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Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care at
St. Andrew’s Church is offered by the clergy and a Lay Pastoral
Care Team of trained visitors from the parish.
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you have a concern or problem you would like to discuss confidentially,
when a loved one is ill or has died, or whenever a visit with
someone from St. Andrew’s might be of help to you, please
contact the church immediately.
A staff member is always available to bring communion to parishioners
who are shut-in or ill, either at their homes or in a hospital
or care facility. Short-term counseling, crisis intervention,
and referral to other social service providers are also available.
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Any parishioner who knows of someone who could benefit from a call or visit from a member of the Pastoral Care Team should contact the parish office or speak to one of the professional staff.
Members of the parish
also coordinate volunteers to assist other parishioners by offering rides to church or preparing meals during an emergency.
Please contact a member of the parish staff if you need this kind of help
or know of someone in the parish who might.
Milestones
For some, baptism, marriage and death are the primary times of contact with the Church. For most, these are milestone events in a dynamic relationship with the worship life of the Church.
Baptisms
Baptisms are celebrated in the Episcopal Church during the major worship service on specific Sundays throughout the church year. It is at these times that the full community of faith can participate in the initiation rite and welcome the newly-baptized into the Body of Christ. Traditional dates for Baptism are the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus (January), Holy Saturday (March or April), Pentecost (May or June), and All Saints’ Day (November). Baptisms occasionally take place at the 8:00
a.m. or 5:00 p.m. Sunday worship services.
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Marriage
Weddings at St. Andrew’s are truly joyous events in the life of the parish. To use the church for a
wedding, either the bride or the groom must be baptized. Up to four pre-marital counseling sessions with the officiating clergy person are also required. A prior divorce, while requiring additional paperwork from the bishop’s office, is not a serious impediment to the wedding ceremony. We hope that, barring a move to another city, the
newly-married couple will worship regularly at St. Andrew’s after
their wedding day. Explanations regarding the use of the church,
fees, flowers, videotaping and other matters are outlined in the
Wedding Guideline Pamphlet, available from the church
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Funerals/Memorial
Services
Funerals and Memorial services can be quickly and easily arranged by contacting the church office and speaking with the clergy. The officiant will work with the family to choose music and readings, following the
rubrics of The Book of Common Prayer. Funeral services can be
performed in the church or at the funeral home, as the family wishes. However, it is preferable to celebrate at St. Andrew’s where one’s Christian faith can be nurtured.
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