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Pastoral Care for Elderly and Sick (PaCES)

The main goal of the ministry is to journey with the house bound elderly and the sick of the Parish. It usually involves home and hospital visits, praying with and for them, bringing Holy Communion to them and arranging for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick when necessary

Present Activities

Bring Holy Communion either weekly or fortnightly to the house bound elderly and the sick, praying with them and developing a bond, on the request of families and caregivers and the Priests of the Parish as follow-up of their pastoral visits.

The visits of homes consist of a group of two or three members with one extraordinary communion minister in each group.

They also visit, pray and bring Holy Communion to the sick in Hospitals (particularly Gleneagles Hospital) when requests are received or as follow-up of visits to their homes.

Members assist and support the bereaved families when those under their care pass away. Arrange for prayers at the wakes and attend the funeral Mass and service.

A sub-group has been formed to prayer at wakes of other Parishioners to empathies with the bereaved families. This group is newly formed and is being coordinated by the Ministry as a new activity.

The major events organized for the Parish
-	Annual Special Mass for the elderly and the sick with Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick (usually in February to coincide with “The World Day of Prayer for the Sick”)
-	Annual Candlelight Rosary Procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima in September to pray for the elderly, the sick and their caregivers.