Support & Care

The mission of Care Ministry at Los Altos UMC is to provide care, concern, prayer, and support for families and individuals at various stages, places, and circumstances of life.

Pastoral Care Team

For pastoral care support, please contact any member of the Pastoral Care Team by telephone (650-948-1083) or by email. Call the After-Hours Urgent Pastoral Care Line (650-823-4562) if you have an emergency pastoral care need. The Pastoral Care Team includes Pastors Dave Samuelson, Dirk Damonte, Sam Blewis, Jeong Park, and Youth Ministry Director TimothyLoewen-Elofson.

Grief & Support

Grief is a natural part of life when someone we love dies. Finding your way through the many emotions that arise during the days, weeks, and months that follow the loss of a loved one can be difficult. You don’t have to walk that journey alone. At Los Altos United Methodist Church, our Grief & Support ministry can offer care, support, and hope to you or someone you know during this difficult time.

Memorial and Funeral Services

We extend our deepest sympathy to anyone who has lost a loved one and wish to serve you in your time of special need. For more information, call any of our pastors, or call the church office to reach the Memorials Coordinator (650-948-1083). Read here to learn more about memorial services at Los Altos UMC.

Journeying Through Grief Mailing

Journeying Through Grief is a set of four short, easy-to-read books that offer words of comfort and hope to those grieving. Members of the Care Ministry team send each of the books to grieving people at specific, crucial times during that first year after a loved one dies. Each book focuses on what the person is likely to be experiencing at that time and provides care, assurance, encouragement, and hope. Although the books are designed to help those in the first year of grief, people with older losses have also found them helpful. If you or someone you know would like to receive the Journeying Through Grief books, please contact the Church Office, (650-948-1083).

Grief Support Group

The Grief Support Group aims to provide comfort and connection for those coping with the loss of a loved one. As a group, we explore healing through shared experiences, drawing insights from each other. Consider joining us on this journey of recovery and fellowship. For questions and group meeting information, please contact Pastor Jeong Park by calling the church office (650-948-1083). Grief is something we will all experience in our lives, and it doesn’t have to be something we carry alone. Click here for more information. Click here for current information.

Prayers

Prayer Concerns

Our pastors and Prayer Team regularly pray for our community and our world. If you have specific prayer concerns you would like them to lift up, you can fill out our online prayer request form or call the church office (650-948-1083).

Prayer Team

If you are seeking an important role in service and prayer, consider joining the lay Prayer Team. This group meets every Monday afternoon and offers wonderful fellowship as well as an opportunity to lift up in prayer those with special concerns who have asked for the support of the congregation. Do you hear God calling you to be in service through prayer? If you do, contact any of the pastors to be guided to this vital ministry.

Support and Visitation

Friendly Visitors

Our Friendly Visitors are ready to support those in need of a listening ear. Contact the Congregational Care team for more information or to find out how you can become a Friendly Visitor.

Angels on Call

Angels on Call can offer assistance by taking a meal to one who is ill or recovering, offering a ride to Sunday services, driving to a doctor’s appointment, picking up a prescription, running an errand locally for someone who can’t drive, or shopping for groceries for someone who is housebound. If you want to provide or receive services such as these, please Contact Pastor Jeong (650-948-1083).