Office of Parish Outreach Ministries/Health Care Ministry

Resources

The pastors and pastoral staffs of all parishes are available to provide pastoral visitation, sacramental ministry and spiritual support to parishioners with life-threatening illnesses. Most parishes have a group of Extraordinary Ministers of Communion who will bring Holy Communion on a regular basis. Some parishes have organized outreach programs that can provide practical assistance, and most parishes can informally arrange such assistance. Bereavement ministry is offered by a number of parishes, as are special sacramental and liturgical celebrations.

Parishes

Archdiocesan Services And Offices

Catholic Social Services

Catholic Charities

Initial Response Programs

Each community site division provides emergency services to families to meet basic needs,  shelter, utilities, financial assistance for elderly to pay for medications, etc.

Call 508-647-5638 for referral to appropriate area office.

Parish Social Ministry

• Provides technical assistance and consultation for development of parish-based ministries, Le., bereavement groups, friendly visitor programs and workshops related to leadership development.

• Conducts regional support groups for coordinators of parish visitation programs to the sick and homebound and disabled.

• Oversees Friendly Visitor and Outreach Program to the Elderly and the Senior Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Outreach Program at the Deaf Community Center in Framingham.

• 508-647-5638

Pro Life Office

• Provides education and public policy advocacy regarding end­of-life issues.

• Assists parishes through Respect Life committees to provide formation, education and pastoral response to address end-of­life concerns.

• Offers specialized support and counseling for families expecting a baby with genetic abnormalities or disabilities.

Marianne Luthin 508-651-1900

Pastoral Services

Office of Parish Outreach Ministries/Health Care Ministry

• Coordinates and supports the work of Chaplains and Coordinators of Catholic Pastoral Services in health care facilities who provide spiritual support to those living with life­threatening illnesses, to the dying and to their family members.

• Call or visit their web site for a Directory: www.rcab.org: Select Office/Ministries; scroll down to HealthCare; select Directory.

• Provides training of Pastoral Visitors to the sick, homebound and the dying.

Deacon James F. Greer, Director 617-746-5843

Office of Life and Family Ministries

• Provides training and support to parishes to establish and maintain Bereavement Outreach Ministry.

• Offers workshops on grief and loss.

• Promotes "We Remember" liturgies and other support regarding miscarriage and neonatal loss.

• Maintains a lending library of print and video bereavement resources.       

Joanne Curry, Director 617-746-5820

Office Of Worship and Spiritual Life

• Provides Times of Reflection on the meaning of suffering and death for general parish audiences, for caregivers or for those experiencing life-threatening illnesses.

• Can offer referrals for spiritual direction and other spiritual support at end-of-life.

• Provides information regarding the Sacrament of the Sick and other liturgical resources for ministry at the end-of-life.

Rev. Brian Mahoney, Co-Director (Liturgical Matters) and Maryann McLaughlin Co-Director (Spiritual Life Matters) 617-746-5880

Central Services

Catholic Cemeteries Office Archdiocese of Boston

• Provides sacred space for the burial of the dead where the body is treated with the respect and dignity it deserves.

• Offers assistance with planning for burial on either a pre-need or an at-need basis, with support for families who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

• Conducts formational and informational programs on the Church's belief, prayer and pastoral care at the time of dying, death and burial.

• Offers ritual prayer such as the Rites of Committal and Memorial Masses and other services for the dead and those in need of consolation.

Robert Visconti, Executive Director:  Toll free 888-919-7926

Education

• Office For Religious Education

• Coordinates education and formation programs regarding end-of-life issues.

Catherine Minkiewicz,  Director of Adult Faith and Lay Ministry Formation  617-779-3625

Ethics

National Catholic Bioethics Center

• Provides research, education and publications on developments in medicine and the life sciences. Also provides consultations on medical ethical issues.

Dr.JohnM.Haas,President
Tel: 215-877-2660
Fax: 215-877-2688
Website: www.ncbcenter.org

Health Care Services

John B. Chessare, MD, MPH, Interim President/CEO Caritas Christi Health Care System
617-789-5050

Catholic Health Care Services

Caritas Carney Hospital

2100 Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02124
617-296-4000

Franciscan Children's Hospital and Rehabilitation Center

30 Warren Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617-254-3800

Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

736 Cambridge St.
Boston, MA  02135-2997
617-789-3000

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center

235 No. Pearl St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-427-3000

Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center

1575 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138-4398
617-876-4344

Saints Memorial Medical Center

1 Hospital Dr.
Lowell, MA 01852-1389
978-458-1411

Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center

70 East St.
Methuen, MA 01844-4597
978-687-0151

Caritas Southwood Hospital, Inc.

111 Dedham St.
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-668-0385

Caritas Norwood Hospital, Inc.

800 Washington St.
Norwood, MA 02062
781-769-4000

Hospices

Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice offers hospice services from two sites to over 50 towns:

Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice

310 Allston St.
Boston, MA 02146
617-566-6242

Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice

3 Edgewater Dr.
Norwood, MA 02062
781-769-8282

In addition, The Hospice Federation of Massachusetts can provide information about hospice services in other areas of the diocese. Rigney Cunningham, Director 781-255-7077

Extended Care Facilities

Marian Manor for the Aged and Infirmed

130 Dorchester Ave.
South Boston, MA 02127
617-268-3333

St. Joseph Nursing Care Center

321 Centre Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-825-6320

Don Orione Nursing Home

111 Orient Ave.
Boston, MA 02128-1006
617-569-2100

St. Joseph Manor Health Care, Inc.

215 Thatcher St.
Brockton, MA 02302-3999
508-583-5834

Sancta Maria Nursing Facility

799 Concord Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138-1077
617-868-2200 X21 00

Youville Healthcare Center

1575 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138-4398
617-876-4344

Bethany Health Care Center

97 Bethany Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701-7296
08-875-6750

St. Patrick's Manor

863 Central St.
Framingham, MA 01701-4892
508-879-8000

Mary Immaculate Health Care Services

172 Lawrence St.
Lawrence, MA 01841
978-685-6321

D'Youville Senior Care

981 Varnum Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854-1913
978-454-5681

Jeanne Jugan Residence

18 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143-1595
617-776-4420

Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

66 Newton St.
Waltham, MA 02453
781-893-0240

Elizabeth Seton Residence

125 Oakland St.
Wellesley, MA 02481-5389 781-237-2161

The Department of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts publishes a Directory of Long Term Care Facilities that lists by town over 200 non-Catholic extended care facilities in the Archdiocese of Boston. 617­624-6000.

The Executive Office of Elder Affairs publishes "A Consumer's Guide to Nursing and Rest Homes". Their Long Term Care Ombudsman Program provides information and referral assistance: 617-727-7750 or 1-800-882­2003.

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