Pastoral Care Booklet

Anointing Mass

Sr. Leonette Juengst…………………………..846-8207 ext. 207

Twice per year during a weekend Mass, this sacrament is offered to anyone wishing these special blessings.

Beginning Again—South County Catholic

Divorce Ministry

Sr. Leonette Juengst…………………………...846-8207 ext.206

Libby Long.................................................................... 894-1373

A collaborative effort of several South County parishes: Assumption; Mary, Mother of the Church; Queen of All Saints; St. Catherine Labouré; St. Francis of Assisi; St. Margaret Mary; St. Mark’s; St. Simon. This program offers support for those experiencing the changes and transitions of divorce.

à Divorce Care

Jean Stortzum…………………………………….704-1870

Divorce Care is a program designed to equip churches to conduct ongoing ministry to separated and divorced people. The Divorce Care program takes a biblical approach to divorce, separation, and related issues such as reconciliation, remarriage, forgiveness, and the effect of divorce on children and families. Divorce Care emphasizes that real healing from the intense pain of divorce must begin with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each Divorce Care meeting consists of two parts: a videotape “seminar” followed by support group discussion.

à Steps to Wholeness

Jean Stortzum…………………………………….704-1870

A seven session workshop offered for those dealing with the new experience of the loss of a marriage . . . suffering from brokenness, alienation, and confusion.

Bereavement Anniversary Cards

Pat Arconati...................................................................... 846-4892

Sympathy cards are sent on the year anniversary to those who have lost a spouse or family member through death.

Bereavement Cards

Audrey Fuchs................................................................ 846-8410

Sympathy cards are sent to those who have lost a spouse or family member through death.

Cancer Support Group

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

A support group for those who have cancer, or those whose loved ones have cancer. This group is offered when there is an adequate number of interested participants.

Children and Grief Ministry

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

Program designed for children who have suffered a loss of any kind.

Cope With Hope

Peggy Kalinowski......................................................... 846-4677

An active group ministry that provides a safe environment for mutual support. Information is available to those experiencing the effects of a chronic condition or chronic pain. This includes both the person suffering and those in his/her life affected by his/her condition.

Mom-2-Mom Ministry

Kate Lewandowski....................................................... 293-1281

This group provides encouragement, companionship, and spiritual support to expectant mothers from pregnancy through birth.

Eucharist-At-Home

Claire Schoen............................................................... 846-8558

Eucharistic Ministers will bring Communion to those in the home or nursing home unable to get to church.

Funeral Attendance Phone Chain

Linda Winkler................................................................ 846-2775

Phone chain to parishioners who are willing to attend funeral

liturgies.

Funeral Luncheon

Pietrina Dorsey............................................................. 846-5014

Volunteers provide a meal, both food and service, in the Church Hall, after the funeral liturgy.

Funeral Planning

Provides assistance to those needing to plan a wake service and/or funeral liturgy at the time of death or prior to an anticipated death.

Betty Bast................. 846-6917 Peggy Kalinowski 846-4677

Barb Dowling.. 846-8207 x207 Ginny Kurt........... 846-5594

Ruth Hagemann....... 846-9922 Nancy Schillinger 846-8220

Nancy Jersa............. 846-2509 Sheila Treptow... 846-4015

Sr. Leonette Juengst 846-8207 x206.................. Mary Trueman.. 846-5131

Get Well Cards

Linda Winkler................................................................ 846-2775

Sends “Get Well” and “Thinking of You” cards to those parishioners hospitalized or ill. List is compiled by the Parish Nurse.

Grief Letters

Kathy Schmidt............................................................... 846-4361

Cathy Murphy................................................................ 846-0154

Timed grief letters and “Care Notes” are mailed to families who have lost a loved one through death.

Growing Through Grief Support Group

Dick Blowers................................................................. 846-8468

Sr. Leonette Juengst..................................... 846-8207 ext. 206

Support for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Eight week session offered once per year.

Health Education; Health Screenings; Health Fair

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

Personal health education, speakers, various screenings, and health fairs are offered by the Parish Nurse.

Home Meals

Dick Blowers................................................................. 846-8468

A group of volunteers provides prepared meals to those unable to prepare their own due to illness, hospitalization, or grief.

Home Visits

Pastoral Care Ministers................................ 846-8207 ext. 207

Ministry provided to assess needs, refer, or provide for the spiritual, emotional, or physical needs of parishioners.

Hospice

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

Hospice Care in the form of physical, emotional, or spiritual support is offered by Pastoral Care Ministers trained in hospice.

Hospital Visitation

Betty Bast/Lay Ministers.............................................. 846-6917

Ministry provides for spiritual, sacramental, or emotional needs of those hospitalized. Call received through the Parish Nurse or

parish office will be directed to coordinator and appropriate staff.

Joseph and Martha Ministry

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

This ministry is designed to match people in QAS parish who need assistance with those who are able to provide services. This ministry serves not only single parents, but also those who are chronically ill, elderly, etc. Services can include, but are not limited to: simple household repairs, appliance repairs, electrical, mending, meal preparation, grocery shopping, transportation.

Memorial Mass

Betty Bast...................................................................... 846-6917

This special Mass is offered in the Fall for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. A reception follows the Mass.

Social Midlife Connection

Theresa Gibbar............................................................ 846-2698

Cathy Murphy................................................................ 846-0154

Kathy Schmidt............................................................... 846-4361

Barb Dowling.................................................. 846-8207 ext 207

Vicki Gallagher............................................................. 846-6547

This ministry addresses the social, spiritual, psychosocial, and emotional needs of midlife parishioners.

Ministry to the Disabled

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

Offers help as needed for those who are disabled.

Nursing Home Visits

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

Nursing home visits are provided by members of Pastoral Care.

Parish Nurse Program

Barb Dowling................................................. 846-8207 ext. 207

The Parish Nurse promotes wellness, optimal health, and healing using a holistic approach. She offers counseling, resources, referrals, spiritual support, education, and advocacy.

Pastoral Care Training

Sr. Leonette Juengst..................................... 846-8207 ext. 206

Extensive training is given for those becoming Pastoral Care Ministers, and on-going training is given for current ministers.

Prayer Line

Bud & Helen Erlinger................................................... 846-8384

A small group of lay ministers who will pray for the needs of those who contact them. Prayer ministers are notified through a phone chain.

Resource Library

Peggy Kalinowski......................................................... 846-4677

Books, videos, pamphlets, and medical supplies are available to parishioners on an "as-needed" basis.

Transportation

Pat Keller....................................................................... 846-4937

Volunteers provide rides for the parishioners as needed. Example: to the doctor, hospital, grocery store, bank, etc.

Yoga

Barb Dowling.................................................. 846-8207 ext.207

Yoga is offered starting in September for eight-week sessions. The classes are on Tuesday evenings in the school library from 7 - 8:15 p.m.

Pat Anderson 6533 Towne Woods Drive 846-8487

Judy Appel-Fahy 6023 Gatling Drive 846-8386

Pat Arconati 7263 Spring Water Court 846-4892

Betty Bast 2532 Christopher Lake Ct. 846-6917

Dick Blowers 3 Christopher Bluffs Court 846-8468

Barb Dowling 128 Staehle Court 846-2986

Mary Ealum 7014 Christopher Drive 846-8132

Shelia Dettmann 6800 Graystone 846-4809

Audrey Fuchs 400 Bluff Crest Court 846-8410

Vicki Gallagher 135 Tori Pines Drive 846-6547

Ruth Hagemann 2712 Denacre Drive 846-9922

Tom Hoy 3045 Summerfield Manor 846-8469

Nancy Jersa 7316 Christopher Drive 846-2509

Sr. Leonette Juengst 4708 Mattis Road (63128) 894-7357

Peggy Kalinowski 2658 Brickmore Court 846-4677

Jerry Kurt 7311 Stream Valley Court 846-5594

Cathy Murphy 2922 Emerald Bend Court 846-0154

EvaJean Morris 6300 Highland Estates Dr. 846-5716

Pat Knobbe 2540 Cripple Creek 846-7172

Dorothy Nadolny 2603 Black Forest Drive 846-2365

Judy Peckham 6928 Shady Lawn Drive 846-0553

Nancy Schillinger 1 Christopher Bluffs Court 846-8220

Kathy Schmidt 2638 Cripple Creek Drive 846-4361

Rick Schmidt 2638 Cripple Creek Drive 846-8361

Sheila Treptow 132 Staehle Court 846-4015

Mary Trueman 3029 Olde Post Rd. 846-5131

Linda Winkler 2616 Circlewood Trail 846-2775

Aids Information Hotline...................... 1-800-342-2437

St. Louis Contact.......................................................... 471-1186

Al-Anon/Al-Alteen Hotline.................. 1-800-356-9996

Alcoholic’s Anonymous................................... 647-3677

Alliance for Mentally Ill............................... 966-4670

Monthly person-to-person support groups. Referral and assistance

with obtaining services. Family oriented. No fee.

Alzheimer’s Association.................................. 432-3422

Breast Cancer Support Group.................. 525-1288

Meets at St. Anthony's Hospital on the 4th Thursday of every month, from 7 - 9 p.m. Meetings are held in the 8th Floor A and B conference rooms. For more information call Cindy Sair.

Bereaved Parents USA.................................... 878-0890

Formerly called Compassionate Friends, a self-help organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. Meeting times and places vary.

Candlelighters

Parents' Support Group for parents whose children have or have had cancer. Write them at: Childhood Cancer Foundation, 3035 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1011, Washington, DC, 20006.

Catholic Family Counseling.......................... 792-7030

Professional individual, family, and marital counseling services to anyone within the Archdiocese of St. Louis regardless of race, religion, or national origin. Fee based on sliding scale. 7800 Kenrick Road,

St. Louis, MO, 63119.

Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline... 1-800-367-2543

County Health Information............................ 854-6600

Depressive and Manic Depressive Association 776-3969

Self Help and family support groups for depressives and manic depressives.

Drug Abuse Hotline............................................ 645-9147

Drug Hotline (St. Louis)..................................... 621-4333

First Candle/SIDS Alliance ................ 1-800-221-SIDS

http://firstcandle.org

H.E.L.P.S.- Helping Elderly Live Privately & Safely 913-4142

Offers creative solutions to seniors who need assistance but want to remain in their home.

Kids in the Middle, Inc.

Carol McMahan.............................................................. 909-9922

Counseling for children of divorce, separation, and remarriage. located at 8129 Delmar, St. Louis, MO, 63130. Monday through Friday;

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Learning Consultants, Inc............................. 863-0232

Evaluation, therapy, testing, and tutoring.

Life Crisis.................................................................. 647-4357

Primarily a suicide hotline, but also helps people in any crisis situation.

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)... 426-1595

http://www.madd.org/home

Missouri Child Care Resource and

Referral Network ................................. 1-800-200-9017

Network of child care resources and referral for all of Missouri. Provides information and education in all areas relating to child care.

Missouri School Violence Hotline 1-866-748-7047

Hotline for students, teachers, or schools to report violence.

Parental Stress Helpline.................. 1-800-367-2543

Gives resource numbers for help in your area.

Parentlink.......................................................... 1-800-552-8522

St. Louis Resource Center

Contact Lori.................................................................. 822-2323

St. Anthony’s Hospital...................................... 525-1000

St. Louis Society of the Blind

and Visually Impaired........................................ 968-9000

Rehabilitation services in the home, support groups for the visually

impaired. Located at 8770 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO, 63144.

Senior Services Hotline....................... 1-800-392-0210

For elderly abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the community or nursing facility.

Share.......................................................................... 768-8349

Comfort and support for parents who experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or loss of a newborn. Contact the Hospice Department.

South County Health Center....................... 842-1300

Stroke Club, St. Anthony's Hospital

Contact Kim.................................................................. 525-4542

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priest -

(S.N.A.P)....................................................................... 862-7688

Local Director: Barbara Dorris

Local Web Site: http://www.snapmidwest.org

Survivors of Suicide

Life Crisis Contact: Nancy........................................... 647-3100

Hotline:........................................................................... 647-4357

Support Group for those who have lost a loved one by suicide.

Victims of Crime................................................... 652-3623

Referral and resources of Mental Health Agencies for sexual abuse victims and their families. Information on the criminal justice system, community education opportunities, and trauma awareness.

Webster Groves Counseling....................... 963-9600

“Family Center" therapy - Parents of Teenagers group, Motherless Daughters, Self esteem for teens group. Contact Madeleine Lane, SSND, MA, 337 West Lockwood, 63119.

Widowed Persons Service of St. Louis .. 995-1977

A community advocate for the widowed providing a twenty-four hour answering service for referral information and assistance (employment, financial, legal affairs, housing, meals, etc.) One on one contact with trained volunteers is also available. No group meetings. Located at

4580 S. Lindbergh, 63127.

Youth In Need.................................................. 636-946-0101

An emergency shelter for 6 males and 6 females (ages 10-18); out-client counseling for adolescents and their families, transitional living program for youth (ages 6-12); outreach program and teen/parent program. Call the Emergency Shelter at 636-946-3771.