Ministry Information
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care Ministries
CANCER SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP
Mission of Ministry: To provide an opportunity for people with or recovering from cancer and their supporters to come together in a supportive environment.
Description: Monthly gathering to share physical, emotional and spiritual issues. Guest speakers are scheduled to talk about the needs appropriate to and requested by the group. Group members also serve as a resource to each other and others in the parish.
Time Commitment: Meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30 see the schedule by the office front door for location.
PROJECT CARE
Mission of Ministry: To provide a meal during times of need for parishioners.
Description: Parishioners provide meals for others in situations including a new baby, or those facing illness or death. If you are in need or know someone in need of this service, please notify our Parish Office.
Time Commitment: 2 hours per month.
COMMUNION MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Mission of Ministry: To bring Communion to those who cannot attend Mass.
Description: In this ministry, Communion and companionship are brought to those who are homebound, in the hospital, nursing home or Alzheimers facility, and cannot attend Mass. May include a visit and/or prayer service depending on need. These ministers are available for special hospital and home visits when requested.
Time Commitment: 1½ hours every month.
NEW DAWN (Support for divorced and separated)
Mission of Ministry: To reach out to those members of our community who are facing these issues and provide a supportive and nurturing environment for them.
Description: Through periodic workshops, special events and on-going support groups, those who work in this ministry are the hands of God and the Church reaching out to meet the needs of the many people who are affected by these issues.
Time Commitment: 2 hours per session - 8 sessions a year.
HELPING HANDS
Mission of Ministry: To assist families by providing meals after parish funerals.
Description: Participants are asked to provide a dish for a funeral meal several times per year. Volunteers are also needed to set up, serve and clean up after the meal.
Time Commitment: iTime to prepare dish and deliver it to the parish. An additional 2 to 3 hours at the Parish if you assist with setup, serving and clean up. Often very short notice (3 days is typical) of need.
GRIEF SUPPORT
Mission of Ministry: To offer assistance and support people going through the difficult work of grief.
Description: The team presents a program of 9 sessions each during the year. Sessions are strictly confidential.
Time Commitment: Twice-monthly gatherings 1.5 hours each for sessions and 1 to 1.5 hours per planning meeting.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Mission of Ministry: To prayerfully create Prayer Shawls for Pax Christi Parishioners (primary) and others in need of comfort.
Description: Our intention is that this will be a prayerful and spiritual ministry which will bring hope, comfort and solace to a needy recipient as an extension of the care, concern and compassion of our Pax Christi community. Shawls will be prayerfully knitted or crocheted with the hope that the recipient will receive spiritual, physical and emotional comfort as if the prayers were the embracing arms of God.
Time Commitment: Shawls can be made at home or we meet and work together in the Great Hall on Tuesdays 1 - 3pm.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
What is Stephen Ministry? Pax Christi is enrolled in Stephen Ministry which is a complete system for training and organizing lay people to provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people in and around our parish.
Who is a Stephen Minister?
A child of God who walks beside a person who is hurting
A parishioner with gifts for caregiving, who was carefully selected to serve in this role
A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in providing emotional and spiritual care
A caring, Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages
Someone who will "be there" for his or her care receiver, meeting faithfully for about one hour each week, for as long as there's a need.
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
* Please note that Stephen Ministers are NOT professional counselors. Our training equips us to be active listeners, not to give advice or problem solve.
Who is a Stephen Minister?
A child of God who walks beside a person who is hurting
A parishioner with gifts for caregiving, who was carefully selected to serve in this role
A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in providing emotional and spiritual care
A caring, Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages
Someone who will "be there" for his or her care receiver, meeting faithfully for about one hour each week, for as long as there's a need
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6.2.
* Please note that Stephen Ministers are NOT professional counselors. Our training equips us to be active listeners, not to give advice or problem solve.
What Types of Situations do Stephen Ministers help with?
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