Immediate danger or medical emergency
Call 911
Contact emergency services first. The parish can provide sacramental and pastoral care after immediate safety is addressed.
Call 911
Pastoral care
You do not have to carry this alone.
Illness, grief, fear, and practical need can make the next step difficult to see. Begin with one human connection. The parish will listen and help you find the right kind of care.
Mental-health or suicide crisis
Call or text 988
The 988 Lifeline provides immediate crisis support. A parish inbox or voicemail is not a crisis service.
Contact 988Urgent Anointing or Viaticum
Call the parish
State the sacramental need clearly. Outside office hours, follow the recorded instructions; voicemail is not continuously monitored.
440-842-5400Report abuse or child-safety concerns
Report to authorities
Contact law enforcement and the Diocese of Cleveland Victim Assistance Coordinator. This report should not be made through a parish contact form.
Reporting informationA real next step
Care for the season you are in.
Choose the need closest to yours. If none fits exactly, call the office and describe the situation in your own words.
Serious illness or surgery
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing brings Christ’s strength and peace to Catholics seriously affected by illness or old age. Please call before a crisis becomes the final moment.
Call the parish officeUnable to come to Mass
Communion for the homebound
If illness, recovery, disability, or frailty keeps someone from Mass, ask about a trained parish minister bringing Holy Communion and the presence of the parish.
Request a pastoral callA loved one has died
Funeral planning
The Mass of Christian Burial places grief inside the death and Resurrection of Jesus. Call the parish before choosing readings, music, or other liturgical details; a staff member will walk with your family.
Call about a funeralLiving with loss
Grief support
St. Bartholomew and Holy Family have offered Walking the Journey, a free parish-based support experience for adults grieving someone they love. It is pastoral peer support, not emergency or clinical care.
Ask about the next groupFacing a short-term emergency
Practical assistance
The parish conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul assists people facing needs such as food insecurity, eviction, a utility shutoff, or job loss. Begin with the parish office so your request can be routed privately.
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