Parish Nurse Ministry

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. ~ Luke 10:27
The purpose of the MCC Parish Nurse program is to help nurture the whole person - mind, spirit, and body.

​Cara’s passion is to provide resources to our congregation, and the community around our church. As Parish Nurse, she helps provide health education, answers questions about how to get care, helps navigate the healthcare system, and connects needs with support groups and systems.

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Parish Nurse Cara Fetterolf, RN

OSF Care-a-van days

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The OSF Care-a-van provides services from MCC's parking lot
MCC is thrilled to partner with the OSF Care-a-van to offer care to our neighborhood. In 2025, we will offer clinics on:
  • Thursday, Mar. 20
  • Thursday, June 19 (Sweet Summertime)
  • Thursday, Oct. 16 (Flu and Vaccine Clinic)
Please check our Facebook page for the most current information. Services offered by the Care-a-van include FREE care such as glucose and blood pressure checks, medication checks, various screenings, appointment coordination and help with other medical concerns or questions. 
MCC provides breakfast/ brunch and fellowship opportunities with cards, games, and crafts. 

The WHOLE Initiative

In 2022, MCC was honored to receive a grant from the National Benevolent Association to establish our WHOLE (Whole Health Opportunities for Life Enrichment) Initiative.
PictureKids enjoy the Common Grounds Community Garden
Through the WHOLE Initiative, we have offered the clinic days with the OSF Care-a-van, our annual Sweet Summertime party to provide neighborhood kids with free school physicals and dental exams, ongoing educational seminars and classes, fellowship gatherings and social opportunities for seniors and limited income individuals, our Common Grounds Community Garden, and more!
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A caregiver from the OSF Care-a-van helps elder, Kathy Warren, with a blood pressure screening

Flu Shot and Vaccine Clinics

MCC has been grateful to partner with OSF Health to distribute Flu Vaccines. Future clinics will be advertised on our Facebook page and in our newsletters and bulletins

We were also honored to partner with the Illinois Department of Public Health to offer free walk-in vaccine clinics where 75 COVID vaccines were distributed throughout 2020-21. There are no further COVID vaccine clinics scheduled at this time.