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The Office of Parish Outreach Ministries/Health Care Ministry supports
the ministry of those women and men designated to provide pastoral care
to patients and their families/loved ones in health care facilities within
the Archdiocese of Boston. It also collaborates with parishes in their
outreach to the homebound sick and aged, the dying, and nursing home residents.
The Office's activities include: information and referral services, publication
of two newsletters (Listen for chaplains and The Pastoral
Visitor for parish pastoral visitation coordinators), a job bank and
referral service, training and outreach programs for pastoral volunteers,
educational gatherings and the maintenance of a small library of pastoral
care journals, tapes and other materials.
The Office of Health Care Ministry was established by Cardinal Law in 1987. Health Care Ministry was combined with Prison Ministry in 2006 and the Office was renamed Office of Parish Outreach Ministries. The newest Director, Deacon James F. Greer was appointed in 2008 to continue and expand the work of the previous directors: Rev. Lucien Sawyer, OMI (1987-1994), Kelly Dunn (1994-2002) and Jean Marchant (2002-2006), Deacon Reynold G. Spadoni (2006-2008). Health Care Ministry is an agency of the Pastoral Services
Secretariat under Rev. Arthur Coyle.
Staff
Deacon James F. Greer, Director of Health Care Ministry
DeaconJames_Greer@rcab.org
Joanne Gaffney,
Assistant Director
Joanne_Gaffney@rcab.org
2121 Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton, MA 02135
Telephone: 617-746-5843
Fax: 617-746-5754
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