Hello St. Paul’s, Life seems to throw challenges our way, and even with good coping skills, family, and other resources, access to trained laypeople to provide one to one, high quality Christian care may be the safety net that makes all the difference. Stephen Ministers are lay people with a heart for caring ministry and … READ MORE…
Want to learn to be an active listener and reach out to others in a distinctively Christian way? On Saturday, March 3, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral will host a Stephen Ministry Introductory Workshop from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and refreshments will be served. Stephen Ministry helps members fulfill their Christian calling … READ MORE…
Every month, our Stephen Ministers have continuing education on specific topics related to caring for others in our congregation. On January 23rd, Bev Franco taught our Stephen Ministers about caring for those contemplating, experiencing or having just had a hospitalization. We toured a hospital with a chaplain and learned some practical and important things, such … READ MORE…
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that has been taking place in congregations across the country since 1975. At St. Paul’s Cathedral, under an anonymous grant, we trained nine Stephen Ministers in 2015. These lay caregivers have been providing high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting or healing from an event … READ MORE…