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| Elizabeth Ministry International Chapter Headquarters – Retreat & Resource Center – Life & Loss Institute – KinCommunity Association 120 W. 8th Street Kaukauna, WI 54130 Fax: 920-766-1221 Phone: 920-766-9380 E-mail: info@elizabethministry.com Website: www.elizabethministry.com |
ELIZABETH MINISTRY CHAPTERS
Elizabeth Ministry Chapters are created in churches and hospitals. They are designed
to support women and their families during the joys, challenges and sorrows of the
childbearing years. We offer prayer and blessings, direct service, peer support,
mentoring, educational materials, spiritual nourishment and inspirational resources.
How does it work?
Volunteers become Elizabeth Ministers in the areas they have experienced. For
example, a woman who has twins would visit and mentor a woman who is pregnant
with twins. Continued support is given throughout the pregnancy and after the birth.
This support comes in the form of visits, phone calls, e-mails, greeting cards, prayer,
resources and other assistance. The areas of Elizabeth Ministry include, but are not
limited to, pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, regretted abortion, infant or child death,
crisis or special needs, adoption, fertility and infertility. Support is available for
women/mothers, men/fathers, siblings and grandparents.
Who are the Elizabeth Ministers?
They are representatives of a faith community that become a link between the church of the home and the local church.
Elizabeth Ministers are not counselors. They offer mentoring and peer support only. No lengthy training is needed.
They are women who are willing to share their presence, stories, and experience in the hope that these will encourage
another woman and her family.
Who may participate?
Elizabeth Ministry was designed as a church based outreach. It has since been adapted by hospitals and other
community settings. Elizabeth Ministry began in the Catholic faith tradition, but soon became active in other
denominations. Any individual, church or group who promises to uphold the dignity and worth of all life before, during
and after conception until natural death and beyond, may choose to form an Elizabeth Ministry Chapter and/or become
an Elizabeth Minister. Those wanting to start an Elizabeth Ministry Chapter receive all the information needed to start
and maintain a chapter in the Elizabeth Ministry Starter Program. A registration form found in the Leader’s Manual of
the Elizabeth Ministry Starter Program must be filled out and sent to the Elizabeth Ministry International
Headquarters. The church or organization will then receive a Chapter Registration Number and official permission
to use the name Elizabeth Ministry.
Why is this needed?
In the past, the presence, intimacy, and support that is needed during childbearing years was found in the structures of
family, neighborhood, church and community. Today, these structures are undergoing rapid change. Our neighborhoods
are fragmented, leaving many families isolated. Our churches have increased in size, making it very difficult to create a
hospitable and loving environment. Mobility has caused many extended families to be separated by miles. That makes
frequent visits impossible. Yet, the wisdom drawn from sharing stories of the joys and trials of childbearing is still
needed. The support, reassurance and advice, usually given by the extended family, often now needs to come from
another source. Elizabeth Ministry is a response to this need.
What are the benefits?
Elizabeth Ministry supports a faith community’s commitment toward the sanctity of life. It is a way to reach young
adults as they build their families. Elizabeth Ministry also provides a focused and expanded dimension to bereavement
ministry. It offers wisdom in this age of reproduction technology. It builds community and fulfills the invitation of
Jesus, namely, that we love one another as He loves us.
How do you get more information?
Everything you need to start and maintain this ministry is available from Elizabeth Ministry International
Headquarters. Additional resources to assist individuals and families are also available. Contact us today!
Elizabeth Ministry Chapters are created in churches and hospitals. They are designed
to support women and their families during the joys, challenges and sorrows of the
childbearing years. We offer prayer and blessings, direct service, peer support,
mentoring, educational materials, spiritual nourishment and inspirational resources.
How does it work?
Volunteers become Elizabeth Ministers in the areas they have experienced. For
example, a woman who has twins would visit and mentor a woman who is pregnant
with twins. Continued support is given throughout the pregnancy and after the birth.
This support comes in the form of visits, phone calls, e-mails, greeting cards, prayer,
resources and other assistance. The areas of Elizabeth Ministry include, but are not
limited to, pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, regretted abortion, infant or child death,
crisis or special needs, adoption, fertility and infertility. Support is available for
women/mothers, men/fathers, siblings and grandparents.
Who are the Elizabeth Ministers?
They are representatives of a faith community that become a link between the church of the home and the local church.
Elizabeth Ministers are not counselors. They offer mentoring and peer support only. No lengthy training is needed.
They are women who are willing to share their presence, stories, and experience in the hope that these will encourage
another woman and her family.
Who may participate?
Elizabeth Ministry was designed as a church based outreach. It has since been adapted by hospitals and other
community settings. Elizabeth Ministry began in the Catholic faith tradition, but soon became active in other
denominations. Any individual, church or group who promises to uphold the dignity and worth of all life before, during
and after conception until natural death and beyond, may choose to form an Elizabeth Ministry Chapter and/or become
an Elizabeth Minister. Those wanting to start an Elizabeth Ministry Chapter receive all the information needed to start
and maintain a chapter in the Elizabeth Ministry Starter Program. A registration form found in the Leader’s Manual of
the Elizabeth Ministry Starter Program must be filled out and sent to the Elizabeth Ministry International
Headquarters. The church or organization will then receive a Chapter Registration Number and official permission
to use the name Elizabeth Ministry.
Why is this needed?
In the past, the presence, intimacy, and support that is needed during childbearing years was found in the structures of
family, neighborhood, church and community. Today, these structures are undergoing rapid change. Our neighborhoods
are fragmented, leaving many families isolated. Our churches have increased in size, making it very difficult to create a
hospitable and loving environment. Mobility has caused many extended families to be separated by miles. That makes
frequent visits impossible. Yet, the wisdom drawn from sharing stories of the joys and trials of childbearing is still
needed. The support, reassurance and advice, usually given by the extended family, often now needs to come from
another source. Elizabeth Ministry is a response to this need.
What are the benefits?
Elizabeth Ministry supports a faith community’s commitment toward the sanctity of life. It is a way to reach young
adults as they build their families. Elizabeth Ministry also provides a focused and expanded dimension to bereavement
ministry. It offers wisdom in this age of reproduction technology. It builds community and fulfills the invitation of
Jesus, namely, that we love one another as He loves us.
How do you get more information?
Everything you need to start and maintain this ministry is available from Elizabeth Ministry International
Headquarters. Additional resources to assist individuals and families are also available. Contact us today!
| We honor all life, cherish children, encourage families, uplift marriages, and build community. |
| Elizabeth Ministry™ name and logo are trademarked. All Elizabeth Ministry resources are copyrighted. © 1996-2010, Elizabeth Ministry International. All rights reserved. Limited permission to use the name Elizabeth Ministry is granted when Elizabeth Ministry International Headquarters receives a signed registration form. (Chapter Registration Form is in the Leader’s Manual of the Elizabeth Ministry Starter Program.) © 2010 Elizabeth Ministry International. All rights reserved. |
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