Pastoral Ministries

Respect Life Office

The Telephone Volunteers are given special training and follow-up meetings to assist them in their work.  Sonya Yeglin at 713-741-8729 is the volunteer coordinator.  Volunteers can take the phone calls at the Gabriel Office at St. Dominic Center or in their home through call forwarding.  Speaking Spanish is a definite plus.

When a call come in the volunteer finds out where the mother lives and arranges for her to be assisted by The Gabriel Project Church closest to the mother’s home.  All moms are assisted.  The telephone volunteer contacts the Gabriel Project coordinator at the parish.  If the coordinator cannot be reached the Church’s main number is called.

The Telephone Volunteer who takes a call continues to assist the caller until the mother is settled and helped.  Telephone volunteers do NOT give Mom the phone numbers of the Gabriel coordinators or volunteers.

The Telephone Volunteers perform an invaluable service, as they are the first to meet the distressed mother on the phone and make the referrals, which will help her.

Sonya Yeglin at 713-741-8729 is the Gabriel Project Coordinator.  All difficult calls are referred to her.
 

Hello,  I am a telephone volunteer for the Gabriel Project.  My name is……………. I am here to take your initial information to help you get the help you need at one of our parishes

Who are we?

The Gabriel Project is a program of the Catholic Church which provides emotional, spiritual and physical help to women who find themselves in a difficult pregnancy

Do you know how we work?

·          This help is for all women, whatever their religion.

·          We give support throughout the pregnancy at the local parish

·          We take your information over the phone to send to the parish,

·          All your information is completely confidential

·          We identify the parish you will attend, based on your address and zip code

·          This is not an emergency service.

We Provide

·          A particular person at the parish to provide support throughout your pregnancy

·          baby items

·          referral for medical care

·          help obtaining benefits

·          Fertility awareness and Natural family planning

·          Post abortion reconciliation

·          Special care for minor children (under 18 yrs)

What we do not provide…only if asked

·          Money for rent or utilities

·          Housing

·          Transportation

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Telephone Volunteers Flier

Telephone Volunteer Schedule

Telephone volunteers

Helpful Numbers

Telephone Instructions-for Telephone Volunteers only

Remote Call Forwarding

Dial 713-xxx-xxxx
Listen for instructions and enter xxx-xxx-xxxx, the PIN xxx

To connect your phone

72# + your phone number
Voice will confirm your number
Voice will ask you to Press 1, then 2 beeps will confirm.

To disconnect your phone

Do steps 1 & 2
73# 2 beeps will confirm you are disconnected.

To Retrieve Calls from the Gabriel Project Mailbox

Dial 713-xxx-xxxx
When message starts interrupt it by pressing #
It will ask for your mailbox number:  enter xxx
It will ask for your password:             enter xxx

Message Menu follow
Press 1 to listen to unread/new messages
Press 2 to listen to read messages in the inbox
After making your selection from the above choice
Press 1 to save messages.  All Spanish messages must be saved
Press 2 to move messages to the delete folder.  Always delete busy signals.
Press 3 to review message
Please retrieve all messages from mailbox before going on line.
Return all Calls.  Continue to attempt to reach Mom if she does not answer

Telephone Intake Sheet