Caring for our Congregation
Here at the Fellowship, we try to balance taking care of ourselves and being engaged in the wider world. The Caring Council oversees the Fellowship’s efforts at the parts of congregational life devoted to caring for our members’ needs.
Neighborhood Connectors: Neighborhood Connectors coordinate nearby volunteers to provide short term practical support — such as meals, errands, and rides to appointments — to Fellowship members and their families. We also promote social gatherings and communication within the neighborhoods.
Pastoral Care: Pastoral Care is emotional and spiritual support, and is provided by our minister or one of our trained Lay Pastoral Care Associates.
End of Life Planning: The Fellowship encourages talking about and planning for end of life. We have created a helpful planning document and offer a regular series of workshops to assist our congregation and members of the public at large in this endeavor.
Memorial Assistance: When members of our congregation pass away, we have volunteers ready to assist in memorial planning. For more information, please email memorialassistance@bvuuf.org.