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Craig Rehabilitation Hospital Ministry
C
raig Hospital is a world-renowned reha-
bilitation hospital that exclusively special-
izes in the neurorehabilitation and research
of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and
brain injury (BI). At Craig Hospital, they believe
in empowering patients to fully participate
in their program of care, f rom planning and
scheduling to working hard to progress.
There's no passive-patient model of care at
Craig. It takes teamwork, and the patient is
the most important member of the team.
The deacon who ministers at Craig fully
understands the patient's needs because
of first-hand experience recovering f rom a
stroke. The deacon prays and distributes Holy
Communion with Catholic patients individual-
ly, along with sharing how his faith assisted in
his healing process.
EnCourage International
E
nCourage is designed for family members
and f riends of SSA individuals to meet
and help each other. With the help of clergy,
EnCourage fosters communal prayer, conver-
sation, encouragement, education, and moral
support. This group meets once monthly.
Participation is confidential.
Courage/Encourage Programs
T
he Courage and the Encourage Programs
are designed to help work with individuals
who have same sex attractions (SSA) or are
family members of someone who has (SSA).
Courage International
S
t. John Paul II once said, "Courage is doing
the work of God." Deacons have responded
to that statement through programs de-
signed for those with SSA. Deacons meet with
individuals that battle with this wound and
help them to rely on God for their strength to
endure and fight off these tendencies. Dea-
cons provide communal prayer, spiritual sup-
port, assistance, and fellowship to men and
women over 18 years old that strive daily to live
a chaste life and understand their identity in
Jesus Christ. The group meets confidentially
twice monthly under the direction of a deacon
or priest.
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Deacon Tim Kilbarger
tjjoeww@msn.com
Deacon Dennis Morales
dipnote@hotmail.com
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Deacon Darell Nepil
darell.nepil@gmail.com
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Deacon Tim Kilbarger
tjjoeww@msn.com
God does not demand that I
be successful, God demands
that I be faithful.
St. Teresa of Calcutta
