Care Resource Guide

• Individual Counseling 
• Pre-Marital Counseling 
• Pastoral Visitation 
• Weddings 
• Pre- Planning for Memorial Services 
• Memorials/Funerals 
• Graveside 

For information or to schedule any of the pastoral services listed contact: Karen La-Haise, Coordinator of Care Ministries 

karen@solanapres.org or 858-509-2580 x 1221 

Homebound, pre-surgery visits, and hospital visits during convalescence & rehabilitation.

John Illian, Pastor of Visitation, 858-509-2580 x1210; john@solanapres.org 

Karen La-Haise, 858-509-2580 x 1221; karen@solanapres.org 

Resources and information about emotional, physical and spiritual health.  

Melissa Bolt, Director of Wellness ; Assistant Director Children’s & Preteen Ministry 858-509-2580 x 1410; 858-314-9616; wellness@solanapres.org 

Karen La-Haise - 858-509-2580 x 1221; karen@solanapres.org 

Grief Support - Understanding Your Grief - Spring & Fall Groups

For information contact Karen La-Haise, karen@solanapres.org; 858-509-2580 x 1221 

Service of Remembrance

Annual Fall Event, November 2, 2024, 10:00AM 

Remembering and honoring those who have passed away. 

Karen La-Haise; karen@solanapres.org, 858-509-2580 x1221 

Moderator Diana Ambrose, deaconsupport@solanapres.org

Secretary /Communication Anita Power, deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Board Members - 2024 

Ahlia Biondi, Phebe Doig, Julie Huebner, Cindy Johnson, Jean Morgan, Cheryl Murray, Suzie Pegel, Kim Peterson, Stephanie Richards and Ann Siemens 

Pastoral Advisor 

Cindy Wright, cindy@solanapres.org; 858-509-2587 

Encouragement Cards & Notes Encouragement in times of loss, illness & personal difficulty. 

Meals Preparing and delivering meals to the ill, recovering, grieving & childbirth.

Visitation

• Friendship Visitation - Regular visits to assigned homebound “friend”. 
• Convalescent or Home - Short term visitation during convalescence & rehabilitation.

Welcome Baby - A new ministry to parents with newborns 

Cheryl Murray, Ann Siemens, Cindy Johnson deaconsupport@solanapres.org

Prayer Chain Prayer Chain Team prays confidentially for all needs & requests submitted via email & worship connect cards. Jean Morgan, prayerchain@solanapres.org

Prayer Teams One-on-one prayer is offered after Sunday worship service in the Sanctuary and on the Patio.

Weekly Prayer Focus Providing prayer gatherings/opportunities and resources in 

response to needs/events in our congregation, community, nation & world.

Anita Powers, deaconsupport@solanapres.org

Communion Preparation Preparation, set-up, and clean-up of communion for worship services and home communion. 

Stephanie Richards, deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Ahlia Biondi, deaconsupport@solanapres.org

Home Communion Administering of communion in homes, hospitals, and care facilities to those unable to attend worship. Suzie Pegel, deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Medical Supplies - Equipment to loan. Check-out available at Church Office receptionist desk. Call 858-509-2580 

Transportation to Sunday Worship - Cindy Wright, cindy@solanapres.org; 858-509-2587 

Memorial Receptions Baking, staffing and on-site coordination of receptions.

Julie Huebner, Phebe Doig, Kim Peterson: deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Serving our members and community for prayer, home communion, family crisis, financial crisis and pastoral care. 

Sirviendo a nuestros miembros y a la comunidad para oracion, comunion en hogar, crisis familiar, crisis financiera y cuidado pastoral. 

If we cannot help, we can refer. 

O le podemos ayudar la podemos referir. 

Noemi Garcia-Sanchez, 760-402-3048, deaconsupport@solanapres.org

Filomeno Jimenez, 619-381-1919; deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Jpetul J’ernantes, 619-813-4503; deaconsupport@solanapres.org 

Cruz Saldivar, 858-847-0509 

Addiction Recovery Ministries SBPC refers to NCCC. 

Facilitator: Larry Erickson, laurenceerickson@gmail.com 

FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE: 

Karen La-Haise - Coordinator of Care Ministries 

karen@solanapres.org 

858-509-2580 x 1221