it is more important than ever to remember that we are all united together as the Body of Christ. As Bishop Mueggenborg has said, "We want our people to know that Christ is here for them through us as his mystical body, the church, even though the public celebration of the Eucharist is temporarily suspended. We're encouraging everyone to remember the common good as part of our love of God and neighbor as we do our part to slow down this pandemic."
At Christ Our Hope, we are trying to find creative and new ways to connect with each of you and each other. Some may sound different from what we have tried in the past, but these new times demand new action. Click here to email Deanna Tighe if you are interested in joining a prayer group.
We know that some of our Christ Our Hope family may be experiencing more difficulty, vulnerability, and isolation than others. Our greatest hope is that we can all come together and support each other during this unprecedented time of disconnection. Please email Deanna Tighe.
We are trying to reach out to our Christ Our Hope family through a newly formed Care Team. The CareTeam is a telephone ministry that is lay-led and lay-driven that expresses our church's care and concern for *every* member and "permanent visitor" in our parish. Volunteers will reach out by phone to see how people are doing and offer to talk and pray with them about what they are experiencing during this difficult time. This will also allow us to identify the most vulnerable parishioners and provide for them as needed. The more volunteers we have on the Care Team, the better, as there are many people to call and reach out to, and you can determine the number of people you want to contact.
The only requirement for being a Care Team volunteer is that you are a loving volunteer who can spend a small amount of time on the phone checking up on our parishioners by making this phone call of care and love, reminding people that they belong in the Body of Christ!