We are a Catholic community of faith that welcomes every person. We want to encourage individuals experiencing any form of dementia or memory loss, and their caregivers, to feel welcome in our parish. As a dementia-friendly parish, we:
Special Mass for People with Memory Loss: St. Odilia celebrates a Mass for those with memory loss and their caregivers. Everyone is welcome. Hospitality will follow the Mass in the Courtyard with community resource information available.
We are joining St. Mary of the Lake, who will be hosting Memory Care Masses on alternating months. See the flyer above for their upcoming Masses and location.
Our parish is trying to be responsive to the needs of people experiencing memory loss and to the needs of their caregivers.
If you provide care to someone with some form of memory loss, please notify Deacon Jim by calling him at (651) 415-3354.
If you know of a church member who cares for someone experiencing memory loss, or know of a church member who is experiencing memory loss, please ask them if it is OK for you to inform Deacon Jim. We need to know who in our congregation could be helped so we can serve them.
As soon as we know of a caregiver or care recipient, we will contact them to see how our parish can be of assistance to them.
Fr. Rask article from Winter 2019 Messenger.
Pastoral Care article on Dementia/Alzheimer's/Memory Loss Affecting Parishioners
Dementia Friendly Congregation Ministry
Not sure what you need? Our trained staff are here to listen and will help you take the next step on your journey. Give us a call at (651) 632-5320 or email us at [email protected]
Activities, Support Groups, Educational and Community Events include: