Pastoral Care:
Sharing the caring love of Christ
Email the ministry leaders at: pastoralcare@allsaintsmd.org
All Saints’ is a caring community, and Pastoral Care is one way we express it. In a large church, a Pastoral Care Team helps reassure people that intimacy will still be there. We are all part of this ministry because our baptismal vows involve our promise to care for each other and others around us.
Pastoral Care Teams provide lay hospital visitation, lay nursing home visitation, homebound visitations, phone calls, and sometimes something as simple as a card. This ministry coordinates the Lay Eucharist Minster's visits, the Prayer Shawl ministry, and ensures that meals are provided to those in crisis. They provide caring support during a time of need.
Anyone can submit a prayer request using one of the prayer cards or by calling the church office. If you know of someone in need of a visit, please call the office.
Helping in little ways
Even if you aren't part of this ministry, you can help by:
- letting us know if you or a loved one is in the hospital. Privacy laws prohibit the hospitals from giving out information about admittance, so your information is critical.
- Is there someone you know, or someone who sits near you in church, that has been absent for several weeks? We encourage you to call that person, to make sure he or she is okay, or to call one of the clergy so we can make that important check-up call.
Learn More about our Pastoral Ministries
Lay Eucharistic Visitors
Lay Eucharistic Visitors are lay people who are licensed by the Bishop to take communion to our members who are homebound or in nursing homes, and are unable to come to services at the Church. If you would like to become part of this ministry, please speak to one of the clergy.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The prayer shawl ministry This group gathers monthly to knit prayer shawls and pray together. The completed shawls are blessed and made available to those who are in need of prayer or comfort.
Daughters of the King
The Daughters of the King is an order of prayer and service, open to all women in the Anglican Communion. The All Saints’ Chapter continues the order’s mission to extend Christ’s Kingdom through prayer, service, and evangelism in the following ways:
- Advent and Lenten Quiet Days
- Stations of the Cross Fridays throughout Lent
- Maundy Thursday Watch
- Prayer Vigils
- Maintenance of the Nave tract rack
- Cards and notes are sent to home bound and nursing home residents, as well as cards of sympathy and encouragement to parishioners.
Our Chapter continues to welcome new members.
Junior Daughters of the King
The Junior Daughters of the King (DOK) is a group of young women communicants of the Episcopal Church and of churches in communion with it. Founded more than 125 years ago, it is organized as a religious order. Members vow to live a life of prayer, service, and evangelism.
The Health Ministry
The Health Ministry Committee plans and organizes activities to enhance the health of the Parish. Through an annual health ministry survey of the congregation, the committee develops programs to meet parishioners’ needs. The Parish Nurse is a key member of this committee.