Pastoral Care Ministries
Clergy: 919-834-6259
Daughters of the King
Daughters of the King is an order for women of the Episcopal Church, with chapters in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America.
The main ministry of Daughters of the King is prayer, with names received from the clergy, pew cards, emails or word of mouth.
Training: Training consists of one year of study prior to membership. Upon completion, a special church service blesses and commissions the charges.
Meetings: First Thursday of the month except June, July and August.
Contact person: Cynthia Franken
Eucharistic Visitors
Deliver communion (usually once a month) to parishioners whose health impairments prevent them from attending Sunday church.
Training: Annually, or as needed.
Meetings: Annual assessment and support are required.
Contact person: Emmy Moore
Flower Guild
Delivers the flowers from each Sunday's altar to members of the congregation who are unable to attend services. Two Guild members meet after the main Sunday service to divide the altar flowers for delivery. A Christ Church card accompanies the flowers.
Training: The Guild chair provides instructions for new Flower Guild members as needed.
Meetings: As needed.
Contact person: Sharon and Velma Keen
Funeral Guild
Provides refreshments or meals following funeral services held at Christ Church.
Contact person: Martha Gray
Order of St. Luke the Physician
Assists the clergy with healing prayers in the chapel after the morning services. Members also form prayer teams who meet regularly, assist with prayer vigils on request, and assist with other healing prayer services held in conjunction with programs within the church such as "Raising Spirits."
Training: The Order of St. Luke steering committee coordinates both the study and service of the members of this ministry. The steering committee mentors new healing prayer teams and joins them at introductory meetings with their prayer-receivers.
Meetings: The steering committee holds meetings with members of all prayer teams. They also sponsor and organize quarterly chapter meetings, annual healing prayer workshops and publicize regional healing missions.
Contact person: Peggy King
Pastoral Visitors
Develop one-on-one relationships with and provide support to parishioners who are homebound or who are experiencing illness, grief, loneliness, or other difficulties.
Volunteers make regular visits to parishioners in their homes. Assignments are initiated by the clergy or other pastoral care committees.
Training: Three-hour training course which includes listening skills and confidentiality issues as well as an overview of pastoral care ministries at Christ Church.
Meetings: Annually for assessment and support.
Contact person: Layne Dupree
Pastors' Aide
Delivers casseroles to ill or grieving parishioners and a book to families with newborns.
Training: As needed.
Meetings: Annually for assessment and support.
Contact person: Wes Ragland
Stephen Ministry
Offers a one-on-one Christian relationship to a parishioner experiencing a crisis or loss of any kind in their life.
You may request a Stephen Minister:
By completing a Stephen Ministry pew card.
By contacting Barbara Chaffee, Associate Rector for Pastoral Care, at 834-6259 or bchaffee@christ-church-raleigh.org.
By contacting one of the co-chairs listed below.
The Telecare and Pastoral Visitors ministries may also recommend care receivers.
Training: Weekly for a period of six months. Subsequently, trainees are commissioned by the clergy to perform the duties of a Stephen Minister.
Meetings: Twice a month for Peer Group Supervision.
Co-chairs: Linda Metz, Boyd Graves
Telecare Ministry
Provides regular or as-needed telephone contact with homebound parishioners or their family members.
Examples of circumstances in which Telecare calls may occur include discharge from hospital or rehab facility, a family death, the birth of a baby, or a move to a retirement facility or nursing home.
Calling assignments are initiated by the clergy or other pastoral care committees in coordination with the Telecare Ministry Chair.
Training: Three-hour training course
Meetings: Annually for assessment and support.
Contact person: Gordon Folger
