With the support of their parish pastor and under the direction of the parish pastoral team, the role of the pastoral care visitor volunteer is to provide spiritual support to the sick, the shut-in or the incarcerated in either an institution or private home.
Certificate Program - Pastoral Care Visitor Volunteer
Pastoral Care Visitors make present God’s love and the Church’s care by bringing comfort, spiritual support and hope to hospital patients, continuing care and assisted living residents and community shut-ins.
Registration Deadline February 1, 2012
Tuesday Evenings 6:30-9:30 pm
February 7, 14, 21, 28 March 6 & 13
All sessions will be held at the Pastoral & Administration Offices 8421-101Ave.
Registration Fee: $70.00
To register online click here!
To register by phone: 780-469-1010 ext.2247
This program will be of interest to:
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Parish Visitors
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Eucharistic ministers
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Clergy/Diaconal
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Those interested in exploring Pastoral Care or becoming more effective in their ministry
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Caregivers
Information will be presented by current and past practitioners in the field of pastoral care.
Bringing Communion to the Sick Workshop
This workshop is intended to offer a deeper and fuller understanding of the sacraments, with particular emphasis on the Eucharist and the theology of Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, including:
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Proper handling and reverence of the Blessed Sacrament
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Rituals, rites and pastoral practices
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Visitation guidelines for various circumstances
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Understanding the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, Spiritual Communion and Communion as Viaticum
The workshop will be of particular interest to trained Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who bring Communion to the sick & homebound either in their homes or in hospitals and other care facilities.
How to Celebrate a Liturgy of the Word with Communion in Care Facilities Workshop
This workshop will review recommended archdiocesan guidelines and practices for conducting a lay led Liturgy of the Word with Communion in a hospital or care facility setting.
The workshop will be of particular interest to Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who serve in hospitals or other care facilities and would like to learn how to lead a Liturgy of the Word with Communion.
Certificate in Catholic Studies: Foundations in Faith
Offered through Newman Theological College, Foundations in Faith offers pastoral care visitor volunteers a superb opportunity to explore the rich tradition of our Catholic faith, deepen their understanding of its foundation in Scripture and in turn share that faith confidently in a pastoral care setting.