Pastoral Care
BeFriender Ministry
A listening ministry of care seeking to heal hearts and energize communities through listening. Visit and bring Communion to those in our community experiencing illness, recovering from surgery, homebound, or are undergoing life transitions. BeFrienders must complete Essential 3 (E3) Requirements before serving.
A listening ministry of care seeking to heal hearts and energize communities through listening. Visit and bring Communion to those in our community experiencing illness, recovering from surgery, homebound, or are undergoing life transitions. BeFrienders must complete Essential 3 (E3) Requirements before serving.
Grief Coalition
Churches in the Bloomington-Richfield area work together to provide free support and education for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one.
When: Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Where: Rotates between churches in the Bloomington-Richfield area
Check out the current schedule here: brgriefcoalition.com
Churches in the Bloomington-Richfield area work together to provide free support and education for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one.
When: Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Where: Rotates between churches in the Bloomington-Richfield area
Check out the current schedule here: brgriefcoalition.com
Martin Luther Campus
Thursday Mass/Rosary
Saint Bonaventure provides Mass or praying the Rosary on alternating weeks. Volunteers escort residents to and from their rooms.
When: Mass: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 9:45 a.m.
Rosary: When: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 9:45 a.m.
Where: Martin Luther Care Center
Thursday Mass/Rosary
Saint Bonaventure provides Mass or praying the Rosary on alternating weeks. Volunteers escort residents to and from their rooms.
When: Mass: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 9:45 a.m.
Rosary: When: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 9:45 a.m.
Where: Martin Luther Care Center
Sunday Communion Service
Rotating teams escort residents to and from their rooms for Sunday Communion Service. One Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) will stay at Martin Luther Care Center, and another will go to Meadow Woods Assisted Living and lead the Communion Service.
When: Communion Service Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Martin Luther Care Center and Meadow Woods Assisted Living
Rotating teams escort residents to and from their rooms for Sunday Communion Service. One Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) will stay at Martin Luther Care Center, and another will go to Meadow Woods Assisted Living and lead the Communion Service.
When: Communion Service Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Martin Luther Care Center and Meadow Woods Assisted Living
Prayer Line
Our team offers intercessory prayer for prayer requests received through calls and emails. A ministry of intercession, we pray to help and encourage those in need of support and facing challenges such as surgery, disease, a crisis in the family, loss of employment, accident, death, or even on behalf of a friend in need. Anyone may request prayer at any time.
If you have a prayer request or wish to join one of the prayer lines to intercede for others, please call us at 952-854-4733 or email prayer@saintbonaventure.org.
When: Anytime
Our team offers intercessory prayer for prayer requests received through calls and emails. A ministry of intercession, we pray to help and encourage those in need of support and facing challenges such as surgery, disease, a crisis in the family, loss of employment, accident, death, or even on behalf of a friend in need. Anyone may request prayer at any time.
If you have a prayer request or wish to join one of the prayer lines to intercede for others, please call us at 952-854-4733 or email prayer@saintbonaventure.org.
When: Anytime
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Share your gifts of sewing, knitting, or crocheting through our prayer shawl ministry. Prayer shawls are given to those experiencing illness, grief/loss, and life transitions as a way of extending support from their church family.
Share your gifts of sewing, knitting, or crocheting through our prayer shawl ministry. Prayer shawls are given to those experiencing illness, grief/loss, and life transitions as a way of extending support from their church family.