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St. George’s Episicopal Church

St. George’s Episicopal Church

Pastoral Care

Staying Connected

Along with staying safe and healthy, clergy, staff, parish leaders, and volunteers are reaching out with our church family to check in and stay connected. Meanwhile, please contact us if you or anyone you know is in need. We'd also love to hear from you if you want to help with meeting some of those needs.

 

Robin Puryear, Pastoral Care Coordinator

Pastoral Care

To arrange for any of the visits listed below, or to learn more, please contact Robin Puryear, Pastoral Care Coordinator | 615-385-2150 x 247 or robin.puryear@stgeorgesnashville.org

Calls & Home Visits

We love to care for our parishioners. Do you know of anyone, homebound or otherwise, in need of a phone call or visit? Please let us know.

Hospital Visits

An important part of the church’s role in the community is to provide care in times of need. Our clergy visit local hospitals to visit church members in need of prayer, anointing, or a visit. We are currently following all recommendations for social distancing, as well as particular hospital guidelines.

Eucharist

We who are many are one body because we all share one bread and one cup. Our volunteer team of Lay Eucharistic Visitors brings Holy Eucharist to those who are not able to come to St. George’s for services.

Pastoral Counsel

St. George’s clergy are available to speak with you personally to provide pastoral support and encouragement.  Please contact any of our clergy directly to schedule an appointment.

Partnership with Rev. Billy Cerveny

There is ongoing conversation about the emotional and spiritual issues affecting our members and our community. We are pleased to share that St. George’s has a formal partnership with Rev. Billy Cerveny, who will offer professional pastoral counsel as an important dimension of our overall pastoral care ministries.

Inquiries & Appointments

To schedule an appointment with Billy, please feel free to contact him directly at  info@redbirdnashville.com or 615-482-4559, or through the Redbird website.

Prayer & Healing Ministry

Sunday Healing Prayers

God heals. We trust that God yearns for all of us to pray for and experience healing – physical, emotional, relational, spiritual. And we give thanks to God when people do experience healing. It’s not every time we pray, and it’s not always in the ways that we expect. But week after week as we pray together, God comes with healing, freedom, joy, and peace. Week after week, God is healing people we love here at St. George’s.

Those who attend services at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday morning are invited to visit the Chapel after receiving communion. Each Sunday, prayer ministers will be waiting to pray with you and for you.

Questions? Contact Brad Thomason, Coordinator | 615-604-3109 or nbradthomason@gmail.com​.

Weekly Healing Service

God delights to bring healing into all parts of our lives. If you desire prayers for yourself or others, we invite you to our Healing Service every Wednesday at 10:00am in the Chapel. In addition to readings and Eucharist, a priest and a lay person will be present to pray with you for any need including physical, mental, or emotional healing.

Intercessory Prayer

The Intercessory Prayer Group meets for Bible study to learn about prayer and how to pray faithfully for different circumstances in life, believing that God responds to our prayers. And of course we pray for ourselves, our families, the church, the community, the nation, and special needs in the world.

Join us each Thursday at 5:00pm in person in the Chapel.

Questions? Contact the Ven. Martin Odidi | 615-385-2150 x 217 or martin.odidi@stgeorgesnashville.org.

Support Ministries  

The following ministries are provided by church volunteers and are open to anyone at St. George’s who may have a need. Please contact the person listed with each ministry below to learn more.

Inreach Shepherds

The Shepherds are a volunteer team ready to answer short term needs of St. George’s parishioners—from rides to the doctor or church, to errands, to small household tasks. They "reach in" to smooth out temporary rough spots in times of need.

Questions? Contact Robin Puryear, Pastoral Care Coordinator | 615-385-2150 x 247 or robin.puryear@stgeorgesnashville.org

Caring Connections

We care for and connect with those in our parish family who are unable to be with us for worship and other weekly activities. Connecting could be as simple as a visit, a phone call, or a card each month.

Questions? Contact Karen Lackey, Coordinator | 615-352-6263 or lackeyjk@comcast.net.

Chefs on Call

This group prepares a choice of casseroles that are frozen for the urgent or chronic needs of our church family and friends. A casserole may be picked up at any time in the church kitchen.

Questions? Contact Sally Miller, Coordinator | sallycmiller1@gmail.com

Flower Ministry

Volunteers deliver special flowers to stay-at-home parishioners during the Christmas and Easter seasons.

Questions? Contact Robin Puryear, Pastoral Care Coordinator | 615-385-2150 x 247 or robin.puryear@stgeorgesnashville.org

Littlest Angels

Volunteers deliver a meal for church members with new babies soon after the birth of a child.

Questions? Contact Amy Greathouse, Coordinator | amywgreathouse@gmail.com or Stephanie Gillmor, Coordinator | StephLTidwell@gmail.com.

Phoebe’s Meals

Based on Romans 16:1-2, this ministry arranges up to 6 meals for parishioners who, for whatever reason, would be blessed by a hot meal delivered to their home.

Questions? Contact Kate Meriwether, Coordinator |
 katetarleton@gmail.com

ROGUES

Do you or a family member need legal, financial, real estate, or other business support? St. George’s ROGUES (Retired Old Guys Unpaid Executive Services) can help guide you! This group of retirees brings together a variety of skills and expertise for sharing.  For more information, contact the Rev. Richard Kew and the rest of the team at rogues@stgeorgesnashville.org.