| Volunteer Position Template |
Star of the Sea Parish |
| Title: |
Pastoral Ministry to the Shut-Ins (Communion) |
| Reports To: |
Pastor |
| Number of Volunteers Directed: |
Varies from Year to Year |
| Purpose: |
- Minister to the shut-ins
- Bring the Eucharist to the shut-ins
- Provide parish connection
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| Job Responsibilities: |
- Acts as a liaison with Pastor
- Know the appropriate liturgy for distribution of Eucharist
- Maintain confidentiality
- Always to go as a team of 2 people
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| Skills, Attitudes, Knowledge: |
- Must adhere to the Responsible Faith Ministry Committee expectations
- Requires Police Check
- Active member of the Church community
- Person of faith and prayer
- Good listener
- Ability to communicate
- Ability to relate and respond
- Ability to remain objective
- Dependability
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| Relationships/Liaison: |
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| Time Commitments: |
- 2 hours per week
- Reviewed annually
- 2 year renewable term (with sanction of the Pastor)
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| Benefits and Challenges: |
- Bring the church to shut-ins
- Personally rewarding
- Time management
- Balancing empathy and objectivity
- Initiating general conversation
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| Success Measures: |
- Feedback from the shut-ins
- Degree of contact maintained
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| Training: |
- Orientation
- Semi-annual workshop
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