1. Catholic Laity in Pastoral Care Ministry
Equipping Coordinating Sustaining

2. Archdiocese of Galveston-houston
Expansion of
Diocesan Program for
Institutional Ministry
See brochure for history

3. In the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, when there is a Catholic pastoral care need, one phone number is called.
Ease of contact for families as they move from hospital to rehab or nursing facility to home.
Goal

4. assessment
Honoring Matthew 25:36

5. Archdiocesan profile 10 Counties - 8,800 sq. miles
1.77 million Catholics
443 Priests
146 Parishes
11 Pastoral Care Regions
Archdiocesan profile

6. (Texas Medical Center)
Harris County
84 Hospitals
Metro Houston
Scores More
(Texas Medical Center)
Hospital survey
Metro scores: 110+
TMC offers over
11,000 TOTAL PATIENT BEDS 18-24% register as Catholic
Masses and services as needed for staff (106,000 + employees)

7. Catholic Chaplain Corps (CCC) Fewer Priests Now Available!!
Serving Houston
and Beyond....However
Fewer Priests Now Available!!
Pastoral needs
CCC: developed 35+ years ago to serve needs of fast growing Texas Medical Center
Expanded as of January 2018 to include regions; archdiocese divided itself into 11 regions

8. Large Catholic Population 18% -- 25% Hospital Pts.
Isolation from Supportive Community
Increased Medical Costs
Pastoral needs (cont.)
Large Cath Pop notes: No longer one parish serving local hospital. Care became regional and some parishes able to serve the need. For example: Sacred Heart in Conroe has parish boundaries of 50 sq miles, 8600 families registered, 60% blue collar Hispanic: a lot of home bound and senior facilities, such as memory care and personal care homes

9. Positive Impact of Religion on Health Strengthened Ministry
Expanded Ministry
Pastoral Benefits
Pos impact notes: well documented how psychological and spiritual health benefits physical
Strengthened: enhanced health of families
Expanded: benefits beyond individual served: pastoral visitors and their circle of influence benefits as well: increased psychological and spiritual well being

10. Vision
To be the aroma of Christ to the Infirm, Imprisoned, Aged and Dying.

11. The Catholic Chaplain Corps’ mission is to bring the healing ministry of Jesus to the Infirm, Imprisoned, Aged and Dying of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston through trained clergy and laity. In collaboration with our parishes, we offer education and support to our ministers so that we become a source of hope and consolation, bringing Christ’s compassion and love in a deeply personal way through kindness, joy, and prayer.
Mission

12. implementation
Texas Medical Center

13. CCC Model Chancery Catholic Chaplain Corps Core Team Care Receiver
Priests
Lay Chaplain
CPE Trained
Pastoral
Visitors
Parts of this model were adapted from the Dallas Diocesan model designed by Deacon Charlie Stump
Care receiver – any organization, facility or individual with pastoral care needs
Foundation is PV, why they are the base of the diagram: without whom this does not work

14. Catholic Chaplain Corps
Chancery
Catholic Chaplain Corps
LAY CHAPLAIN
CPE Required
Priest
Pastoral Visitor
Realizing the hospital based model the majority of you will not one you will work with, I want to run through it to show you. The regional model, where there are not enough Catholics to warrant a full time Lay Chaplin’s services, will be demonstrated later and in greater detail in session 6.
Large Hospital

15. Lay chaplain Hospital Based
CPE Trained
Office Space in
Chaplain's Suite
Lay Chaplains in
Six Hospitals
Lay chaplain Hospital Based
Currently in three hospitals

16. Lay chaplain job description Hospital Based
Coordinate PV Ministry
Face of the Church
In Medical Crisis
Identify Catholic Patients
Triage Catholic Referrals - Priest
Lay chaplain job description Hospital Based
To be a strong physical presence to the volunteers, to mentor and assess needs…

17. Lay chaplain job description hospital Based
Coordinate PV's Ministry
Follow-up Visits
Collegial Relationships
Lay chaplain job description hospital Based
Data: Metrics and statistics kept in every location
Med Center over 2000 Catholics being seen monthly from these three hospitals than before the model started a year ago. 100% contact within 24 hours.

18. Lay chaplain job description hospital based
Department Integration
Lay chaplain job description hospital based
Spiritual care huddles, train CPE students, liaison with unit chaplains

19. Hospitals, Senior Care Facilities, Personal Care Homes, Home Based
implementation
Regional Needs
Hospitals, Senior Care Facilities,
Personal Care Homes, Home Based

20. Catholic Chaplain Corps
Chancery
Catholic Chaplain Corps
CPE Required
LAY CHAPLAIN
Parish A
Parish B
Parish C
Pastoral Visitors
Pastoral Visitors
Pastoral Visitors
Slide change
Regional Hospital
Senior Care Facility
Personal Care Home
Home Based

21. Lay chaplain job description parish based
Administrative:
Funding Partnerships
with Parishes
Lay chaplain job description parish based
Funding through parishes, more parishes involved the more costs are shared

22. Institutional Representatives
Relationships:
Institutional Representatives
Every institution: parish, hospital, nursing home, etc

23. Relationships and Coordination:
Parish Leaders
Facility Team Coordinator
Hospice Team Coordinator
Senior Care Coordinators
PV New & On Going Formation

24. Sixteen Month Period 2018– present
Data Summary
Sixteen Month Period
2018– present

25. One Regional Parish-Based
Three Hospital-Based
One Regional Parish-Based
Lay chaplains

26. 190+ Pastoral visitors Trained placed and in process
Will break open in session 6 today

27. 16 Hospitals 24 Senior Care 100 + Home based Hospice Program
Criminal Justice
Port Ministry
Ministry settings

28. School Administration
Crisis Pregnancy
Mission - Dental
School Administration
Grief Support Group
St. Vincent de Paul
Ministry settings

29. Parish based Model: Session 6