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, an increase in 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. Francis de Sales, 33 S. Buesching Rd., Lake Zurich, IL 60047 on two Saturdays, February 24th and March 3rd from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM There is no cost to attend these sessions
Topics include:
Spirituality of the Ministry
Prayer in Care Ministry
Pastoral Communication Skills
Ministerial Procedures
Experience of Suffering
Theology of the Eucharist
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 email her at
mstaffa@sainthubert.org. We want to get everyone interested in this ministry interviewed and registered for this spring program by February 8, 2018.