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A culture of care

The Prayer Chain

The Prayer Chain is a prayer network that quietly and steadily happens behind the scenes. If you have a prayer request, please call the Prayer Chain. It may be for a problem or illness, or in praise or thanksgiving. No prayer request is too small. Requests are worded to provide confidentiality among volunteers.

If you have a prayer request, contact Carma Drechsler, 323-0364, or Madelyn Harbeck, 355-5905.

Counseling

When what’s needed is a listening ear for life’s challenges and concerns, trust in the confidence and care of our pastoral counseling team. Place a call to the church office or to a pastor.

Hospitalizations

Our pastoral team extends the care and support of the faith community during hospital stays.

St. Paul people: Please call the church office whenever you (or a family member) are admitted to the hospital. Even when a person lists St. Paul as a church home on admittance paperwork, we can’t assume that hospital personnel will pass information along to the church. Without your notification, it’s quite likely that pastors will not hear of the hospitalization in any other way.

Contact: Becky Harper, 326-3547 ext. 211,

Groups for dealing with loss

Divorce. Death of a loved one. Breast cancer. Be part of supportive groups>>

Caring Networks

Find support with others in a group setting. Seek out a personal encouraging word from those who have walked particular journeys.

Several caring networks are grounded in the community of St. Paul:

  • Living with chronic illness
  • Understanding mental illness
  • Caring for aging parents
  • Dealing with miscarriage and infertility
  • Advanced directives to express your wishes at the time of serious illness or approaching death
  • Centering prayer
  • Befriender hospital volunteers
Hand in Hand: Visit ministry

Visits from another person can turn a day around. A network of visitors inspires a far-reaching community of care.

"Teach me, Lord, to sing of your mercies. Turn my soul into a garden, where the flowers dance in the gentle breeze, praising you with their beauty." ~Teresa of Avila