“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matt 18:20
The Clergy and Parish Office should be immediately informed of persons who have been hospitalized. Persons going into the hospital for tests, surgery or treatment should offer this at God's altar, the Sunday prior to entering, at the end of communion. Lay persons trained in calling are available to minister and visit shut-in parishioners. These persons offer a continuing relationship of sharing and caring contact with the ill and the full body of Christ at St. Thomas. The clergy and Lay Eucharistic Ministers (LEMS) will provide the shut-in with the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Lay Eucharistic Ministers (LEMS) are chosen and trained and licensed by the Diocese to assist the clergy in taking communions out to shut-ins following the Sunday Eucharist. The LEM's may be accompanied by other members of the congregation who feel the spiritual call to participate in this ministry. Interested persons should speak to the Rector about the requirements for becoming a LEM. |