Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care & Visitation
The Pastoral Care Team ministers to members who are experiencing a health crisis and are in the hospital or another care facility or at home. Please call the church office to request pastoral care.
Altar Flowers Ministry
The Church Altar flowers are taken on Sunday to parishioners who are in the hospital or other locations in the in Fort Worth and surrounding areas. They are donated to the Church, Chapel and Children's Chapel by parishioners wishing to remember a loved one, celebrate a birthday or anniversary, etc. One may volunteer to take the Sunday flowers by calling the Parish office and if you know of someone in need of flowers to brighten their day, please also notify the Parish office. The cost of the flowers is as follows: $115.00 for the Church Altar, $75.00 for the Chapel Altar and $10.00 for the Children's Chapel Altar. Contact Sanda Warren.
Counseling
The clergy of St. Andrew's are available for personal counseling in their offices as needed by parish members or others. This should be arranged by appointment. The clergy adhere to the confidential nature of counseling sessions. Referrals will be made where appropriate.
Eucharistic Visitations
Through this ministry Communion is taken directly from a Sunday morning Service to parishioners who are unable to join the community at worship. The person who leads in the visit will have received training through the Pastoral Care Office and a license from the bishop. Normally another parishioner accompanies the leader, and this person requires no special training or a license. To inquire about training for this ministry or to indicate interest in accompanying a license Visitor on a visit, contact the Pastoral Care Office at (817) 500-5840.
St. Martha's Meals Ministry
St. Martha's Meals Ministry nourishes the needs of the parish with loaves and fishes. Bringing the body of Christ together, this ministry includes all who are willing to provide meals for families in times of need such as illness, death, new baby, or other such occasions. Contact Barbara Ragsdale.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Prayer Shawls are available to be given to persons experiencing sickness or other stressful circumstances. Parishioners taking part in this ministry knit the shawls according to a simple pattern, praying all the while for those who will receive them. Upon completion the shawls are blessed by one of the clergy and, when a need arises, delivered along with a beautiful Prayer Shawl blessing card. The reported joy and comfort experienced by those receiving shawls are a great blessing as well to those who create these precious gifts.
The Prayer Chain
The Prayer Chain exists at St. Andrew’s to hold daily before God the names and needs of persons who request that of its members. The names are held in strict confidence among the members of the group and must be resubmitted regularly to remain on the list. Each member of the team prays on his own after his own fashion. Very occasionally the members meet for the purpose of good communication and to exchange ideas. Names may be submitted to Ethel Warren or call St. Andrew’s office at 817-332-3191 and leave a message on extension 3501. This is a secure extension. Permission should be obtained before submitting the name of someone other than oneself. Prayer and Attendance card
Weddings
Marriage is the committed, lifelong union between a man and a woman. It is celebrated and contracted as a solemn covenant before God, and in the company of at least two witnesses. The union of husband and wife in heart, body and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy, for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity, and, when it is God’s will, for the procreation of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord.
The clergy, staff and congregation of St. Andrew’s want each wedding to be glorious. For that reason, the church has published policies for all weddings held at St. Andrew’s. Experience has taught us that the wedding of which you have dreamed will be much enhanced when all parties concerned are familiar with the policies from the beginning. Click here for more information.
Funerals
For good reason the liturgical color of every Christian funeral is white.
For every Christian funeral is always a re-celebration of Easter. We enter into that “house of mourning” with the triumphant certainty that death does not have the last word. No, the risen Lord does. And He has pronounced and demonstrated his utter victory over death. And in his triumph over death in his resurrection, Christian people see a foretaste of their own ultimate victory. St. Andrew’s offers funeral planning guidelines forms to fill out that offers suggestions, not as binding instructions to those who will actually design and conduct our services, but rather as pointers or reminders of some of the things which were dear to us throughout our lives.
a) to urge us all to give these matters some thought now so that we might better learn to live with the end in view and
b) to provide some helpful suggestions to those who will plan and preside at our funerals.
Click here. to access the form.