Homebound Ministry

Homebound Ministers provide Eucharist, fellowship and friendship with parish members unable to celebrate Mass together.

The members of St. John Vianney Parish stay connected with parish members who are not able to celebrate Mass together due to illness or physical/mental incapacities. Hospital or home visits, phone calls and respite care help homebound members know they are not forgotten. Homebound ministers have the privilege of taking our Lord, present in the Eucharist to homebound members of our church, letting them know they are loved and being prayed for.

How can you receive Communion at home?
A homebound person (or one of their family members) calls the parish office requesting that someone from the parish come to their home to minister the sacrament. Visits are arranged on a mutually agreeable time between the homebound individual and the Homebound minister.

What does a Homebound Minister do?
After training, which is provided by the parish in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.  Homebound ministers receive a prayer book and a pyx, which is used to carry the Eucharist. The person you are visiting will be expecting you. When arriving at the home, there is a prayer format to follow during which the Eucharist is given to the homebound person. All the details of 'how and when' are explained during training.  Visits include opportunities to share fellowship and friendship.

Who can become a Minister to the Homebound?
Ministers of the Eucharist must have a deep faith and believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Ministers are practicing Catholics in good standing with the Church.  

Contact parish member Helen Fliss (262) 860-0945 for more information.