Pastoral Care is a ministry of “presence”, a ministry of caring enough to give your time to be truly “present” to someone.
Pastoral Care is the responsibility and privilege of all the baptised and should be freely offered to those with whom we come into contact. Pastoral care in this sense is about listening, supporting, encouraging and befriending
Every person in the parish is uniquely gifted to volunteer in the parish and to enable Christ’s Church to grow – and every person should feel welcome to offer their gifts, whether it’s for a few hours regularly or when called upon by the parish.
Through baptism and confirmation we have been given rights and
responsibilities to live out the call of our Baptism through personal faith in Jesus, witnessing together to the Good News and participating in the mission of the Church.
