Pastoral Care
Stephen Ministers
Everyone goes through difficult seasons. Having someone to care, listen, and share God’s love can help you through any confusion, stress and loneliness you may be feeling. Stephen Ministers are part of the Pastoral Care Team at Riverbend. Stephen Ministers assist Riverbend's Pastoral Care Ministers and their blue name badges identify them.
WHAT DO STEPHEN MINISTERS DO?
- They are servants, listeners, and supportive resource persons.
- They listen, pray, share Christ's love, and attend to the care-giving process.
- They are trained to care for individuals who are: grieving, in need of long-term care, dying, hospitalized, divorcing, experiencing losses as they age, or most other crises.
- They maintain confidentiality, but are not licensed counselors.
- They serve communion every Sunday in the Upper Room from 10:30–11:30AM.
For more information
CONTACT
Pastor: Paulette Schwartz
Coordinator: Linda Smith
Phone: 512 327-3540
BECOMe A STEPHEN MINISTER
Stephen Ministers are volunteers who have completed 50 hours of training and are asked to commit to at least two years for training, service and regular supervision.
Funerals
Riverbend provides a unique place for loved ones to be remembered and/or memorialized. Whether it's a memorial service in our Smith Family Chapel or an intimate gathering in Remembrance Gardens, we are there to help you through this difficult time in your life. Remembrance Gardens offers a variety of ways to honor loved ones. You may select a place for the ashes of a loved one, devote space to memorialize a life, or simply come to reflect on life's passages.
Contact Paulette for more info, or to reserve the Chapel or Fellowship Hall >
Contact Keary for more info about the Remembrance Gardens >