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How the Episcopal Church Can Help

Through prayer, conversation, and the sacraments, pastoral care embodies Christ’s love and grace. Whether you’re experiencing a moment of joy or hardship, our community is here to walk alongside you, offering spiritual guidance, compassion, prayer, and connection. Let us help you find strength and peace.

When might you need pastoral care?

When Might You Need Pastoral Care?

The Episcopal Churches of Staten Island stand in solidarity with individuals and families facing food insecurity across our communities. In a world where no one should go hungry, we recognize the moral and spiritual responsibility to respond to this crisis with compassion, action, and advocacy.
 

Food insecurity affects many within our communities—children, seniors, military families, veterans, college students, and the working poor. Too often, these individuals and families are forced to make heart-wrenching decisions between basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. As people of faith, we are called to embody Christ’s love by ensuring that those who hunger are fed and that pathways to long-term food stability are created for all.

  • Life’s Milestones: Support for births, baptisms, weddings, divorces, aging, or retirement.

  • Grief and Loss: Comfort during times of mourning or other significant losses.

  • Illness or Crisis: Prayer and presence during chronic illness, mental health challenges, or unexpected emergencies.

  • Faith Struggles: Guidance for reconnecting with God, exploring questions of faith, or making life decisions.

  • Sacramental Preparation: Assistance with confession, confirmation, ordination, or other sacraments.

  • Connecting to Christian Community: integrating into church life, deepening spiritual practices, and spiritual gifts exploration.

  • ​Celebrations in Life: Anniversaries, birthdays, home blessings, and many other special moments in life can be marked with prayer and blessings.

How the Episcopal Church Can Help

Through prayer, conversation, and the sacraments, pastoral care embodies Christ’s love and grace. Whether you’re experiencing a moment of joy or hardship, our community is here to walk alongside you, offering spiritual guidance, compassion, prayer, and connection. Let us help you find strength and peace.

Contact us to learn more about pastoral care or to speak with a member of our clergy.

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