WBUUC Staff
The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4  p.m.  Please call ahead of time to verify that the church doors will be unlocked if you need to come at a time when activities are not scheduled.

Reverend Victoria Safford,
Minister

Mary Sue Simmons,
Church Administrator
Sunday AM & Monday -Thursday, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Janet Hanson,
Director of Religious Education
Monday -Thursday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
 
Jill Schwendeman,
Director of Youth Programs
Monday -Thursday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Thaxter Cunio,
Director Of Music
Wednesday choir practice 6-7P.M. and by appointment

Pastoral Care Associates

The Pastoral Friends are lay members of White Bear U.U. Church who have volunteered to work with the minister to attend to the pastoral needs of the congregation. 

These Needs may include:

* Visiting members and friends at home, in the hospital, or nursing home;
* Delivering meals to an individual or family;
* Driving someone to church, or to errands or appointments;
* Listening to someone in distress, or simply going through a hard time;
* Sending cards or flowers;
* Visiting by phone;
* Companioning a new member here at church;
* Helping with yard work or household chores when someone is unable to do these things;
* Befriending a child or youth;
* Checking up on someone not lately seen;
* Helping at Memorial receptions;
* Assisting new parents;
* Just listening…

In their role here, the PCA's are not professional councelors. They are trained volunteers who know that everyone needs help sometimes.

Confidential referrals are made through the Minister, the Reverand Victoria Safford, who together with a lay training team oversees the work of the Pastoral Care Associates and provides ongoing support and resources. The Pastoral Care Program is intended not to replace the counceling and the pastoral care provided by the minister, but to supplement this, and enrich this growing congregation's network of caring and connection.
 

You can reach the Minister, and the PCA's, by calling the church office at (651) 426-2369 or via e-mail at safford@whitebearunitarian.org.

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