St. Philip the Apostle Parish Ministry of Care Program

Ministry of Care
Sister Clarita Schumacher
1223 W. Holtz Avenue
Addison, IL 60101
630 628-0900 x104

Pastoral Associate Sr. Clarita Schumacher and her Ministers of Care are available to provide solace and support during the most challenging times in life: sickness, divorce, isolation, old age, loss of a loved one, and death. Please call Sr. Clarita if you are in need of support or are interested in obtaining more information about the Senior Socialites, the Parish Grief Group, the Divorce & Beyond Support Group, Hospital Visitation, or the Homebound & Nursing Home Ministry.

Sister Clarita would like to invite any senior citizen in the parish to join the Senior Socialites, who meet the second Thursday of every month from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 for an afternoon of socializing, good food, stimulating conversation, and prayer.

The Senior Socialites were a little nostalgic for snow (because we haven't seen it for quite a while!) so they celebrated snowmen during their January 12 gathering. Mother Nature heard about it and decided to send some of the white stuff to get them in the mood. Below are pictures from their event.
(Please click on thumbnail pictures for larger images.)

A Divorce & Beyond Support Group is designed for men and women who are already divorced or who have filed for divorce. This group will help people through the journey of initial stress, anger and guilt, to ultimate forgiveness, happiness and growth.

HOMEBOUND & NURSING HOME MINISTRY
Parishioners who are homebound or in nursing homes can arrange to have Communion brought to them.

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
Sr. Clarita initiates parish contact and outreach at the time of death by coordinating the Mass of Christian Burial with the family, attending the wake visitation, and maintaining contact with the family during the difficult months after the funeral. The deceased are also remembered during an Evening of Remembrance on All Souls Day in November.

Any adult who is experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one is cordially invited to attend the Parish Grief Support Group during this most difficult time. This group meets the first and third Thursdays of the month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 1.

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