Pastoral Care at OLA
Healing, Outreach, Advocacy
The USCCB's document on The Ministry of Pastoral Care states that "pastoral care is a compassionate presence in imitation of Jesus' care of people, especially those who were hurting and in need. Pastoral care is most fundamentally a relationship—a ministry of compassionate presence. This was Jesus' caring stance toward all people, especially those who were hurting or in need. Pastoral care enables healing and growth to take place within individuals and their relationships. It nurtures growth toward wholeness, and provides guidance in decision-making, and challenges obstacles to positive development."
At Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church we strive to put the loving heart of Jesus in action in our Pastoral Care Ministries. We want to demonstrate a dedication to human dignity, appreciation for individual differences, a dedication to justice, and mercy through an incarnation of love and hope. We pray that should you find your self, a family member or another to be in need of our attentions to please check out the various ministries in our Healing Ministries or our Outreach & Advocacy Ministries.
Healing Ministries
Within the Healing Ministries one can find help and assistance through these ministries:
Outreach Ministries
Within the Outreach and Advocacy Ministries our parishioners can find a places to help the community throught these ministries:
Additional Resources
Guardian Angel Financial Assistance Ministry
"...You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39
At any point in time, one of us may need a Guardian Angel to help us. The Guardian Angel Fund is created to assist parishioners as well as outreach to the broader community. 100% of donations from the contributors are re-directed to those in need in our community. Assistance is offered for a variety of concerns including utilities, a portion of rent and some medical expenses. Volunteers are needed to review assistance requests under the supervision of parish staff. Experience in social work and/or counseling is helpful. Meet with the suffering face of Christ in the people coming forward for assistance and be forever changed.
Contact: Our Lady of Angels
Phone: 469-467-9669
Donations
Please consider donating to the Guardian Angel Fund. Click here for the link to donate.
We appreciate all donations.
“"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ "
— Matthew 25: 35-40