Pastoral Care Week Proclamation

Suggested Governmental Proclamation:

Most government offices are set up to issue formal proclamations such as one for Pastoral Care Week. Usually it is a matter of making the request and forwarding to them a suggested proclamation. They may edit it and then issue it in an official and attractive form, making it particular to your organization. Some examples of proclamatios for Pastoral Care Week are shown below.

Whereas,      (name of agency) seeks to care for the whole person, and,

Whereas,      the pastoral (or spiritual) caregivers share in this mission by providing support for the spiritual concerns of the entire community, and

Whereas,      the theme for Pastoral Care Week in 2011 is "Voices Shared", emphasizing the communal and cooperative nature of this caregiving, and

Whereas,      all share in this basic concern for the human spirit,

Whereas,      We join in proclaiming October 23-30, 2011 as Pastoral Care Week and encourage all to celebrate the contributions of pastoral (spiritual) caregivers to the work of (name of agency).