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Pastoral
Care
Ministry Team ...
For PASTORAL EMERGENCIES,
please contact
Pastor Dorian McGlannan
or call
(734) 453-0190, ext. 11
NOTE: For phone
numbers of the contacts listed on this page,
please either consult St. John's Phone Directory, or
call the parish office at (734) 453-0190.
We
seek to be the healing love of Christ
to those in our parish who are in need.
Please join us every
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for the
Holy Eucharist & Healing Service
In response to Jesus' great
commandment to love one another, St. John's has an active Pastoral Care
Ministry comprising a variety of activities, as shown below. For
more information on these activities, contact the Team Leader, Cynthia
Leidal.
Pastoral Care List:
Bereavement & Hospice
Card-Writing Ministry
Meals Ministry
Homebound, Sick, and Elderly
Eucharistic Visitors (EV)
Prayer Ministry
Prayers & Squares
Support
Groups:
•
Al-Anon
•
Grief-Support
Pastoral Support Resources
BEREAVEMENT & HOSPICE
This group assists with the maintenance of the Memorial
Garden, plans the yearly Memorial Service, and sponsors Pastoral
Care-related workshops. For more information, contact Judy
Brosnan or Elizabeth Hayes.
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CARD WRITING MINISTRY
This group
provides a ministry through phone calls, cards, and visits to those in our
household who are sick or struggling with some other issue. For more
information, contact
Cathy Kemp.
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MEALS MINISTRY
Our Food
Ministry group provides meals to those who are ill, recovering from surgery, or
adapting to having a new baby in the family. For more information, contact
Helen Goderis or
Jennifer
Taylor.
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HOMEBOUND, SICK & ELDERLY
Laypersons and clergy visit members who are homebound or in the
hospital. For more information, contact
Bob Wolf.
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EUCHARISTIC
VISITORS (EV)
Parishioners trained and licensed by the diocese to take
communion to the homebound on Sundays following the Eucharist. For
more information, contact
Howard Zuckerman.
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PRAYER MINISTRY
Our Prayer Ministry
consists of a group of individuals who are called to a specialized
ministry of prayer for those who have requested it. For more
information, contact Bob Wolf.
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PRAYERS & SQUARES
This purpose of this group is to promote prayer as they make handmade quilts for parish members
with special needs. They are part of a national organization,
which you can read more about
here. The
St. John's group meets on Wednesdays from 11:30am
- 1:30pm in the Parish Hall. For more information, contact
Cynthia Blaine.
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SUPPORT GROUPS
These groups
offer encouragement and support to those with particular needs.
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Al-Anon -
This group is designed to help families and friends of alcoholics
recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a
relative or friend. Meets at St. John's every Saturday at 8:00am.
For details on the Al-Anon program, see their
Web site. For more
information on the meetings at St. John's, contact Becky N.
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Grief Support -
We offer support and information to those who have lost loved ones.
One helpful resource is the
New
Hope for Grief Support Web site. For more information, contact
Judy Brosnan or Elizabeth Hayes.
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PASTORAL SUPPORT RESOURCES
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