Pastoral Care
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Homebound Visits
Certified Ministers to the Sick visit the homebound (parishioners only) with communion as often as once a week, by request. Ministers are assigned as needed, either short term or long term to a specified parishioner. Please call the Ministry to the Sick office if you have a friend or family member who is unable to attend Mass and would appreciate a pastoral visit at home with the Eucharist.

Prayer Line
Does someone you know, or even yourself, need prayers? We have parishioners who, as part of their ministry, will pray for your needs. Just call the parish office at 407-647-3392 and give us the name of the person who needs prayers. By that evening many prayers are being said for your intention.

Hospital Visitations
Hospital visits to Winter Park Hospital with communion are made by Ministers to the Sick on a regular basis to parishioners and non-parishioners, with the priest visiting for the Anointing of the Sick or Reconciliation.

Parishioners are visited in all hospitals by request. Please call the Ministry to the sick office or the parish office (407-647-3392) if you or a family member desires a visit during a hospital stay.

Winter Park Hospital: Ministers of the Sick are scheduled every day of the week.

All other hospitals (Florida South, Orlando Regional, Arnold Palmer, etc.): Please call the parish office at 407-647-3392 for a visitation. The priests of St. Margaret Mary or a Minister of the Sick visit parishioners only in these hospitals.

Nursing Home Visitation
St. Margaret Mary Ministers of the Sick visit the following nursing homes and facilities:

DePugh
Winter Park Care & Rehabilitation
Manor Care
Mayflower
Maitland Healthcare Facility
Regents Park
Westchester
Winter Park Towers
U.S. Veterans Nursing Home

DePugh Nursing Home - Pastoral visits & communion once a week by a Minister to the Sick. Anointing or reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Winter Park Care and Rehabilitation- Pastoral visits with communion are made by Ministers to the Sick on the 1st and 3rd Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. Anointing or reconciliation with a priest by request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Manor Care Nursing & Rehabilitation - Mass or Communion Service the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with either the Priest or a Deacon. Pastoral visits & communion every Sunday by a Minister to the Sick. Anointing or reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Mayflower Assisted Living- Communion Service by a Minister to the Sick every Tuesday at 4 p.m., Mass celebrated by the Priest the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. Pastoral visits with communion to the Nursing unit every Tuesday & Sunday by a Minister to the Sick. Anointing or reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Maitland Healthcare Facility - Mass celebrated by the Priest the 2nd Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m., pastoral visits by Ministers to the Sick (without communion) every Wednesday & Thursday. Ministers to the Sick bring communion every Sunday. Anointing or reconciliation by request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Regents Park Nursing & Rehabilitation - Mass is celebrated by the Priest the 2nd Friday of every month at 11 a.m., Ministers to the Sick celebrate a Communion Service every Friday at 11 a.m. with pastoral visits to those unable to attend. Anointing or reconciliation by request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Westchester Assisted Living- Communion Services by Ministers to the Sick and pastoral visits every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in conjunction with a Television Mass a Minister to the Sick distributes communion. Anointing or reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Winter Park Towers Assisted Living - Communion Services and pastoral visits by the Ministers to the Sick every Sunday at 10 a.m. except the week of 1st Friday. Mass is celebrated by the Priest every 1st Friday of the month at 2 p.m. Anointing or reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

U.S. Veterans Nursing Home - Pastoral visits and communion with lay ministers is every other Thursday at 3 p.m. and every other Friday at 6 p.m. Mass is celebrated by the Priest the 1st Thursday of every month at 11:00 am. Every Sunday there is a Communion Service with a Deacon. Anointing and reconciliation on request, please call the Ministry to the Sick office.

Spiritual Direction: ........ a listening ministry

An invitation for you to share your story with confidence and
understanding with someone who is on the journey and has some training
in spiritual direction. Someone to receive you with reverence and love and
help you notice and attend to the living God who is present in all your experiences!

When was the last time someone truly listened to you? With whom do you share your relationship with God? Spiritual Direction is a specialized ministry in the church. It is a graced way of serving another believer, helping the other to grow in intimacy with God, to live out the consequence of this intimacy. The focus of a spiritual direction relationship is the directee’s experience of God and the communication that happens between God and the directee.

Spiritual Direction is for anyone who wants to develop a deeper relationship with God, who’s search for God seems to be at a crossroad, or who wants to explore new methods of prayer, when one feels the need for someone to help in discerning the call of the Spirit, or feels the need for a companion on the spiritual journey, to walk with them and to listen.

You can expect a good director to keep the focus on the directee’s relationship with God. Contemporary direction presumes that God communicates through ordinary human experience, and in that experiences is found God’s invitations and urgings and confirmations. A good director is a companion on life’s journey - asking reflective questions and pointing out resources. Direction also assists with resistance and roadblocks, helping the directee to come to breakthroughs.

As a ministry of St. Margaret Mary, there is no cost involved when seeing one of the directors listed here. If however, you would like the name of someone outside of St. Margaret Mary you may contact San Pedro Center for a referral (407 671-6322). In that case, financial arrangements must be discussed personally with the particular director chosen.

The following members of St. Margaret Mary Parish are Audire-trained Spiritual Directors:

These additional “Audire” trained directors of St. Margaret Mary Parish may be contacted by calling Sharon at 407-998-5660:

Contact the San Pedro Center for more information
on the Audire School for Spiritual Direction.

Bereavement Ministry
The Bereavement Ministry provides support during the difficult time of losing a loved one. Assistance is offered in planning the funeral liturgy, coordinating activities with the church, funeral home, musicians and celebrant. In this way, families are enabled to plan a service that is personal, meaningful and comforting to them. Contact Debbie Benson at 407-647-3392 for more information.

Grief Support: Journey Into Hope & Healing.  A faith based 11 week video series held 3 times each year for anyone grieving the death of a loved one.  We are here to offer hope, strength and consolation during this difficult time.  The staff who lead these sessions are qualified facilitators with grief training.  Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the Family Life Building.  Please call Sharon at 407 998-5660 or Joann at 407 998-5659 for specific dates throughout the year.