The Caring Ministry at AUMC is just like it sounds. It is a group of people who care for and about the many people who are a part of the Annandale Church family. It has many parts and takes many hands to provide the loving care. We welcome volunteers to help us in the many facets of this ministry.
Things we do:
We welcome anyone, young or old, to help with this ministry by writing cards or letters, delivering flowers, donating cards and/or postage stamps, making phone calls, planning visits or providing occasional rides. We also welcome any ideas for more ways to show love to our AUMC family. If you would like to get involved or get support, email cyndij123@verizon.net or call 571-212-8824.
Things we do:
- Pray: Each week, we publish the prayer list, a list of members and their friends who need prayers, in our bulletin and in a Sunday email to our members. To add a name to this list, email connect@annandale-umc.org .
- Send Birthday cards to those who are 80 years young and above. We try to keep track of our members' birthdays; if we missed yours, contact connect@annandale-umc.org d we'll get you on the list.
- Call, send cards, and bring communion to our homebound members.We bring communion elements that have been blessed by our pastors to our homebound members once a month. If you would like to get involved, or know of a homebound member who could use some extra support, email cyndij123@verizon.net or call 571-212-8824.
- Drop by with Flowers. Each week, members donate flowers to decorate our sanctuary during worship; after the worship, the flowers are either taken home by the member who donated them or brought to one of our homebound members to brighten their space. Flowers for the altar cost $30; to donate flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one, contact Harry Elanko at helanko@annandale-umc.org .
- Provide Prayer Shawls. Our Prayer Shawl Ministry members knit or crochet shawls by hand, which are then prayed over, blessed, and given to our members who are sick, grieving, homebound, or who need a special blessing. If you are interested in being of part of this ministry or if you know of someone who would like a prayer shawl, please contact Rita Witkowski, rita6@cox.net , or Elaine Woods, ewoods@annandale-umc.org .
We welcome anyone, young or old, to help with this ministry by writing cards or letters, delivering flowers, donating cards and/or postage stamps, making phone calls, planning visits or providing occasional rides. We also welcome any ideas for more ways to show love to our AUMC family. If you would like to get involved or get support, email cyndij123@verizon.net or call 571-212-8824.