. The service supports residents and staff members in their grief, acknowledges the loss felt when a resident has died, and provides an opportunity to remember the person, celebrate his life and lift that person to God in prayer.


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The Good Samaritan Society – Socorro in Socorro, N.M., is among Society locations to offer a bedside memorial. But at Socorro, the memorial includes a feature unique to the center: a hymn or two sung by resident Lois Aldrich, 102.

 

Click here to read the entire story in the 2010 Annual Report
of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.




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