"I was sick and you took care of me... Truly I tell you, just as you do it to one of the least of my sisters and brothers, you do it for me." (Matthew 25)

Just as Jesus said there will always be poor among us, so also will there always be members of our Parish who are sick, recovering from surgery, homebound or dying.  Sometimes parishioners are ill and absent from parish life for an extended period of time before they can return or before they pass on to eternal life.  Sometimes diminished mobility or eyesight keep the aging from attending Sunday Mass anymore.  At other times, members of the Parish are "out of commission" for a period dut to chemotherapy, rehabilitating from surgery, an accident or other physical challenges.

Whatever the reason, we have a opportunity to reach out and show our care and concern for them in their illness or confinement.  These remain precious members of the Body of Christ.  It is our responsibility to stay connected to them and to keep them connected to the life of the Parish.

The importance of maintaining a parishioner's connection to the Parish family is heightened when they cannot participate in the family's celebration of the Eucharist.  That separation from the assembly might be a short, extended or permanent situation.

St. Therese Parish has a number of Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist who will come to your home or to a rehabilitation facility based on your availability.  They bring the very Body and Blood of Christ while also being the human face of Christ, Christ's love and compassion.

Please call the Parish office (517-487-3749) or Dave Borzenski (517-487-0478) to initiate periodic visits.

Under the current COVID umbrella of health and safety of the homebound parishioner, their family AND the Eucharistic Minister, our visits are currently limited.  We will work with you to make appropriate arrangements.

The importance of maintaining a parishioner's connection to the Parish family is heightened when they cannot participate in the family's celebration of the Eucharist.  That separation from the assembly is usually permanent when our parishioner enters a nursing home/assisted living facility.

St. Therese Parish has a number of Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist who will come to your your facility based on your availability.  They bring the very Body and Blood of Christ while also being the human face of Christ, Christ's love and compassion.

Please call the Parish office (517-487-3749) or Dave Borzenski (517-487-0478) to initiate periodic visits.

Under the current COVID restrictions put in place by the State to protect the health and safety of nursing home residents and staff, visits are currently not allowed.  As soon as this situation changes, we will resume pre-COVID schedules.

 

Parishioners from the Lansing-are parishes volunteer to bring the Eucharist to every Catholic (identified at admission) everyday.  The timing of those visits vary with the Eucharistic Minister.  If a hospital patient is away from their room for any reason when the Minister arrives, that patient may miss this daily distribution.

Deacon Dave visits all St. Therese Parishioners who are in the hospital at least one day each week.  If you would like to make sure that you do receive Eucharist, please call Dave (517) 331-5765 or the Parish Office (517) 487-3749; Dave will attempt to visit you as soon as his schedule permits.

Under the current COVID restrictions put in place by the State to protect the health and safety of hospital patients, doctors, nurses and support staff, visits by Eucharistic Ministers are currently not allowed.  As soon as this situation changes, we will resume pre-COVID schedules.

If the patient is near death, a priest can come to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing and pray the Church's Commendation of the Dying.  Please contact the hospital chaplain who will contact either the priest on-call or our Pastor Fr. John.