St. Jude Eucharistic Lay Minister volunteers assist Spiritual Care Services in providing Eucharistic needs to Catholic patients and families. Tasks include providing sacraments in accordance with rules of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.
ELM volunteers offer Communion to patients 14 and over, patients under 14 with consent of parent or legal guardian, and family members who are present with patients. They listen attentively to patient and family concerns without offering personal opinions and make referrals to St. Jude chaplains when patients and families need additional spiritual support.
Requirements to serve as a St. Jude Eucharist Lay Minister Volunteer
- Must be a Catholic in practice and belief, in good standing with a local Parish and Catholic Diocese of Memphis.
- Must be age 23 or older.
- Must provide excellent written and verbal communication and processing skills; bilingual skills are helpful.
- Must be able to individually serve patients and their families with confidentiality and sensitivity to a patient’s own religious practice.
- Must be a Licensed Extraordinary Lay Minister of the Eucharist with the Catholic Diocese of Memphis and provide a copy of certification to Volunteer Services prior to beginning ELM shifts.
Shifts
This volunteer shift happens once a day and is coordinated by St. Jude Spiritual Care.