Lay Ministry
About Lay Ministry
News and Announcements
- 2009 Lay Ministry Sunday - Bishop Burbidge is initiating Lay Ministry Sunday, August 30, in the Diocese of Raleigh to celebrate God’s call to all the baptized to use their gifts in service to others and to the Church. Parishes are invited to take advantage of this Sunday to acknowledge both the sanctity of God’s call and the generous response of lay ministers. Parishes are asked to include Bishop Burbidge’s letter to the lay faithful in their bulletins on Lay Ministry Sunday. Additional parish resources to help mark this celebration are available here in both English and Spanish.
- Lay Ministry Offerings at a Glance (PDF)
- Non-English Ministry in State Correctional Facilities (PDF)
You, then, are the body of Christ. Every one of you is a member of it. (1Cor. 12:27)
The Office for Lay Ministry strives to help the People of God in the Diocese of Raleigh recognize that they are unique, gifted members of Christ's body called through baptism to grow in faith and love, to be a community which supports one another on their journeys of faith, and to carry on the mission of Christ to the world.
We provide opportunities for human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation; for the development of skills necessary for lay ministry; and, for on-going support of the minister. Our goal is to provide the baptized with the leadership skills they need to minister to others.
The words of St. Paul to the Corinthians are reflected in the logo of the Office for Lay Ministry Raleigh: We have each been baptized into Christ and with Christ as our head we have become one body. Together we are called to be formed by the cross in order to be Christ to the world today.
Through the Office for Lay Ministry the Diocese of Raleigh offers resources for lay people who:
Contact
Bea Callery
Director, Office for Lay Ministry
Diocese of Raleigh
715 Nazareth Street
Raleigh NC 27606-2187
Phone: 919-821-9715
Fax: 919-821-9705
Email: bea.callery@raldioc.org