01 July 2023

General Snapshot of My Recent Police Chaplain Services (Part of Deacon Ministry) [Names and Details Withheld]


- continuing chaplain training for death notifications

- built relationships with fire chaplains from around county

- encouraged four members from the community to apply as local police recruits

- requested by department brass to assist with family in evening, while partnered with lead chaplain

- prayed over and blessed scene of crime

- dispatched to death scene but call cancelled while en route

- community relations with different ethnic minority communities

- joined evening prayer group for county jails, juvenile hall, and courts

- followed up with International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC) credentialing training

- dispatched by 911 to another major crime scene

- promoted morale speaking to a few police officers

- provided aid and comfort to family in middle of the night

- followed up with Watch Commander for officer injury

- assisted family with death notification

- quietly prayed in my heart for all the above at two Sunday Mass services as deacon

- maintained police chaplain vehicle

- studied police department policy related to chaplains

- prayed for and blessed passing first responder vehicles and personnel

- assisted detective

- mailed condolence card to outside-agency police officer

- mailed another condolence card to outside-agency retired deacon-cop

- standing by to stand by




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