Stephen Ministry

Laymen and women, who have developed their care giving abilities by training and experience, are available to visit parishioners in crisis.  The visits are one-on-one, man-to-man or woman-to-woman. The 50-hour training course comes from the national organization of Stephen Ministries in St. Louis, MO

People who benefit from the ministry may be experiencing the stresses of grief, loneliness, illness, divorce, family or relationship problems, and so on.

Stephen Ministers are trained to listen. They do not give advice. They are not degreed counselors, but they do maintain the confidentiality of any caring professional.

If you, or someone you know needs a willing ear to unburden yourself of your troubles, call the parish office for the phone number of the Stephen Ministry coordinator. Her goal will then be to connect you with a Stephen Minister within 48 hours.

For more information, please contact:

Mary Ambrose