Pastoral Care and Services
Home Visitation
An important part of how clergy get to know their people is by visiting with them in their homes our for a meal out in the city. Should you wish to to have a member of clergy look to join your family for a meal or visit, please contact one of clergy members.
Blessing of a Home
The BOS provides a form for Celebration for a Home, which is also known as a house blessing. Members of the household and friends assemble in the living room of the home. The service includes a collect and one or more readings from scripture or other appropriate readings. A homily or brief address may follow. The service may include an invocation that God will be present in the home to banish every unclean spirit and make it a secure habitation for those who dwell in it. The service may conclude with a dismissal. Incense and holy water may be used to symbolize the purification and blessing of the home. The service may be followed by a party to continue the celebration. This service may be done shortly after a household moves to a new home, or at any appropriate time when a Celebration for a Home is desired. Please contact a member of the clergy should you desire a house blessing.
Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child
The BCP (p. 439) states that after the birth or adoption of a child, the parents and other family members should come to the church to be welcomed by the congregation and give thanks to God. It is desirable that this be done at a Sunday service. However, the BCP does allow for this ceremonial to take place in the home. The BCP provides a form for A Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child (pp. 440-445).
Service of a Loss or Beloved Animal
The Episcopal Church provides for a simple service of thanking God for the companionship that are pets and animals provide us. Should you wish to have this service preformed at your home, please contact a member of clergy. This service is very appropriate for those taking the loss of an animal our pet hard.
An important part of how clergy get to know their people is by visiting with them in their homes our for a meal out in the city. Should you wish to to have a member of clergy look to join your family for a meal or visit, please contact one of clergy members.
Blessing of a Home
The BOS provides a form for Celebration for a Home, which is also known as a house blessing. Members of the household and friends assemble in the living room of the home. The service includes a collect and one or more readings from scripture or other appropriate readings. A homily or brief address may follow. The service may include an invocation that God will be present in the home to banish every unclean spirit and make it a secure habitation for those who dwell in it. The service may conclude with a dismissal. Incense and holy water may be used to symbolize the purification and blessing of the home. The service may be followed by a party to continue the celebration. This service may be done shortly after a household moves to a new home, or at any appropriate time when a Celebration for a Home is desired. Please contact a member of the clergy should you desire a house blessing.
Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child
The BCP (p. 439) states that after the birth or adoption of a child, the parents and other family members should come to the church to be welcomed by the congregation and give thanks to God. It is desirable that this be done at a Sunday service. However, the BCP does allow for this ceremonial to take place in the home. The BCP provides a form for A Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child (pp. 440-445).
Service of a Loss or Beloved Animal
The Episcopal Church provides for a simple service of thanking God for the companionship that are pets and animals provide us. Should you wish to have this service preformed at your home, please contact a member of clergy. This service is very appropriate for those taking the loss of an animal our pet hard.