Please contact the Parish Office for additional information at 608-325-9506.

Pastoral Care of the Sick

Holy Communion is taken to the sick and homebound of the parish every First Friday of the month. There are several elderly housing facilities in the area where Holy Communion is taken and administered during a Word and Communion Service each Sunday or on a regular weekly or bi-weekly basis. Communal Anointing of the sick is administered during Mass on a seasonal basis, as announced in the bulletin. Individual Anointing of the Sick can be arranged at any time by contacting the Parish Center.

Anointing of the Sick:

Priests care for us when we are physically ill. They do this through the Sacrament known as the Anointing of the Sick. The Bible instructs us, "Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray...Is any one among you sick? He should summon the presbyters [priests] of the Church, and they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven" (James 5: 14-15).

Anointing of the Sick not only helps us endure illness, but it cleanses our souls and helps us prepare to meet God.

*This text was taken from "Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth" by Catholic Answers.