Pastoral Care Ministry

This Peer Support group is for those grieving a death of a loved one.  If you have lost a loved one, please join others who have also experienced a loss, for a series of six sessions of information, mutual sharing and peer support in a spiritual, caring, and confidential setting.  We invite you to participate, we are using The New Day Journal, A Journey from Grief to Healing.  The sessions will include time for readings, sharing, reflection and journaling.

Our mission is:

• To provide a Christ-centered support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one.
• To offer peer support (spiritually and emotionally) for those who mourn
• To provide knowledge of the grieving process and tools for the healing journey
• To offer a caring, compassionate and confidential space in which to heal from grief.

• There is no cost to attend.
• All communication will be confidential.

 Are you a compassionate listener?
 Volunteers Needed

St. Benedict is looking to build a team of volunteers to continue the ministries we already have in place and create new ministries based on the needs of the parish. Find out if God is calling you to serve in any of the following areas:

• Planning funeral Masses with families
• Grief support groups
• Home visits
• Prison ministry
• Prayer Services
• Rainbows - A ministry for children coping with grief and loss

Interested in learning more? Contact Carol DeMuria at pastoralcare@stbenedictnj.org .      

Pastoral Care Training for Volunteers

The Diocesan Pastoral Care Training Program applies to all Pastoral Care Ministries, including Pastoral Care of the Sick, Homebound or those in Hospitals/Nursing Homes,  Bereavement/Grief Ministry, Separated and Divorced Ministry, Jail and Prison Ministry, Caregivers Ministry, and More!  Click here for 2018/19 training information.