Seniors

The Seniors Ministry aims to look after the older members of the OLSD community (60+). Currently it covers our monthly Mamma Margherita fellowship group, also taking Holy Communion to the (mainly older) housebound members of our parish family regularly.

The Mamma Margherita Club is a parish social activity for the retired.  Its aims are:

• To provide a warm, welcoming space for retired people of all faiths and no faith to meet on a regular monthly basis (usually 2.00-4.00 pm on the second Thursday of each month) to foster friendship and fellowship within our caring Christian community.
• To provide the opportunity to celebrate Mass together, including occasionally, Mass where the Sacrament of Anointment and Healing is available.
• To provide an ‘activity’ each month such as entertainment, informative talks, demonstrations, quizzes or games.

The club is named after Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1788-1856) who was the mother of Saint John Bosco SDB.

Parish Pastoral Council – Key Initiatives

1. The Mamma Margherita core team plan to develop a “care network” to provide practical support on a short-term basis to senior parishioners who are taken ill and might need help with collecting prescriptions / items of shopping / a home visit for a cup of coffee and a chat for example. We have between 30 and 40 seniors who attend Mamma Margherita regularly, but these are only a fraction of the seniors who make up our parish family. We will identify ways to reach out to them.