Care Teams
Can You Spare Four Hours a Month to be a Neighbor?
There are members of Trinity who could use a little “neighborly help”. And there are those of us with a few hours to spare each month who could help if we just knew the who and what and how!! So the Cathedral is beginning a new ministry of Care Teams to match up volunteers with those in need. Each Care Team will be comprised of six to eight individuals with different abilities and interests.
The ways in which we might be asked to help will vary. Perhaps someone who has undergone hip or knee surgery will need an occasional driver or someone to help with work in the yard or around the house until they are back on their feet. Another individual might be able to continue to live independently at home, if only they could have some help once or twice a week. And still another family might be feeling overwhelmed with parenting responsibilities while undergoing the fight of their life with a serious illness.
The needs and the degree of help we can give will vary…. but we can make a difference by lending a hand for only a few hours each month. Every team will be backed by the support of the Cathedral clergy staff and our parish nurse, Ellen Linder. And every team member will be given training in the opportunities, guidelines and boundaries of the ministry. Please contact Ellen, 771-7300, if you are interested in this new and what is sure to be very rewarding ministry.
Please complete this form and send it back to Ellen Linder, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Images from the 2007 Care Team Ministry Christmas Party
