 COMMUNITY
CARE PROGRAM
HOW CAN WE HELP
YOU?
The Community Care
Program was formed to help parishioners who have needs that often go unmet
by other community agencies.
SERVICES
PROVIDED:
Someone to come
and spend an hour or so visiting a homebound person. Will shop and
deliver groceries for a sick or homebound person. Can drive you to
the doctor, the store or to church.
Will call to
decrease loneliness and increase socialization. We can help with
some light yard work.
We can help
with light house work when you are sick or bedridden. We can
arrange babysitting if you are ill or confined to bed. We will provide
a home cooked meal for someone who is ill. We also have volunteers
who speak Spanish, German and are fluent in Sign Language.
Please call
Judy Melville, Human Concerns Coordinator, at 847-541-1450, if we can be of any assistance.
Evening Prayer
For those who mourn the loss of a child: Through illness, abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, suicide, violence, abduction, accident, family breakup, recently or long ago; For mothers, fathers, grandparents and others who mourn; For those who mourn the loss of fertility, those struggling through the adoption process, and those abandoned or separated from their families; For those whose children have special needs.
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PROJECT RACHEL
If you need help
to heal the wounds of abortion, contact Judy Melville at the rectory or
one of our Pastoral Staff at (847)541-1450.
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ELIZABETH MINISTRY
Elizabeth Ministry
is an outreach of women from the parish who share their experiences of
pregnancy, birth, adoption or infertility with other women who are presently
on one of these journeys. Contact Judy Melville, Human Concerns Coordinator, or one of our
Pastoral Staff at (847)541-1450.
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SUBSTANCE MINISTRY
Do you need information
about alcohol or drug abuse? St. Mary Substance Abuse Ministry may
be able to help. Contact Judy Melville, Human Concerns Coordinator, or one of our Pastoral Staff for more information at
(847)541-1450. |