Caring for Each Other

As part of a community, we are all responsible for supporting and helping members who are in need.  The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa has two groups who work to help us care for each other. If you need to talk to someone from these groups, please call the church office at 613-725-1066.

The Caring Network:  We provide different kinds of assistance to members who are sick, house-bound, or caught in an emergency as well as provide memorial receptions for members of the congregation. 

Lay Spiritual Visitors: We are trained to help members of the congregation who ask for or are thought to need support by helping them make their own decisions and clarify their own choices.  As we are not professional counsellors, we may make referrals to our coordinator or the ministerial staff.

Fibromyalgia Support Group: We provide information and support for congregational members who suffer from this disease.