Lay Pastoral Care

The Westminster Lay Pastoral Care Team 

If you need someone to listen to you without judging, the Lay Pastoral Care Team is here for you. For the Lay Pastoral Care Form, click HERE.

To be paired with one of our lay pastoral care providers, please email us at LayPastoralCare@westminsteruu.org or contact Rev. Deborah by text or phone at 401-262-7377. We will do our best to reply within 3 days to schedule your Lay Pastoral Care session.

Based on the first UU Principle, affirming the inherent worth and dignity of every person, our goal is to provide a ministry of hope and caring through one-on-one deep listening for the non-emergency needs of Westminster Unitarian Church members and friends.

We do this by:

  • combining life experience and UUA learned skills to listen to you with an open heart
  • connecting in person, by phone, or via video conference for a mutually agreed upon time of up to 60 minutes. 
  • meeting one time or on an agreed-upon regular basis
  • refraining from giving advice, judging, fixing, or absolving
  • bearing witness to your experience and wisdom

Team Members

Lay Pastoral Care Bios

Judy Adourian

I joined Westminster in 2004 to give my sons a strong moral foundation and to empower them to think for themselves and to act with integrity, compassion, and justice. That accomplished, I’ve stayed for my continued spiritual growth and love of this community. Throughout my years at Westminster, I’ve worked on numerous committees and projects, holding several positions, including Religious Education Chair, Caring Circle Chair, Board Secretary, and Congregational President. Being a founding member of the Lay Pastoral Care Team allows me to show my gratitude for the deep connections I’ve made with so many of you over the years.

 

Kamila Barzykowski 

Hello, my name is Kamila. I have been a member of the Westminster congregation for four years, and I really love this community of caring. I’ve joined a couple of committees, including Sharing Locker and Social Economic and Environmental Justice. In my professional life, I worked for twenty-five years at the United Way of Rhode Island, where I was a grant manager and community planner. I’m retired now, although I still teach English as a Second Language as a part-time second career. I love travel, music, reading, and crafts.

 

 

Allen Mongeau

I have been a member at Westminster for 55 years, serving in various positions such as Church Board, Treasurer, Endowment and various committees.  Currently, I coordinate the Men’s Group and assist with the transportation of goods distributed to our clients at the Sharing Locker.
I retired after working for 37 years as a School Psychologist in the Public Schools of Cranston and Providence.  Rev. Eric Cherry encouraged my interest in the Lay Pastoral Care Committee, and I have found it rewarding to be present for adults (instead of children) who are part of our community. I have lived in North Kingstown since 1993, very happily with my wife, Barbara McKenna.
Bill Stone

Bill has been a member of Westminster since 2003. He has served in a number of roles with the church over the years, but loves most the one-on-one connections formed at coffee hour. Bill’s career has ranged across legal and business roles, and he currently serves as founder and Chairman of No Worry Home, a subscription preventive home maintenance and handyman business.  Bill is a devoted husband to Westminster member, Carolyn Mark, and a doting dad to Ben and Teah Markstone. Bill loves cooking, playing competitive tennis, theater (he has served on the board of The Gamm Theatre in Warwick), and music.

 

Anthony E Wilson, MD

I have been a Unitarian Universalist since 1998 and joined Westminster Unitarian Church in 2024. I enjoy this friendly, supportive, and spiritual community. I find joy in participating in the Lay Pastoral Care Team. I enjoy giving sermons, playing solo piano, and playing keyboard with our church band. I am a retired Palliative Care and Hospice physician and am now the author of three collaborative books that support spiritual and personal growth. I love to travel, spend time in Costa Rica with my partner, Dorian, hike, eat out with friends, and attend family gatherings. Walking in the woods and being by the water and the bay brings me peace. I am a grief educator and support and comfort others through my writings and conversations.