Joe Taloff update

I just got off the phone with a member of Joe’s family. After over a week Joe is still unresponsive and his health has not improved. Tomorrow Joe will be taken off life support as he requested in his living will. He will move to a care facility tomorrow as well. Joe’s feeding tube was removed and he has also contracted pneumonia. The doctors have projected that Joe has days to weeks to live as a result of removing the feeding tube and the pneumonia. Please pray for Joe, Joan and all of Joe’s family during this very difficult time.

Today's outdoor service moved to Church!

Because of wet grass and questionable rain showers we are moving today's combined service to the church. We will have a combined service at 10am and eat lunch together after service. Please bring whatever food items you were planning on bringing to the picnic.

Joe Taloff update

Pastor Joe Taloff went into the hospital yesterday morning. He was restless through the night and was getting in and out of bed a lot. At one point he passed out and hit his head on the side of an end table. The blow to the head was minor and the doctors believe it didn't cause the damage that they found. The ambulance took him to St. Lukes Hospital on the Plaza where they found out he had a brain hemorrhage. They did surgery immediately in order to drain the blood that was pooling on the right side of his brain. This is Joe's second day in the NICU. He is currently being supplied air through a breathing machine and his nourishment through an IV. He has not opened his eyes yet or tried to talk but is slightly responsive when he is touched. A nurse asked him to squeeze her hand and he did so. Joan is holding on and had some health issues of her own the day before Joe's hospitalization. When I called this morning and spoke to Joe's daughter, Joan wasn't in yet so I'm hoping she got some rest. Joe's condition does not appear to be neither good nor bad. We won't know if he has any memory loss or loss of motor skills until he regains consciousness. Please continue to pray for him, Joan and their family