Our Pastoral Care Department can provide support to you in your time of need, whether in it be in your home, hospital or care facility. In addition to outreach services, we provide consultation, referral and educational materials on a variety of topics and issues in a confidential manner. Volunteer ministers are trained to assist with the following programs:

• Hospital Visitation
• Communion to the Homebound
• Rosary and Communion Services to Care Facilities
• Meal Ministries
• Alzheimer's Care Team
• Prayer Chain
• Knitting, Quilting, and Crocheting with Love 
• Bereavement Support (individual and group) and Funeral Assistance
• Baptismal Garment Making

• Click on the arrow on the right hand side of this page (next to Pastoral Care) for a link to more information on the ministries within the Pastoral Care program.  if you have any questions, please contact Maura Barrett who runs our Pastoral Care Ministries.

Potential New Ministry ~Parish Pals Telephone Ministry ~ from the convenience of your home. Weekly calls between volunteers and parishioners who could use some added spiritual support and connection with the parish. If you are interested in hearing more, please contact Maura. More to come!

Please note: Due to privacy regulations we may not know if you or your loved one is in the hospital. Be sure to inform the hospital staff that you are from our parish to be included on our visitation list. Upon discharge, let us know if you or your loved one is moving to a facility so we can provide support to you there. Contact Maura in the office.

A Pastoral Visitation to the Sick, Elderly and Homebound Skill Building Workshop ~ will be held again this year. It is a four session program on the following dates: Monday, March 11, 18, 25 & Saturday March 30, 2019. The Monday sessions are 6pm-8pm and the Saturday session is 8:30am-3:30pm. All are held at Christ the King Church, 20 Sumter Ave., Albany, NY. This program will provide information on: the art of pastoral visitation; communication skills; illness issues; spiritual assessment; grief and loss; suffering and faith; death and dying; ritual and sacraments; theology of pastoral care and care giving issues. One pastoral visit is required along with a journal process. Fee: $40 which includes book and materials. Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 25 attendees. For more information contact Maria Schollenberger at Maria.schollenberger@rcda.org or 518-641-6818 or Harley McDevitt at 518-641-6823.