Pastoral Care at Trinity means helping each other at times of need. It also means celebrating our joys together. It takes many people to respond to within a faith community the size of Trinity. Members of Trinity care for each other in a number of ways such as:

  • Meals for the family of a newborn or families who have experienced a death
  • Meals for someone recovering from surgery
  • Drivers to medical appointments
  • Food for funeral receptions
  • Visits to the hospital and to people who are homebound either temporarily or long term
  • Easter and Christmas flowers to homebound members and those families who have experienced a recent death, birth, marriage, or other joy or hardship
  • Prayer with you or for you
  • Deliver communion to those in the hospital or homebound

Pastoral Care is an important part of the Trinity experience. Please do not hesitate to ask for help or volunteer to help someone in need. Caring goes a long way to build up the body of Christ. Many people see themselves as givers of Pastoral Care, and their ministry is greatly appreciated. Won’t you be one?

Rev. Matt and Archdeacon Connie will be available to respond to your pastoral needs or to pastoral emergencies. Please don’t hesitate to contact out through email: rector@trinitybloomington.org or peppconnie@yahoo.com or through our after hours line (812-727-3929).

Anyone in the Trinity community can help others.

A variety of ministry opportunities are available year-round:

  • Do you like to cook? We would love to have you on our list of meal providers.
  • Can you take someone to a doctor’s appointment? Sign up for our drivers list.
  • Do you like to visit and meet new people? Sign up to visit people.

Contact pastoralcare@trinitybloomington.org with questions about Pastoral Care

Frequently Asked Questions

No, when a request for a service comes in, an email is sent to all who have said they would provide the service. Anyone who is available will reply. You are not required to participate a specific number of times.
Only if you want to be a coordinator for a service or be more involved in deciding what services that Trinity will offer. While Pastoral Care will always be provided by Trinity and for Trinity, the Pastoral Care Commission as a formal body is currently under review and not meeting regularly.
A fund to provide reimbursement may be available at times, but generally speaking you will not be reimbursed.
Anyone within Trinity can request assistance. All one has to do is let the church know what assistance is needed. Here is how it works:

  • A call comes in saying someone needs meals, transportation, visitation or communion.
  • The information is given to the Rev. Connie Peppler, and/or a coordinator.
  • Deacon Connie or the coordinator verifies what is needed and sends out a message to the volunteers with the pertinent information.
  • Volunteers reply when and what they will provide.
A. Members of the Pastoral Care Commission take turns being the coordinator, usually for one month at a time.