Ministries with Sick and Aging

This ministry includes supporting all those who are sick, homebound, in nursing homes and hospice.  The details of these ministries are listed below.

Ministry to the Homebound

Trained Eucharistic Ministers take communion to homebound parishioners on a weekly basis.

Ministry to Hospice

The parish pastoral staff and volunteers support those in the final journey of their earthly lives.

Ministry to the Hospital

The parish pastoral staff ministers to those who are hospitalized.  Please call the parish office to let us know if you are hospitalized.

Ministry to the Nursing Home

About Ministry at Normandy Manor

Trained lay ministers facilitate a Sunday Communion Service each week at 10:30a There is also a monthly Mass on the third Tuesday of each month at 2:30p.

About Ministry at Bickford

Trained lay ministers facilitate a Thursday morning Communion Service.

About Ministry to Nursing Homes

Trained lay ministers visit parishioners in area nursing homes.

If you are interested in any of the above Ministries with Sick and Aging contact Gayle Cilimburg: gcilimburg@stchrisparish.com, 440-331.4255 x106

Anointing of the Sick

Contact the Parish Office if your or a family member would like to be anointed.  We also offer anointing of the sick at the regular weekend Masses during the year.

Funeral Ministry

This ministry provides adult servers for funerals and others who attend funerals to support the families of the deceased. If you are interested, contact Gayle Cilimburg: gcilimburg@stchrisparish.com, 440-331.4255 x106

Grief Support

This ministry supports the family of a loved one who has died.  For more information contact Gayle Cilimburg:  gcilimburg@stchrisparish.com. 440-331.4255 x106

Ministry with the Divorced/Separated/Annulments

The Parish Pastoral Staff is available to assist those going through a divorce, including serving as procurators (advocates) in petitioning the Diocesan Tribunal for an invalidity of marriage.