Pastoral Care and Prayer
Reconciliation of a Penitent
The priests of the parish are available to hear confessions at any time of the year. Lent is a season when many are moved to seek this confidential celebration of God’s healing love. Information on the rite is found on page 446 of the Book of Common Prayer and two forms follow. Contact a member of the clergy for an appointment or to learn more.
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Select the Ministry Leader Directory from the Quicklinks menu at the top right of any page on our website, and you’ll get an alphabetical listing of all the ministry groups at St. C’s.
Pastoral Emergencies
In an emergency, if someone is in the hospital or has an urgent need to see a priest, you may reach one through the on-call phone at 202-669-4856. (This number is also available on the church’s voice-mail system.)
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We care for one another in many ways at St. Columba’s. We pray daily for those who are sick or in a time of crisis. Clergy and lay volunteers visit parishioners in the hospital and take Holy Communion to those who can no longer make it to church on Sunday. Gifts of flowers or a home-cooked meal remind those who are enjoying the birth of a new child or suffering the loss of a loved one that St. Columba’s is thinking about them. Pastoral care takes many forms but it is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian community.
Rob Boulter, Associate Rector for Pastoral Care, and Anona Fowler, Pastoral Associate, lead our pastoral care ministry. Every week the clergy and other staff meet to discuss current pastoral needs and assign and evaluate the care we offer. We work together with a variety of ministry groups to ensure that parishioners receive what they need in times of sorrow and times of celebration. We encourage you to let us know when an illness, death, transition or joyful event, such as a baby’s birth, occurs in your life. You may call the church during office hours at 202-363-4119 or send an e-mail to pastoral@columba.org.
In an emergency, if someone is in the hospital or has an urgent need to see a priest, you may reach one through the on-call phone at 202-669-4856. (This number is also available on the church’s voice-mail system.)
Click on the links below for more information:
Receiving Care
Contacting Clergy
Prayer Requests
Healing Rite
Home Communion
Stephen Ministry
Remembering Group
Offering Care
Flower Delivery
Good Shepherds
Healing Ministers
Prayer Chain
Stephen Ministry
Visiting Eucharistic Ministers
To contact a ministry leader via e-mail, simply click the person’s name or e-mail address.
