CARE
Compassion literally means to suffer with. God suffered with us through Jesus’ death on the cross. The New Testament encourages the church to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice. Pastors care for the congregation in seasons of joy and struggle through visits, calls, and concern. The Care Ministry Team puts compassion into action in often unseen but profoundly meaningful ways. The Care Ministry Team distributes handmade prayer shawls, Sunday morning flowers, and notes of encouragement to those grieving, homebound, in military service, or struggling. They also offer rides to those who can no longer drive themselves to church. Please contact Pastor Lara if you are interested in participating in one of the following groups.
BLESSING BUNCH
In an increasingly digital world, a handwritten card is a surprising physical reminder that God sees and cares for you. Blessing Bunch members write notes of encouragement, condolence, or congratulations. Christmas Cards are sent to homebound members, those in military service, and those bereaved in the past year.
DRIVING MINISTRy
Presbyterian Pick-up provides rides to Sunday worship for members who are unable to drive on their own. Through this ministry, people stay connected to a community who knows them, cares for them, & loves them.
MARTHA MINISTRY
Death is a tender and sacred time for a family. Martha Ministry generously provides a family meal or reception following memorial services for church members. They also arrange Meal Trains for members following surgery, illness, or the birth of a child. Martha Ministry offers tangible loving care in some of the most distressing times of life.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Through Stephen Ministry, we bear one another’s burdens. Stephen Ministry organizes, equips, and supervises a team of congregation members—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties.
PRAYER WARRIORS
Prayer recognizes a simple but essential truth: God is God, we are not. In prayer we bring all of the things we wish we could control and seek God’s intervention and will. Prayer Warriors gather weekly on Zoom to pray for the concerns of the church, the community, and the world. They would love to pray for you. Submit your prayer requests to a pastor who will confidently pass them along to the group.
FLOWER MINISTRY
Flowers are an ancient Christian symbol of resurrection. Like the fallen seed buried in the ground now coming to new life in a beautiful bloom, flowers remind us of Christ’s death and resurrection. Flowers remind us of the promise that God will take all that has died and bring beautiful new life from it. Our Flower Ministry rearranges the Sunday worship flower arrangement into new small bouquets to be delivered to the homebound, ill, or bereaved.
