Care Team Ministry
Providing socialization and a sustaining presence
Community Focused Support
Catholic Charities’ Care Team Ministry is a collaboration among Oakwood Foundation, Catholic Charities, and congregation-based teams. Team volunteers make social visits to older adults who may be isolated in their homes or care facilities. Care team support is social, non-medical, and non-proselytizing.
The ministry provides training and ongoing support for team members. All team members are screened through background checks and thoroughly trained in topics such as:
- Confidentiality
- Boundaries
- Limits of care
- Handling an emergency
- Active listening skills
- Dementia care
- Communication skills
Care Team members abide by the ethics of respectful and compassionate care, confidentiality, and services offered without discrimination.
How It Benefits Those Being Served
- Enjoy companionship through personal visits
- Feel connected to the church
- Know that they are valued members of the community
- Receive spiritual support
How It Benefits The Congregation
- Provides opportunities for members to assist with pastoral care.
- Offers a team approach which allows several members to share responsibility.
- Enhances the congregation's ability to provide direct assistance to members and neighbors.
- Increases sense of community.
How It Benefits The Team Member
- Provides an opportunity for personal and spiritual growth.
- Expands the awareness of congregational and community needs.
- Provides a forum for problem solving.
- Provides ongoing education opportunities for the volunteers in topics of aging, caregiving, dementia, etc.
Current Teams
Divine Mercy– West Madison, Verona
Epiphany of the Lord Parish – Sun Prairie
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Madison (Forming)
Holy Cross – Cross Plains
Midvale Community Lutheran Church – Madison
Nativity of the Lord– DeForest
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church – West Madison
Primrose Lutheran Church – Belleville
Queen of Apostles – North and East Madison
St. John Paul II - Baraboo
St. Cletus – Stoughton, Oregon
St. Maximilian Kolbe– Waunakee, Westport
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church – West Madison
Stella Maris – Cottage Grove, Monona, McFarland
Contact Care Team Ministry
Newsletters & Webinars
Care Teams Prayer Booklet
