Communion to the Sick Ministry
We, Parish Nurses, may be in the office or out working in the community. Part of the office duties include answering phone calls re: health issues, attending to the prayer chain, ensuring the chain is up to date and used as reference to follow the progress of the sick. We follow through on the meals ministry and ensure contact with the volunteers providing the meals and the recipients of the meal ministry, whether it is at times of illness, surgery, trauma or birth of a new babe. Another very important issue, required by law is that the parish nurse, who is also a Registered Nurse, is obliged to chart on the people she is involved with in her PN role. After office time, the Parish Nurse will visit people in hospital, in their homes, in nursing homes and even the carpark at Tim Horton’s!
We are a bridge between the medical community and the parish community. We serve the whole person- body, mind and spirit.
We are here to advocate for you, to act as a referral source, counsel and to pray with you. If available, we will accompany you to Doctors appointments and if unable to do so, we will try to find a volunteer to go with you. We will bring you a prayer shawl which has been knit or crocheted by a member of the Parish Knitting group so you can wrap it around yourself and know that your fellow parishioners are praying for and supporting you in you time of need. We are also here to educate and hopefully this “blogging business” will be a “good tool”.
“The church is in a much better position than medicine to carry out a ministry of wellness,
because it has direct and frequent access to the lives of people.”
(Thomas Droege, The Healing Presence)
An A.E.D. (Artificial External Defibrillator) has been donated by a parishioner to St. Philip Neri Parish. An A.E.D. is used to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest, who are not responsive and not breathing properly. The defibrillator delivers a shock to the heart and can be used with CPR, as needed, until emergency professionals arrive.
We have a 15 minute DVD that explains what an A.E.D. machine is and how and when to use it. This is not a training session but is an attempt to familiarize parishioners with the A.E.D. Research has shown that a child of 10 years old can use an A.E.D. if needed. If you are interested in learning more about the A.E.D. we would encourage you to please take this opportunity to view the DVD or contact the parish nurses (306-343-0325) to arrange to view the DVD.
If you or a loved one are housebound due to an illness and would like to receive Communion on Sundays contact Ethna at 306-343-0325 or email at .
Are you or a loved one ill? Would you like your parish community to pray for you? You may have your name added to the Sunday intentions or if you would like anonymity you may submit just your first name for our prayer chain. Call Shirley at 306-343-0325 or to be included in the Sunday intentions and to be put on the prayer chain list ask for Ethna or email her at .
Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am – 12 noon & 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Office is closed for lunch from 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm)
Phone: (306) 343-0325
Fax: (306) 343-0900
Regular Mass Times:
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Sunday - 9:30 am & 11:30 am
Summer Mass Times:
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Sunday - 10:00 am
Weekday Masses: Tuesday thru Friday - 8:30 am
(Rosary ½ before weekday Masses)