The Pastoral Care Companion has been very strongly received and enthusiastic reviews from pastors have been very encouraging. A frequent comment is: I wish we had a copy of the service of communion of the homebound to use when we make our calls. Good news! We have precisely this. Rev. Scot Kinnaman, my colleague here, designed this precisely with a view toward having something to provide to the communicants so they can follow along and participate in the communion service. It is a perfect match to what you will be using from the Pastoral Care Companion. It is a nicely laminated tract sized document that is durable and may even be cleansed with antiseptic wipes when the need/condition arises for that. They are .50 each. Here is where you can find this on our web site.
And, while you are there, please notice also that we have a very handy "kit" of appropriate tracts for a pastor to have with him at all times to leave with folks, another of Scot’s ideas. I highly recommend it. It provides you a nice carrying case that fits into a jacket/suit pocket with a starter supply of tracts. The kit is $9.99. Here is the full product description of this kit. I think you’ll find it extremely useful. Please do spread the word about this, pastors, to your fellow circuit pastors. This is a real gem that is available. This kit is contained in an imprinted vinyl cover with 2 pockets. Material includes 2 each of 8 tracts and 2 laminated, reusable order-of-service cards. The tracts in the kit are:

    * Coping with Cancer
    * Individual Confession/Absolution
    * A Lift for Today
    * Lord, I Hurt
    * Making Sense Out of Suffering
    * Prayers for the Sick
    * They Say I’m Dying
    * Words of Comfort for You

The order of service cards are

    * Communion of the Sick and Homebound
    * Visiting the Sick and Distressed

Order of service cards are from the Lutheran Service Book Pastoral Companion.

Imprinted on the pockets of the covers are suggested prayers for

    * Before surgery
    * After surgery
    * Before Confession and Absolution
    * Before Communion
    * After Communion

Printed on the back cover are biblical references for general sick calls and selected psalms

The tracts and order of service cards are available for purchase separately.

Or if you prefer to order over the phone, you may call 800-325-3040 and ask for:

Communion of the Homebound tract: Item number 101785

and/or

Resources for Hospital and Sick Calls: Item number 101778