CDSIF Summer Forum Planning Meeting

Capital District Senior Issues Forum and Albany Guardian Society Present Faith Communities Keeping Seniors Connected and Engaged

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Carondelet Hospitality Center, Latham, New York

8:30 am: Morning Program  Welcome: Deborah Damm O’Brien, J.D., Chair, Capital District Senior Issues Forum (CDSIF) Advisory Committee; Executive Director, DePaul Housing Management, Catholic Charities Housing  Invocation: Philip Hira, Chaplain, Samaritan Hospital  Greetings: Ken Harris, Executive Director, Albany Guardian Society  Keynote: The Rev. Susan Vincent-Cox, Minister of Discipleship & Mission, First Church in Albany, a member of the Reformed Church in America  Next Steps: William R. Hinrichs, D. Min., Director of Programs and Services, Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York  Time Keeper: Harley McDevitt, Member, CDSIF Steering Committee

9:30 am: Panel #1: Connecting Seniors  Moderator: Laurie Cooper, Program Director, Capital Region Theological Center  Panelists: Angela Sheehan, RN, Director of Faith Community Nursing, St. Peter’s Health Partners Deb Riitano, Executive Director, Capital Area Council of Churches, “Seniors on the Go” The Rev. Deb Jameson, Executive Director, and Belinda Quaye, Coordinator of Volunteers, FOCUS Churches of Albany The Rev. Susan Vincent-Cox, “Pilgrim’s Walk”

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Panel #2: Engaging Seniors  Moderator: Kitt Jackson, Retired Administrative Director, Capital Area Council of Churches  Panelists: Gayle Buschle, Eddy Care Team, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park, NY Mary Linton, RN, “Keeping Home-Bound Seniors Engaged in Parish Life,” Immaculate Conception/St. Joseph Parish, New Lebanon, NY Marilyn Graver, “Senior Shepherds,” Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA, Loudonville, NY Lauren Iselin, Social Action Network, Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany, NY

12:00 pm: Lunch

12:45 pm: Afternoon Program  Leader: Deb Riitano, Executive Director, Capital Area Council of Churches and First Vice- President, CDSIF 12:45 pm: Small Group Sessions: Participants will meet in small groups with panelists for Q and A 1:45 pm: Concluding Remarks and Closing Prayer: William R. Hinrichs, D. Min.

Table Leaders for Afternoon Program

1. “Pilgrim’s Walk” – The Rev. Susan Vincent-Cox

2. Faith Community Nursing – Angela Sheehan, RN

3. “Seniors on the Go” – Deb Riitano

4. FOCUS Churches of Albany – The Rev. Deb Jameson and Belinda Quaye

5. Eddy Care Team – Gayle Buschle

6. Home-Bound Seniors – Mary Linton, RN

7. “Senior Shepherds” – Marilyn Graver and Carol Phelps

8. Social Action Network – Lauren Iselin

Albany Guardian Society 14 Corporate Woods Blvd. Albany, NY 12211 Phone: (518) 434-2140 Fax: (518) 434-2162 E-mail: [email protected]