Pastoral Care

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="077785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Pastoral Care</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Helping People Become Lifelong Followers of Jesus Christ</B></I></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="078d2b03.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Katikati "><B>ST PAUL'S HOME</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Katikati "><B><IMG SRC="08823350.jpg" border=0 width="35" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ALPHA"><B>ALPHA</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Association of Presbyterian Women (APW)"><B>APW - Association of Presbyterian Women</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Children"><B>Children</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Support"><B>Community Support</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Evening Services"><B>Evening Services</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Global Missions"><B>Global Mission</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journeys"><B>Journeys</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Library"><B>Library</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mainly Music"><B>Mainly Music</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="pastoral_care.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pastoral Care"><B>Pastoral Care</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prayer "><B>Prayer</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Babs"><B>Second Hand Clothing</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Meeting Groups"><B>Small Meeting Groups</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spiritual Growth Discipleship"><B>Spiritual Growth & Discipleship</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sports Activities"><B>Sports Activities</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="the_living_room.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Living Room"><B>The Living Room</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Youth Group"><B>Youth Group</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=350 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Pastoral Care Team</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Alison Parish leads the Pastoral Care Team of St Paul's, Katikati in providing spiritual, emotional and practical support for members of the congregation.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Each member of the congregation is assigned a Pastoral Care Visitor who endeavours to visit those in their care at least twice per year.  All Elders at St Paul's are Pastoral Care Visitors, however, given the size of the congregation, their are others who have volunteered to serve in this role.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>If you are unaware of who your Pastoral Care Visitor is, or if you are in need of a visit, please contact </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="mailto: collies@actrix.co.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: collies@actrix.co.nz"><I><B>Alison Parish</B></I></A></FONT><I><B>.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Honorary Pastor Visiting Many</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Since Lindsay Coop was appointed assistant pastor many people around the parish have appreciated visits by him and Dorothy.  Lindsay is a retired Baptist Minister and teacher. Their pastoral skills are a wonderful gift to our church.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Lindsay and Dorothy's visiting is extending our pastoral care beyond what Martin, and the elders, and the pastoral care team led by Alison Parish, and the small groups continue to do.  In particular, Lindsay and Dorothy focus on our senior parishioners and those with special needs.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>When asked about his role Lindsay said, “Whichever way you look at our growing numbers, to maintain regular pastoral care has no easy solution.  Some may need  concentrated help for a period which puts others down the line as it were.  We enjoy our work , which the elders have asked us to do.  If you have not yet had us call, please do not hesitate to phone us or</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="mailto: l.d.coop@clear.net.nz" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: l.d.coop@clear.net.nz"><I><B> email us</B></I></A></FONT><I><B> and we will make a time to visit.  This all helps us to become better Lifelong Followers of Jesus.”</B></I></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=165 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7187da20.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Alison Parish</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4ec7d9d0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Lindsay Coop</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4ee7d990.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Dorothy Coop</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=40 BGCOLOR="#330000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Core Values"><B>Core Values</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Activities"><B>Activities</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spiritual Formation"><B>Spiritual Formation</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leadership"><B>Leadership</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ServingAdmin"><B>Serving&Admin</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building Project"><B>Building Project</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><B>Calendar of Events</B></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>