Pastoral Care by Sr. Gwen
Sometimes people say to me "What does it mean to be a pastoral care Worker at Hutt St Centre?" One thing for sure is, no two days are the same! Often it is one of the pastoral care workers that have the first contact with the person when they come through our doors. We endeavor to respond to these people's diverse spiritual and emotional concerns.
"How do we do this?" By meeting the person where they are at and to develop a sense of trust, love and hope especially where there is darkness which there often is. A listening ear can relieve extreme loneliness and darkness felt by some people; if needed we direct the person to appropriate services.
Another important aspect of the pastoral care work for Hutt Street Centre is to keep the flame alive of the core values of the Daughters of Charity that burned in the hearts of Saints Vincent and Louise and to watch over its flame and nurture its life and pass it on to all clients, board members, staff and volunteers.
Daughters of Charity
France in the 17th Century saw thousands of homeless and vulnerable people with many basic needs but no one to respond to them. The priest Vincent de Paul and his friend Louise de Marillac set about finding ways and means to provide for these large groups of people. In doing so, the Daughters of Charity was founded.
The needs of society’s most marginalised citizens are universal and Order of the Daughters of Charity spread across the world, establishing itself in Australia in 1926. In 1954 the Daughters of Charity started their service to Adelaide's poor in Hutt Street.
Learn more about the Daughters of Charity at www.daughtersofcharity.org.au
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