YES!

I want to join the

Pastoral Care Team.
Name: __________________________
Address:_________________________
________________________________
City: ___________________________
State:_________ Zip: _____________
Email: __________________________
Phone:__________________________
The best way to reach me is:
_____ Phone
_____ Email
____ Text Message
I would like to:
____ Provide Meals
Special Cooking abilities
__________________________
____ Give Rides
___ Weekdays ___ Evenings
___Weekends ___ Sundays
____ Send Cards
____ Visit people
____ Help with Pastoral Care Groups
Do you have any other skills you would
like to offer? _____________________
________________________________

We might not always know what

we need, but we know we need
help.

We can help only if we

know there is a need

Join
Pastoral Care
at First Unitarian

Please Ask!
pastoralcare@firstuuwilm.org
minister@firstuuwilm.org
First U Office: 302-478-2384
Pastoral Emergencies: 302-723-0191

Pastoral Care Contacts:

Donna Curtis, Pastoral Care Chair
pastoralcare@firstuuwilm.org
Joan Flack, Home Team Chair
Lisa Jacobs, Rides Coordinator
rides@firstuuwilm.org
Rev. Michelle Collins
302-478-2384 (office)
302-723-0191 (cell; call/text)
michelle@firstuuwilm.org

Serve & Strengthen

our Beloved
Community
...by providing emotional and
practical support to those in the
congregation experiencing a
difficult time.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
OF WILMINGTON
730 Halstead Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-2384
www.firstuuwilm.org

Caring & Services

Pastoral Care Volunteers provide a caring
presence, careful listening, and a wide
range of support services to church
members and friends facing challenges
and unusual stresses. Our ministers and
volunteers work together to offer a
loving community and an atmosphere of
hope and acceptance for those who are
in need. Pastoral Care Volunteers receive
specialized training for their roles as
needed.
As part of Pastoral Care you can help
provide...

Lifespan care through both times of

crisis and joy
Caring support to those who are ill in
hospitals, home, or care facilities
1-on-1 visits by lay people trained in
empathic listening
Rides to appointments or errands
Meals during a difficult time
Cards to show support & caring
Emotional support when facing a
personal or family crisis
Food shelf for members & friends
Grief support and recovery
Specialized support groups

We need one another when we

mourn and would be comforted.
We need one another when we
are in trouble and afraid.
We need one another when we
are in despair, in temptation, and
need to be recalled to our best
selves again.
We need one another when we
would accomplish some great
purpose, and cannot do it alone.
We need one another in the hour
of success, when we look for
someone to share our triumphs.
We need one another in the hour
of defeat, when with
encouragement we might endure,
and stand again.

I would like to...

____ Provide Meals
Make comforting meals for families with
a variety of dietary and allergen-free
requirements. If you have special
cooking skills, please let us know.
____ Give Rides
Help our beloved community stay mobile by
offering occasional rides to doctors
appointments, etc. and/ or weekly rides to
church.

____ Send Cards

Sending caring cards and letters to
members of our community who are
lonely or in transition.
_____ Donate to First U's food pantry
Bring non-perishable food to our pantry
shelves anytime.

We need one another when we

come to die, and would have
gentle hands prepare us for the
journey.

_____ Visit people 1-on-1

Visit members of our community who
can no longer get out and about.

All our lives we are in need, and

others are in need of us.

____ Help with Pastoral Care Groups

George E. Odell
Singing the Living Tradition #468

Receive special training to help organize and

facilitate specialized pastoral care groups.