Sacrament of Anointing and Visits from Eucharistic Ministers

Anyone who is scheduled to be hospitalized - especially for surgery, should request  to  receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick here in the parish before the day of admission/surgery. If you find  yourself or a loved one hospitalized unexpectedly, please notify the Catholic Chaplains’ Office in  the  hospital so  that they may receive the Sacrament of Anointing and visits from Eucharistic Ministers and pastoral care workers during your stay. Due to strict privacy laws, you cannot assume that the Chaplains’ Office is aware of your admission, so please take  the  initiative in informing them in order to help them serve you. Please remember that the Catholic Chaplaincies in our local hospital and throughout the Diocese are completely  dependent  upon  the  funds  raised by the Annual  Catholic  Charities  Appeal, so please remember to be generous to the Appeal which does so much good in this and so many other ways. Should you, a family member or neighbor be confined to home or an extended care facility for an extended  period  of  time  after hospitalization or for reason of sickness, advanced age, or infirmity, please don’t assume that we know the reason for your absence or where you were placed after being discharged, rather please take the initiative to contact the Church office if visits from parish clergy and Eucharistic ministers are desired.