At North Parish we believe in making room in our lives for kindness, compassion, and love.
Support is available at North Parish. While the Minister provides professional pastoral care to the congregation, we feel it is important for each of us to share the honor and responsibility of ministering to each other. Though we don’t all know each other, and our life experiences are unique, we share relatable feelings, concerns and hopes. We all have gifts to offer. We encourage people to reach out to their church groups to offer and ask for help when needed.
What pastoral care is available?
Our minister is available in times of grief, loss and life transitions of all kinds or to help individuals explore questions and concerns about their spiritual life and journey.
What our minister can provide:
- Confidential pastoral conversations on grief and loss, any of life’s changes or challenges such as job loss, a child leaving home, a parent transitioning to a nursing home, a new family member through birth or adoption etc.
- A safe place to explore your feelings of pain, guilt, disappointment, shame, exhaustion.
- Someone to talk to about a celebration, a new job, going to school or another joyful event
- Pastoral counseling is short-term in nature. If further counseling is needed, the minister will suggest seeking services for grief counseling, hospice, mental health, addiction, elder or community services etc.
How do I Arrange for pastoral support?
Please email our Minister to request a time to meet.
During summer months, our area ministers provide pastoral support coverage for each other. If you need support during July or August, here is where you will find the contact information for coverage during those months.