05. Contents of "Rites and Resoruces for Pastoral Care"

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05. Contents of "Rites and Resources for Pastoral Care"

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RITES AND RESOURCES FOR PASTORAL CARE - CONTENTS

 

O        Introductory

      OA        Introduction

      OB        Pastoral care and the ministry of the church

      OC        Pastoral counselling guidelines

      OD        Lutherans involved in counselling

      OE        Guidelines on the use of rites, rituals, and resources

      OF        Introduction to lay distribution to the housebound

      OG        Introduction to rites of blessing

 

I        Rites relating to baptism, confession, and communion

      1A        Emergency baptism

      1B        Anniversary of baptism

      1C        Private confession and absolution (pastor)

      1D        Private confession (layperson)

      1E        Holy communion in special circumstances

      1F        Lay distribution to the housebound

 

II        Rites relating to sickness and death

      2A        Sickness

      2B        Dying

      2C        Bereavement

      2D        Viewing a deceased person

      2E        Placement/dispersal of ashes

 

III        Guidelines and resources for counselling situations

      3A        Grief

      3B        Pregnancy and birth

      3C        Stillbirth or miscarriage

      3D        Abortion

      3E        Breakdown of marriage

      3F        Before surgery

      3G        After surgery

      3H        Suicide/attempted suicide

      3I        Anger

      3J        Spiritual oppression

      3K        Scripture references

      3L        Prayers

 

IV        Rites of blessing

      4A        Blessing of persons

      4B        Blessing of a place/object

      4C        Blessing of a house

 

V        Other situations

      5A        Brief service of the word

      5B        Opening a congregational meeting

      5C        Closing a congregational meeting

      5D        Prayer at the end of the day: Compline

     

              NB: for

              Anniversary of a marriage, see Church Rites

      Anointing, see ‘Care of those who are sick’ in Church Rites; ‘Sickness’ Loss, see ‘Grief’

              Reconciliation, see ‘Private confession and absolution’, ‘Anger’

              Relinquishment, see ‘Breakdown of marriage’, ‘Anger’

              Separations, see ‘Grief’, ‘Breakdown of marriage’

 

VI        Scripture quotations - sources