Pastoral Care Committee

Contact: pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org

For information about specific Pastoral Care programs, check out Pastoral Care Initiatives

Pastoral Care seeks to nurture the spiritual well being of the Meeting Community by:
  • encouraging visiting and fellowship within the Meeting;
  • organizing Friendly 8s dinners;
  • facilitating spiritual formation and friendship;
  • providing assistance to those who are ill, absent, troubled or in material need;
  • organizing and facilitating Memorial Meetings;
  • recommending Memorial Garden policies and arranging Memorial Garden stones/plaques/plants with families;
  • establishing clearness committees for marriage and personal decisions re life transitions;
  • facilitating child welcoming ceremonies;
  • guiding applications for AFM's Emergency Fund for Suffering;
  • checking in with Friends and notifying Directory Coordinator of changes; and
  • contacting familial members about membership when they sunset at 26 years old.
Subcommittees:
Spiritual Friends Group
Quaker Dudes