Mission
Pastoral Care is a multi-faceted ministry, which covers a variety of activities.
- Home visits for the sick
- Hospital and nursing home visits
- Lay ministry
- Eucharistic ministry
- Prayer Chain
- Card Ministry
- Nursery Care
- Meals to the shut-ins
- Social events, such as our "Young at Heart" group
The Pastoral Care Ministry continues to focus on the needs of St Stephen's parish through these programs.
Programs
The programs include all those listed above, with some detailed examples outlined below.
Card Ministry
This group meets on the last Saturday of each month and completes the card mailer to church members who are celebrating birthdays and/or anniversaries, get-well or thinking of you cards for the sick or shut-ins, and sympathy cards to family members of departed parishioners and friends. The ladies participating in this group are lively and additional hands are always welcome.
Prayer Ministry
This is another caring group, which meets weekly and is dedicated to praying for the needs of the parish as well as the community. We are surely fortunate to have this vibrant group.
Young at Heart!
On a quarterly basis, members of this ministry celebrate an "Afternoon Tea" or a play with the seniors and shut-ins of St Stephen's. Members are encouraged to bring along guests. This is a special event as it brings together both the young and old and everyone truly enjoys the occasion.
Opportunities
There is a place for all of us within this Ministry. Just give us a call or email Brian at the contact address above for more details.