Spiritual Care Training
Two Saturdays: January 25 and February 15
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | Unity Church and Zoom | Registration
Did you know that caring is a skill that can be taught and learned? Practiced and improved upon?
Rev. Karen Hutt will lead this series of two, four-hour workshops for people to build skills and deepen their practice of giving and receiving compassionate care for one another in times of joy, sorrow and transition.
Rev. Karen Hutt is a Unitarian Universalist minister, board certified chaplain and Clincal Pastoral Educator, and is the author of The Call To Care: Essays by UU Chaplains (available at Unity’s Bookstall).
This training is open to congregants from Unity Church, White Bear UU Church and First Universalist. Attendance at both sessions is required for participation. Lunch is included. Questions? Email Rev. Lara Cowtan at [email protected].
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | Unity Church and Zoom | Registration
Did you know that caring is a skill that can be taught and learned? Practiced and improved upon?
Rev. Karen Hutt will lead this series of two, four-hour workshops for people to build skills and deepen their practice of giving and receiving compassionate care for one another in times of joy, sorrow and transition.
Rev. Karen Hutt is a Unitarian Universalist minister, board certified chaplain and Clincal Pastoral Educator, and is the author of The Call To Care: Essays by UU Chaplains (available at Unity’s Bookstall).
This training is open to congregants from Unity Church, White Bear UU Church and First Universalist. Attendance at both sessions is required for participation. Lunch is included. Questions? Email Rev. Lara Cowtan at [email protected].
Dying for Beginners... Again!
Last year's multi-part series on aspects of death and dying returns, in a shorter and more focused form, this February. Mark your calendar for Wellspring Wednesday on February 5, 12 and 19, for a three-part workshop with practical tips on how to prepare for the end.
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Upcoming Memorial Services
There are currently no memorial services scheduled.
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Unity Cares
Congregational care comes in many forms at Unity Church. It might be a comfort shawl knitted by a church member to wrap around your shoulders when you are ill or reeling from life’s troubles. Or it may be a caring call or visit, or a thoughtful card that comes your way when you are hurting, recovering or grieving. All these, and more, are examples of congregational care offered by Unity’s ministers and lay members on the Care Team. Request Congregational Care Do you have a concern or celebration you wish to have shared in the Embracing Meditation during Sunday worship? Would you like to request a call from the Minister or a helping hand or listening ear of a Care Team member? Use the form on this page or send an email to [email protected]. If you are experiencing an urgent need for pastoral support, call 651-300-9123. Join Our Congregational Care Team We invite you to consider joining our Congregational Care Team. Our Care Team provides a vital way in which Unity Church members generously give and receive compassionate care to those in times of transition, sorrow and joy. Serving as a member of the Care Team in this way is a wonderful way to meet and get to know congregants. Our team members find this participation to be spiritually enriching and they receive the ongoing development and support they need. Care team members are commissioned by the church and supervised by the Minister of Congregational Care. Serving as a Care Team Helping Hand Helping Hand folks provide valuable and rewarding specific and time-limited assistance with practical tasks. Examples of Care Team service by Helping Hands:
Serving as a Care Team Visitor Care Team member visits are made to those in our community who need an extra bit of support, who wish to have a more personal link to church, or who seek comfort during a transition or challenge. Care Team visitors are there for the short and the long journeys. Assignments are made and overseen by the Minister of Congregational Care and are flexible. Visitors can be individuals, pairs, or teams who rotate. Examples of Care Team visits include:
Serving as a Care Team Lay Chaplain The Minister of Congregational Care is responsible for primary pastoral care to congregants. Designated members of the Care Team serve as Lay Chaplains and support this ministry by providing shorter-term, interim, follow-up, or complementary visits. Lay Chaplains are specially trained and certified to provide advanced pastoral care, and their visits support people during difficult life situations. If you are interested in the Congregational Care Team, please send an email to [email protected]. |
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