Have you been sick at home or in the hospital and had Communion brought to you by a parish minister? Have you heard a relative in a nursing home tell you how much she appreciates the Communion Service conducted by visitors from the local parish? Have you visited a friend in the hospital and found a card there from a Minister of Care announcing that he had been there to bring Communion?
 
Visits, such as these, are wonderful boosts to the spirits of the sick and homebound. Through the Ministry of Care, communion is available to them whether they are homebound, hospitalized, or in nursing homes. Given the growing number of residents in local nursing homes, requests we receive for visits to the homebound and changes in the lives of our Ministers of Care, we need to expand our Ministry of Care group. If you can join us in this ministry, we guarantee you will find it extremely rewarding. 
 
Basic 2 Week Training for Ministers of Care
 
Will be held at St. James Parish, 820 N. Arlington Heights Road, in Arlington Heights
on two Saturdays, October 8 ^th & October 15 ^th from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
There is no cost to attend these sessions
Topics include:  
If you are interested, or if you want to explore whether this ministry is for you, please contact Marie Staffa at  847- 885-7700, ext. 124 or mstaffa@sainthubert.org. We want to get everyone interested in this ministry interviewed and registered for this fall program by Sept.28 ^th.