MINISTERS OF care

St. Dominic Mission is here to help When a parishioner is in need of a caring visit, a Get-Well card, communion brought to their home, or to make arrangements for an anointing, please call Joanne Wamer. We have wonderful volunteers who are ready to extend a caring connection with those they visit.  Hopefully, by keeping us in the “loop” we can do a better job of ministering to our parish family.

Bereavement Ministry

As a mission church, we are happy to offer our own personal service to help parishioners plan for the memorial Mass or service for their loved ones.  After receiving notice of a death, we will contact the family and meet with them to find out just how we can help them.  We make arrangements for securing the church, a priest to preside, music, etc.  We have a list of resources for use to complete the plans. 

Communion to the Homebound

If you are homebound or know of a Catholic neighbor or friend who is homebound, we have a Ministry that will bring communion.  

Caring Connection

Whether homebound or hospitalized, if you are in need of a caring visit, a get well card, or communion brought to your home, or arrange an anointing by a priest, please contact  a Minister of Care Parish Representative.  We have wonderful volunteers who are ready to extend a caring connection with those they visit.  Hopefully, by keeping us in the “loop” we can do a better job of ministering to our parish family.

Lap Robe Ministry

If you have the talent, we have the yarn and patterns.  New yarn has been received for our knitters of lap robes which are blessed and then distributed during our Caring Connection Ministry visits.  Members knit or crochet lap robes (28x30 inches) which are given to those who are ill or have suffered a family member death.  As you knit or crochet, you are asked to pray for the recipient of the lap robe. Once the lap robes are completed, each is blessed by one of our priests. For more information or for patterns and yarn, contact the Joanne Wamer.

Mass Intensions

At the beginning of Mass, we are asked to pray as a community for a particular request.  Throughout the Mass, keep in mind that the power of the Eucharist is great and together our voices rise to be heard.  Mass intentions can be in honor of a person, living or dead, in thanksgiving for a gift from our Lord, for the blessing and praise of life itself. 

Prayer Ministry

The best gift anyone can give to another is to pray for him or her.  We may ask – why does God want us to pray for others?  Because intercessory prayer reflects God’s own character of outgoing love and mercy.  God want us to think like he does, and praying for others helps us to think beyond ourselves and to grow in compassion for others.  Here at St. Dominic Mission, there are over 50 people who wish to be contacted when there is a need or concern for prayer.  The Prayer Chain at the Community Church also prays with us.  If you would like to join us in praying for other’s needs, all you need to do is call Judi Seguy and you too may become a minister of prayer in your daily life.  Prayer requests are received by email and confidentiality is all that is asked.

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VerdeCares

“He that loveth his brother abideth in the light….” 1 John 2:10.  May we always shed the light of God’s love and reflect the warmth of His compassion to our fellowmen.   VerdeCares exists because of you and for you!  Call us if you or your neighbor is hospitalized.   Our Care Management team assists our neighbors  who are hospitalized with resources, information and support from hospital to home self-sufficiency.  We offer no charge services to our Verde neighbors through a trained team of community volunteers.   VerdeCares is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and promoting the health and well-being of our neighbors.  We are proud to be an integral part of our communities.  VerdeCares is a 501C3 non-profit Arizona corporation.

No Charge Services Include:

  • Care Management Services:  Assist hospital care management and social workers with information needed for discharge; Visit regularly; Help with transition from Hospital to Rehab and/or Hospital to Home with all resources, information needed at home.

  • Support Services:  Medical Transportation, Grocery Shopping, Mobile Meals, Caregiver Respite, Minor Handyman Home Repair, Office Support, Weekly Visits/Phoning, Medication Management, and Care Management.

  • Social Activities:  Men and Ladies Putting and Lunch, Young-at-Heart Luncheon.

  • Sharing Group’s:  Alzheimer’s Education, Cancer Support, Loss of a Child, Macular Degeneration, and Grandparenting Today’s Generation.

  • Outside Service Resources:  In-Home Caregivers, Care Homes and Assisted Living.

  • Monthly Wellness Visits: started by our nurse volunteer team for those with health conditions in need of monitoring vitals, noting health changes and testing medical alarm systems more frequently.  This information will support our community’s emergency preparedness plan and allows for proactive attention as needed to changing health conditions.

  • Veterans Administration Support is now offered by our volunteer, Miriam, who is a retired Army Colonel Nurse Practitioner.  Miriam has extensive knowledge of the Phoenix VA Administration processes.

  • Hospice Supply Containers are available to support the needs of neighbors placed on hospice.  Containers include sheets, baby monitors, protective pads and other supplies not provided by hospice. 

For more information on any of our services, activities, and/or resources available to you call the VerdeCares Office at 480-471-8944 or visit their website at https://www.verdecares.org/

Medical Equipment Ministry

Medical equipment continues to be available to the Verde communities for temporary use.  Items are stored in the Alexander Building (next to the Fire Station) on the corner of Forest Road and Avenida Del Ray.  Access is through the VerdeCares office door and during their weekday office hours, VerdeCares personnel will assist you in obtaining items.  St. Dominic Mission is very thankful for all the help VerdeCares provides for this program.  

At other times, if you need equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, etc. throughout the year, contact the person(s) listed as monthly contacts in our weekly bulletin.  Volunteers serve monthly as contacts to obtain or return items. This program continues primarily because of donations of no-longer-needed items from area residents. There is no charge for use of the equipment. If you have equipment to donate, please let us know. We will use it to “add to” or “replace” current stock.  If you have borrowed Medical Equipment and are no longer in need of it, please contact Jim Urban.