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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

NEED HELP?
Contact
Parish Office
9583 6161

VOLUNTEERS
ALWAYS NEEDED

  • Prepare casseroles for emergencies
  • Washing and ironing
  • Visit sick, elderly, disabled, grieving,in hostels, hospital, home
  • Seniors' Group
  • Provide transport for Seniors' Group
  • Emergency nursing
  • Shopping
  • Bring people to Mass at weekends
  • Drive people to Healing Masses
  • Care for Parish Centre & gardens
  • Use skill/trade to help needy
  • Drive people to appointments
  • Emergency child-minding
  • Visit newcomers
  • Join St Vincent de Paul
  • Cater refreshments at funerals
  • Deliver thanksgiving envelopes
  • Counters for collections

CONTACT
PARISH OFFICE
9583 6161

           Co-ordinator: Outreach Services to Aged & Housebound
                   Helen Mangan   Email:  olaparish@iprimus.com.au

                                     Bereavement Co-ordinator
                      Cath Drury   Email:  olaparish@iprimus.com.au

EMERGENCY HOME HELP  The Parish can provide home help for emergencies e.g. casseroles, washing, ironing, shopping, child-minding.  If you know of someone needing home help please contact Helen Mangan or the Parish House on 9583 6161 or by email here.

DRIVERS NEEDED  To bring people to Mass 6.30pm, 9am, 11am and 5pm.  Also to bring people to Healing Masses (3 times a year).  Please leave name and phone number in Family Book.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED  to take Communion to aged care facilities and private homes. 
Contact Helen--9583 6161.

VISITING: HOME, HOSPITAL, HOSTEL   Contact Helen Mangan at the Parish House.  Volunteers always welcome.

SOCIETY OF  ST VINCENT DE PAUL   Provides assistance to families in need, not only in the physical and spiritual sense but also in counselling, companionship and financial budgeting.  Hundreds of families helped each year.  Volunteers discover they get more than they give.  Volunteers always needed.  Contact Parish Office-- 9583 6161.

GRIEF AND LOSS OUTREACH   There may be people in our parish experiencing loss or grief.  If you know of anyone in this situation, please contact Cath Drury, Parish House.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP   Support and a listening ear to bereaved people.  While we cannot provide all the answers or lessen the pain and anguish of deep grief, we can indeed bring Jesus present by being present ourselves, by a loving word, a friendly touch and a ready ear.  Contact Cath Drury, Parish House.

KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS   Contact the Parish House for meeting times.

PARISH CREDIT UNION   Parish Credit Union trading as St Patrick's Mentone Co-operative Credit Society Limited.  The Credit Union is open for business in OLA meeting room 10-11 am every Sunday. 
The Society Office is open at St Patrick's Mentone, Mon-Fri.10am-3pm.   95845420.