Funeral Care Team

Funeral Care Team

Contact Person
Mary Ellen McGuire
919.942.6230
To contact by email, click at email me...@stmchapelhill.org

Mission Statement/Purpose
Provide a brief statement to clearly convey the mission or purpose of your ministry. The Funeral Care Team works with the priests and pastoral staff to accompany families in planning funeral liturgies.

Major Accomplishments 
List major events, projects or activities of your ministry and the respective impact or benefit to the parish or community. What does your ministry do to serve or support particular need(s) in our parish or local community? We provide pastoral support for families who have just experienced the death of a loved one. This includes helping plan the funeral mass, being present at funerals, and sometimes providing some follow up bereavement support.

Major Activity
Describe major activities or functions your ministry plans to undertake for the coming year. For example: Host pancake breakfasts to raise funds for “x” activity; host monthly meetings to discuss religious books; welcome and provide support to new parishioners, etc. Include, as appropriate, a listing of opportunities for volunteers to serve.

Meeting Frequency
How often do you meet or serve? Identify the day of week/month and time for regularly occurring meetings or activities. We usually have about 3 funerals each month. Funerals are usually on weekday mornings and sometimes on Saturdays. Family preparatory meetings can be at times of mutual convenience with the priest and family.

Meeting Venue
Parish Center meetings rooms or the sanctuary

Estimated Time Commitment for Volunteers
Usually 5 hours/month; however, times are unpredictable so volunteers must be flexible and available during weekdays.

Special Skills
Comfortable around grief; organized; peaceful demeanor; compassionate; good communicator via phone, email, and in-person.