Pastoral Care at St. Elizabeth's

The Pastoral Care Committee is committed to making St. Elizabeth's a caring, supportive place for everyone. The Committee consists of parishioners who work at discerning and addressing the pastoral needs of the parish. Clergy and parishioners alike share in providing pastoral care at St. Elizabeth's. 

If you or someone you know is physically unable to come to Church, temporarily (as in the case of hospitalization) or for a longer term, please call the Church Office to be sure that we know. The clergy visit all parishioners who are ill or homebound and regularly bring Holy Communion to those who are unable to attend Sunday services. If a member of St. Elizabeth's cannot come to Church, we will bring Church to them. Temporary or long-term infirmity should never separate us from full participation in the sacraments of the Church. The clergy are also available for pastoral counseling by appointment.

Hospital Visits

If you, or a friend, or member of your family goes to the hospital...

The hospitals do not notify the clergy when a member of their congregation enters the hospital. So even though you may tell the hospital that you are a member of St. Elizabeth's, we will not know that you have been admitted unless you or a friend or family member notifies the parish office.

At-Home Visits

If you are at home but unable to come to church, we would very much like to bring communion to you. There is a special, and very brief, service for communion at home which uses bread and wine consecrated at a regular service at St. Elizabeth's. St. Elizabeth's clergy have celebrated this service with a great many of St. Elizabeth's parishioners at their homes or hospital rooms, and we offer it as a reminder that nothing separates us from the love of God, nor does absence remove us from the fellowship of the congregation.

Pastoral Luncheons
Four times a year we organize a luncheon at the Church to bring together people who for a variety of reasons are often unable to attend on Sundays. If you would like to help prepare food or serve at these gatherings, speak call the Church Office at 201-444-2299 or e-mail Parish Administrator Ann Dowling at adowling@stesridgewood.org.

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In an emergency, please call the clergy at home at any time: John Hartnett (201) 444-8269, Rector.