This page hosts resources from the Barking Area Dementia Day, held on Zoom on 27 March 2021
Presentation from Julia Burton Jones
Julia Burton-Jones is Anna Chaplaincy lead for the Dioceses of Rochester and Canterbury, and also works as Church Lead for the national Anna Chaplaincy team at The Bible Reading Fellowship.
She spoke at the Barking Area study day on dementia on 27 March about ways in which Anna Chaplaincy has helped parishes in Kent and the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley to address the spiritual needs of people with dementia living in their own homes and in care homes.
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Resources
Julia shared resources that have been developed to encourage dementia inclusive church, as well as explaining the model of Anna Chaplaincy which is community-based spiritual care for older people of strong, little or no faith, offered in an ecumenical context or spirit.
- The Anna Chaplaincy for Older People story
- Blog post about the Chelmsford DIocese study day on the Anna Chaplaincy website
- The Anna Chaplaincy website
- The Anna Chaplaincy blog
- The new Messy Vintage Book: 52 sessions to share Christ-centred fun and fellowship with the older generation
- Pictures to share: Strength for the journey (a selection of powerful pictures and texts that can provide spiritual comfort for older people who have a Christian faith).
- Livability | Travelling Together (a dementia friendly church guide)
View the presentation slides