Pastoral care is simply our way as a parish of trying to respond to people in need as Jesus did as a Good Shepherd. Members of the parish community are called in baptism to serve one another and the wider community. Christ said that if we visited the sick, ministered to those in prison or helped the “anawim” (the little ones), that we did it to him. Thus we encourage people to always call us if there is any way that we can together assist those in need.
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' Matthew 25:35-36
Emergencies: Always call the office at 816-331-4713 to reach a priest in an emergency. Leave a message, but then keep trying to reach us if needed.
Nursing Home Mass and Prayer Service Schedule
Please visit our calendar for a complete listing of our nursing home mass and prayer schedule. Use the top navigation tab for calendar, then select Nursing Home Schedule from the drop down menu of groups.
Area Nursing Homes and Retirement Communities:
Beautiful Savior Nursing Home and Manor
1003 S. Cedar, Belton, MO 64012
816-331-0781
Carnegie Village (Retirement Community and Assisted Living)
107 Bernard Drive, Belton, MO 64012
816-322-8444
Foxwood Springs
1500 W. Foxwood Drive, Raymore, MO 64083
816-331-3111
The Rehabilitation Center of Raymore
600 E Sunrise Drive, Raymore, MO 64083
816-322-1991
Visits to the Sick and Homebound
Eucharistic Ministers visit the homes of our sick and homebound parishioners on a regular basis. Please call the parish office at 816-331-4713 to place a person on the sick list for a visit.
Hospital Visits
Priests and pastoral ministers will gladly make regular visits to the sick in hospitals and nursing homes in the area. Since hospitals no longer call the parish with sick lists and priests are not allowed to see the patient listing at a hospital, it is very important that the family or person contact the priest or the parish office directly as soon as possible. Please call the parish office at 816-331-4713.
Always contact the office if it is foreseen that someone will be having surgery or hospitalization so that the Sacrament of the Sick may be given in advance.
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ANGELS IN THE KITCHEN
After several weeks of planning, our parish began our Angels in the Kitchen Ministry on March 7, 2007. This Ministry provides home-cooked meals to parishioners in need. Each week a volunteer parishioner makes a meal and the meal is then delivered to a parishioner in need. This ministry serves our homebound parishioners as well as parishioners that suffer from injury or illness and those with new babies. Please contact the parish office at 816-331-4713 if you are in need of a meal or if you would like to be one of the volunteers that will do the cooking.
WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
Around the feast of All Souls Day on Nov 2nd each year we invite all of the widows and widowers of the parish to join us for a Mass and brunch remembering their loved ones. In 2009 our Widow and Widowers Mass will be held on Saturday, October 31st at 11am followed by a brunch in the Parish Hall.
DEATH AND DYING
Always call the office when someone has a serious or terminal illness. It is important that someone from the pastoral team visit with the person about death and dying and assist them if possible to prepare for death. Dying can be a very confusing and fearful time, but it can also become a very blessed time, a time of sharing, a time of giving thanks, a time of healing and a time of appreciating each moment of life. Our parish staff will be glad to help with funeral preparations and details and assisting the family in other ways. The priest will celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick with the person. Copies of the prayers for the dying are also available.
If Hospice is working with the family, please communicate that to the priest by calling the office.
Hospice
Hospice is a wonderful program of assisting a dying person and their family in many ways. Several parishioners volunteer with Hospice to visit and assist those who are dying. A few area Hospice agencies are listed below:
Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care
9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-363-2600
http://www.kansascityhospice.org/
Crossroads Hospice
9237 Ward Parkway
Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone (816) 333-9200
Fax (816) 333-9444
http://www.crossroadshospice.com/
Catholic Community Hospice
9740 W. 87th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913)621-5090
fax:(913)342-1472
http://www.catholiccommunityhospice.com/
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Wakes and Funerals, Graveside Services
The parish staff will work with any family in preparing for a funeral. Call the office before the death if possible. The priest will be glad to meet with the family and make the various plans for the wake and funeral Mass. Our parish also offers to prepare a printed program with the order of service and list of family members if contacted soon enough.
Often we will host the Wake service here at the Church with visitation before and after the prayer service. Our Bereavement team often provides refreshments during the visitation time in the gathering space. Usually the body is then left in the chapel in preparation for the funeral Mass.
We use 3 key symbols of baptism at the beginning of the funeral Mass: the sprinkling of baptismal water, the lighting of the baptismal or Christ Candle and the covering of the body with the baptismal robe or pall.
When funerals are held out of town, we will gladly arrange for a graveside service here in Belton when needed.
When there is the death of a baby at birth or even a miscarriage, please call us for prayer and assistance to the degree needed.
Bereavement Team
Our Bereavement Team was formed in 2004 and serves those families that have recently lost a loved one. The team sets up for our funeral Masses, serves as Lectors, Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans and Musicians at our funerals. Our Bereavement Team also serves funeral luncheons for families and provides refreshments at Visitations. If you are interested in this ministry, please call the parish office at 816-331-4713.
Funeral Luncheons
Volunteers from the parish are happy to provide a funeral luncheon. Please contact the parish office at 816-331-4713 for details.
Aftercare
Please let the parish know how we can be of help after the funeral is over; everyone grieves in their own way but sometimes we can help with prayer, sharing, and opportunities for service and working with others.
Planning Your Funeral Now
We encourage every family to think about and plan ahead for their own funeral. We suggest that families should have a will and talk about their financial plans and know where important papers are kept. We also provide a booklet called “Now and At the Hour of My Death” that is an excellent planning book for all aspects of preparing for death and a funeral. It is a workbook that you can jointly fill out as you discuss things like where you would be buried, what liturgical aspects of your funeral you would like and what financial and legal steps you have taken and where your important papers are located. Call us if you would like to talk more about planning for death and your funeral. An interesting look at the Trappist view of death is available at http://www.trappistcaskets.com/
All Saints and All Souls Days
Each year on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, November 1 and 2, we remember all those that have died, especially parishioners who have died over the past year. During the month of October we have our Book of Our Beloved Deceased available in the Gathering Space for parishioners to write in the names of any deceased family members, friends or loved ones. We pray for all those whose names are written in the book at the Masses on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, as well as all weekend Masses during the month of November. Also in celebration of All Saints Day and All Souls Day we set up an “altarcito” or remembrance table in the gathering space. Parishioners are invited to bring in photos of deceased family members, friends or loved ones. The altarcito remains in the gathering space until Thanksgiving.
Weekly Prayers for the Dead:
You are always welcome to ask the priest to remember family or friends who die. Call the office or let us know before Masses on the weekend and we will place their names in the prayers of the faithful.
ANNULMENTS
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Catholic Charities
1112 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 221-4377
(816) 221-9116 fax
(800) 875-4377 toll free
http://www.catholiccharities-kcsj.org/
Heart-n-Hand is a compassionate organization reaching out to the needs of people in and near Belton, Missouri.
Heart-n-Hand
613 E. North Ave.
Belton, MO 64012
816-322-0700
http://www.heartnhand.org/
Uplift Organization
1516 Prospect Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64127
816-241-0060
http://www.uplift.org/
West Central Community Action
109 Congress
Belton, MO 64012
816-322-0502
816-322-0291
816-322-9017 (fax)
http://www.wcmcaa.org/
Guadalupe Centers, Inc.
Centro de Bienvenida
111 West Walnut St.
Belton, MO 64012
(816) 348-1182 Fax (816) 348-1544
salanzo@guadalupecenters.org
http://www.guadalupecenters.org/index.htm
Hope Haven of Cass County
P.O. Box 754 Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: 816-380-2833.
Fax: 816-380-4712
Hotline/Crisis: 816-380-4663.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
St. Sabina’s ESL program began in 2002 by Deacon Dwayne Katzer and Lupe Bencomo. The program was designed to assist anyone that wants or needs to learn or improve their English language skills. There have been several volunteer teachers during the life of this program. Our teachers are Marlen Dibben, Sharon Walker and Wendy Mora. Terry Richards is the coordinator of the program. Wendy Mora was one of the original students of the program and now helps teach both English and Spanish.
ESL meets on Wednesday evenings at 7pm and on Saturday mornings at 10am in the Education Wing. For more information, please contact Terry Richards at 816-331-5692.