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Pastoral Care at Grace Church is a series of ministries or
programs where laypeople in the parish assist the clergy in
reaching out to support, and express our care and concern to
those members who are unable to participate with their presence.
Our stated mission is “to provide care and support for all
parishioners and especially those in need." The ministries are:
Lay Eucharistic Visitors
This ministry, fairly new to Grace and growing, consists of
teams of licensed L.E.V.s who administer Holy Communion to those
unable to come to the church and thereby provide them the
opportunity to share in our corporate worship.
Tape Ministry Sunday morning
services are taped and CDs are delivered to parishioners
who are unable to attend church.
Funeral Reception Committee
This group assists in setting up and carrying out funeral
receptions in the parish hall.
Hospital and Nursing Home Visitation
Committee Parishioners visit those who are in the
hospital or nursing homes to give comfort and remembrance.
Meals Committee Parishioners
work in teams to provide fresh meals for church members just
home from the hospital
Other ministries When needs
are known, members of the pastoral care group will read to the
visually impaired, provide transportation, and assist with
grocery shopping, minor yard maintenance, and house preparation
at a time of family death. An extended meals committee delivers
fresh or frozen meals in cases where longer support is needed.
The Pastoral Care Committee
All of the above functions are managed by the pastoral care
committee (formerly known as pastoral Partners) which meets from
time to time after church for lunch, training and fellowship. A
call to the church office is all that is needed to set things in
motion to provide any of these ministries.
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Grace
Episcopal Church
is located on the corner
of Washington Street
and Boulevard
in Gainesville, GA
Phone: 770.536.0126
Fax: 770.536.1587
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