Get Connected - Lay Eucharistic Visitors

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The Eucharist is taken to church members and people who are unable to attend church due to illness or other incapacitating circumstances. The communion elements have been blessed in a regular service and the communion is taken as an extension of that service. Twice a month, two lay Eucharistic visitors conduct a Eucharistic worship service at the local nursing/rehabilitation facility.

Skills Needed: Pastoral skills; understanding of procedures of the Eucharist; sense of the awesomeness of the ritual.
Commitment: Varies depending on the number of visits and travel distance.
Training Required:

• Completion of the Community of Hope training program.
• Each person involved in this ministry is licensed by the Diocese. Training is provided and a simulation conducted before requesting a license from the Diocese.

Need for More People: Yes.
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