Care Ministries
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About Care Ministries
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The Ministry of Care is an outreach service for those in the Barrington community who are unable to participate in the celebration of the Eucharist due to sickness, mobility issues or age.
Ministers of Care are parishioners who are commissioned by the Saint Anne Catholic Church to bring the Word, prayer and Holy Communion to those who are sick or homebound. In the Barrington community, we visit Alden Estates, Deer Park Village, Good Shepherd Hospital, The Garlands of Barrington, Greencastle Apartments, Horizon of Barrington, JourneyCare Hospice, Lake Barrington Shores, Lake Barrington Woods and Chapters Living of Barrington.
The Archdiocese of Chicago requires that candidates for this ministry attend a formal two-day training program, which is offered in the autumn and spring. Upon completion of the program, new ministers of care are mandated by the Office for Divine Worship. The commitment to the Ministry of Care is a three-year cycle.
For more information, please contact Mary Ellen Johnston, Director of Care Ministries, at 773-456-6664 or [email protected].
See links below for other initiatives in this ministry.
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News from the Vatican
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yesterdayPope Leo XIV is planning to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign visit, the country’s Catholic cardinal said. -
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