Pastoral Care

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Pastoral Care Ministry provides the opportunity to serve those who are sick.  Ministers often bring Holy Communion to those in the hospitals, nursing home and homebound. The goal of this ministry is to reach out to those that cannot join us for Mass and help them feel connected in some way to their parish family at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish.

OLPH Pastoral Care outreach consists of:

• Visiting and serving the Eucharist to patients at Northeast Methodist Hospital in conjunction with St. Helena’s Parish. Ministers generally are scheduled in pairs for one or two days per month
• Visiting and serving the Eucharist to the homebound  on a weekly or bi-weekly basis determined by the individual and the minister
• Visiting and serving the Eucharist to those who have short term illness or had a mishap
• Visiting and serving the Eucharist to parishioners confined to nursing or rehabilitation facilities.   
• Parishioners living at Autumn Wind Retirement Lodge, TureCare, Sodalis, and Live Oak Rehabilitation Center are presently being visit on a weekly base. If someone is seriously ill, it is important to contact the parish immediately.

If you would like to be involved in the Pastoral Care Ministry as a volunteer or are in need of a Homebound Minister, please contact Sister Leonita Barron at 210-651-6913.
 
Funeral Planning
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish provides assistance to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one.  As a parish family we are called to offer consolation, support, and a sense of hope to parishioners at a time of deep pain and sadness.  The parish priest and pastoral care minter will meet with the family to plan for the funeral Mass. The family is assisted with the selection of the Scripture readings for Mass, of hymns, and choosing participants for the service.  It is a way to offer hope and consolation to the family members of the deceased. 

Bereavement Ministry 
Our Lady Perpetual Help Bereavement Ministry invites you to offer you time and talents and to grow spiritually by showing your love and compassion.  The Bereavement Ministry are Parish volunteers who embrace hospitality and provide comfort, love and support to family members and friends of Our Lady of Perpetual Help community, who are experiencing the grief and loss of a loved one after a funeral Mass. As part of the Bereavement Ministry a reception is offered to the family after the funeral Mass.  It is organized into teams, which rotate proving a meal where loved ones can come together and share memories.