Feed My Sheep

A St. Joan of Arc Ministry
serving
Hennepin County Medical Center

Mission:

To provide fully trained Eucharistic Ministers who act in accordance with the standards and policies of Hennepin County Medical Center
To provide access to those who request Communion
To provide a caring presence and a listening ear without judgment or any attempt to counsel
To be fully aware of the cultural differences represented in the patient population and to treat each staff person and patient with sensitivity and respect
To observe the essence of the hippocratic oath which exhorts us to "do no harm"

If You:

Then: You are the ideal Eucharistic Minister

The purpose of life is to matter,
to mean something.
-Albert Camus

St. Joan of Arc Requirements

Interview Process
- Fr. Jim Debruycker
- FMS Coordinator
Commitment of hours per week or month to visit the sick at HCMC
Commitment to the Mission Statement and Practices of the Eucharistic Ministers Program
Completion of the SJA Eucharistic Ministers Training
Recommendation by Fr. Debruycker to the Chancery
Completion of the Service League Volunteer Requirements at HCMC
Compliance with recommendations provided by Fr. Debruycker and the HCMC Chaplaincy

Service League Volunteer Requirements