Pastoral Care

Compassion in Action

The Pastoral Care Program at Good Shepherd Ministries is rooted in our Roman Catholic tradition while opening its arms in welcome to persons of all faith traditions and no faith tradition at all.

The Pastoral Care Program includes several elements:

• it offers care, support, encouragement and love to guests, staff, volunteers and visitors;
• it gives voice to the Mission Statement's assertion that each person has the inherent right to be treated with dignity and respect and to live a life free from homelessness;
• it offers spiritual guidance, direction and accompaniment to those in need;
• it offers educational opportunities to learn about the sources and causes of poverty and homelessness This knowledge challenges all to respond in heart felt and generous ways. These educational experiences are founded in the social teachings of the Church and the Charism of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd. They are tailored to meet the needs of high school students, parish and service groups as well as our professional volunteers. 
• it offers a variety of prayers services and rituals to celebrate the special liturgical events of the Church year, as well as interfaith gatherings to reflect our multi-faith population and to include the faith traditions represented by our staff, guests and volunteers;
• it offers visits to the sick, reconciliation in families, presence with the dying and  laying the dead to rest in peace and dignity.

In summary, the Pastoral Care Program holds with great tenderness "the trouble and the beauty" of each day. It serves clients, staff and volunteers.

The troubles and the beauty can be seen in sickness and health, in addiction and freedom, in job loss and work, in isolation and community, in fear and love, in hunger and satisfaction, in depression and hope, and finally, like the Christ himself, in suffering and in rising to new life.

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