Currently, members of this ministry provide regular Sunday morning visits to Roman Catholic residents at Carleton Lodge Long-term Care Home who are well enough to receive Holy Communion, and for those residents unable to receive, a prayer is said with them.
If you would like to help at the Carleton Lodge or any other senior care facility in our area, please contact us, and we will help you. We currently have a team of volunteers who visit the Carleton Lodge and a priest who visits the Orchard Walk Retirement Community in Greely and the Osgoode Care Centre in Osgoode, and a Deacon who visits the Manotick Retirement Place in Manotick. If you know someone in one of these or any other places of care in the Manotick area who would like to receive communion or some prayers, or if you would like to volunteer to help provide Holy Communion to them, then please let us know and we would be happy to assist you.
How can I help?
Volunteers will have the privilege of distributing Holy Communion to seniors who are unable to attend church.
Who can be involved in this ministry?
Active parishioners over 18, who complete the volunteer screening through St. Leonard Parish and the Care facility that they visit, which includes a police record check that can be done online. Volunteers should be comfortable in a long-term care setting and have understanding and empathy for the frailty of the people entrusted to their care.
Approximate time commitment
Approximately two hours, once a month. The coordinator prepares a schedule every two months, covering each Sunday, and asks team members for their availability. Volunteers attend a Sunday Mass to receive the pyx and Holy Communion, returning the pyx before the next Sunday.
Thank you for your consideration and support of this vital ministry.