Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
In the past year we have lost quite a few ministers due to age and illness. We now have approximately 16 ministers. We visit clients weekly in their homes and in several nursing and retirement homes: Lytton Gardens, Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Convalescent Home, Channing House, Vi Living, Sunrise, Palo Alto Commons and Avant.
People who are dying must be accompanied with the love of family members and the care of medical professionals, but there is no requirement that every means available must be used to prolong their lives, Pope Francis said. "Even if we know that we cannot always guarantee healing or a cure, we can and must always care for the living, without ourselves shortening their life, but also without futilely resisting their death," the pope said in a message to the European members of the World Medical Association.
Each year the Western Association of the Order of Malta goes on pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. As part of our mission to help the poor and the sick, we invite those who are sick, affectionately called Malades, to join us on pilgrimage. There is no cost for the selected malade or to your parish for this pilgrimage.
The parish Prayer Shawl Ministry has provided over 80 knitted, crocheted and hand-woven prayer shawls to people in times of great challenges and pain. We are hoping to hear from you if you care to make a shawl for this good work.
The parish Prayer Shawl Ministry has provided over 80 knitted, crocheted and hand-woven prayer shawls to people in times of great challenges and pain. We are hoping to hear from you if you care to make a shawl for this good work.
Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or home-bound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
Catholic Charities now has an Elder Care Line available to assist you in navigating through different scenarios, and choices that come with aging as well as the services and resources available to aide you on your journey. Catholic Charities Elder care line offers confidential support, encouragement, and referrals for elder care service needs. Our professional elder care specialists understand the needs of seniors as well as their loved ones and offer a host of services and support when you need it most.
Mission: St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Home Ministry offers spiritual and social support for the sick and the home bound parishioners of all ages by visiting, bringing communion, praying, listening and helping them connect with the parish and other available services.
Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
Stanford Medical Center/Stanford Health Care is looking for bilingual volunteers to assist in their Catholic Holy Communion to the Sick in the Spiritual Care Department. Hours are flexible and training will be provided. Please consider becoming a volunteer to serve those in the hospital who cannot attend Sunday Mass.
Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
Mary Fong of our parish Pastoral Home Ministry prepares a weekly email listing names of sick parishioners and their friends and family members who have asked for our prayers. If you would like to be included in this weekly email, please ask Mary to include you by writing her at [email protected]
If you are grieving the death of someone in your life, please consider joining the next Vineyard Grief Support Group. Open to any adult, this group enables members to share their grief in the presence of God and others without censure or apology
Jesus has a special compassion for the sick and suffering. He wants us to look out for them. If you are ill or homebound, or in a retirement home or a care facility or if you know a parishioner who needs pastoral care, please contact the Pastoral Home Ministry. We will visit them, bring them Holy Communion and, if needed, offer them the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick by one of our priests.
We are in need of new ministers for our ministry to the sick and home bound parishioners. Many of our ministers have retired or passed away. Please contact Mary Fong if you are interested in finding more about our ministry. Mary's contact information is [email protected] or 650-494-1660. You can also call the Pastoral Center at 650-494-2496 X22.
As part of our parish’s desire to provide more support to our senior members, Ted Baer and Chris Lundin, members of our parish elder support initiative, met with Eric Reuland, a Stanford student. Eric and a team from Stanford are working on a concept of facilitating sometimes difficult family conversations around medical and other end-of-life issues. Are you prepared?
You are invited to join our Prayer Circle. The Prayer Circle is a circle of friends in our parish community who pray for the sick and those who need our prayers. Names of the sick can be printed in the Sunday bulletin or be listed in a confidential list with the prayer intention.