What role does spirituality play in our lives as we get older?

For one thing, we’re becoming an increasingly lonely society. Twenty-eight percent of North Americans over 65 live alone. When we look at women that number rises to nearly 46 percent, with almost half of women over 75 living alone.

“We tend to be healthier mentally, spiritually and physically when we interact with community,” says Tammy Lindahl, Spiritual Care Minister with Victoria’s First Metropolitan United Church. The downtown church has a congregation of about eight hundred, half of whom are over the age of 65. “However, in many ways isolation is a problem here in Victoria, especially for our elderly population.”

Lindahl, together with health and wellness advocate Kyla Morgan, helps to connect a large congregation of seniors with activities and community at First Met United.

“Besides offering spiritual counselling we also help to find ways to make sure seniors and others have a chance to remain connected and in contact with others,” Lindhal says.

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