Mass Schedule:

*May 20, 2012

7 a.m.
8 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
12:45 p.m.
5 p.m.
*Presiders are added Thursday afternoons.

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SPECIAL NOTICE!
Monday, May 21

Due to security issues surrounding the Nato Summit, there will be no 7 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. Mass on Monday, May 21, 2012.

The church offices also will be closed on Monday, May 21, 2012.

Foundations Workday

Pastoral Care Ministry

Pastoral Care Ministry: Companions on the Journey

The Pastoral Care ministry endeavors to closely follow and imitate Jesus, the man who accompanied and was elegantly present to people in need, hurt or alone.

At Old St. Pat’s we understand that “sometimes our members cannot come to us, we must go to them.” To us this means that sometimes, we most effectively reach a desperately frustrated world, when we offer compassionate presence by entering into another’s arena, listening to another’s story, and responding to another’s need. As a Church, we host a number of pastoral ministries to accompany our members and all members are welcome to participate in these ministries.

On the second Tuesday of each month, members of the Ministry of Prayer gather to intimately attend to the prayers of our membership. Together, we pray and send cards to those prayed for. We contact members to see how we might offer a compassionate presence during difficult times. Our Ministry of Care members visit and bring the Eucharist to those who cannot come to Church because they are hospitalized or homebound. Our Small Group Ministries support those grieving the loss of a loved one or a divorce. These small intimate settings offer a safe place where members come together in mutual support and learn that their feelings are normal and that they need not be alone.

If you know someone who would benefit from prayer, a weekly home visit, or companionship during the illness of a family member or loss of a relationship, please contact Bernadette Moore Gibson, Director of Pastoral Care Ministry, at 312.798.2358, or Bernadette.moore@oldstpats.org.

We are looking for volunteers interested in helping us with the following:

  • Homebound and Funeral Support
  • Ministry of Prayer
  • I’ve Been There; I’ll Be There

Homebound and Funeral Support

Share the bread of life with someone who cannot come to Church by visiting and bringing the Eucharist to Old St. Patrick members in the hospital, to those who are homebound.

Accompany family members in the wake of a death, i.e., attending the wake; helping to facilitate funeral arrangements between the family and the staff of Old St. Patrick’s; affording hospitality at the funeral Liturgy; or following up with the family in the weeks after the death. If you are interested in any of these ministries or if you would like a minister of care to come to your home for a pastoral visit please call Bernadette Gibson at 312.798.2358 to make arrangements.

Ministry of Prayer

Every week, members and friends of Old St. Patrick’s faith community call and ask us to pray with them in relation to a particular dimension of their lives. The Ministry of Prayer group gathers on the second Tuesday of the month to pray together for the intentions of our Church community. This group has grown from hearing the needs of our Church community on Sunday, to supporting individuals facing the devastating loss of a loved one, and providing a more intimate connection to the Church. Please send your prayer requests to Bernadette at  bernadetteg@oldstpats.org, or call her at 312.798.2389 (prayer line).

I’ve Been There; I’ll Be There

Old St. Pat’s Pastoral Care Ministry is seeking people who have experienced a particular trauma, loss, affliction, or tragedy, and would be willing to accompany others who are undergoing similar traumas. The well proven theory is that, having “been there” one is uniquely capable of “being there” for others. Experiences that may lend themselves to this “I’ve been there — I’ll be there” expression of Pastoral Care:

  • Loss of a child prior to or after birth;
  • Loss of sibling/spouse/parent;
  • Care-giving (i.e., elderly parent);
  • Survival of serious illness.

If you are interested in participating in this group, please contact us by calling 312.798.2358,  (pastoral care cell), or email  Bernadette Gibson at  bernadetteg@oldstpats.org.