BECOMING A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY PARISH

At St Mary's we are striving to become a dementia friendly parish.   We hold Exercise classes that are suited to both those with dementia and the elderly,  and a monthly afternoon tea and singalong

Our Dementia Friends Ambassador is Mary Monkhouse

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AFTERNOON TEA AND SING A LONG

Our monthly afternoon tea and sing-alongs have gone from strength to strength.   Some photos below 

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LIVING NOT 'SUFFERING' WITH DEMENTIA

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DEMENTIA OUTREACH AS WE APPROACH CHRISTMAS

Around this time, the team of volunteers at St Mary’s would have been preparing for their annual Christmas Special – Dementia Friendly Afternoon Tea and Singalong. Regretfully, as a result of Covid-19 restrictions this has had to be cancelled, together with all of the other monthly Afternoon Tea and Singalong sessions since March this year.

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As with previous Christmas Specials, this is a real community effort, supported by our Children’s Liturgy Group, local schools and businesses. The Children’s Liturgy Group have been beavering away making decorations, whilst the children at Much Woolton School have been preparing Christmas cards, all to be included with the Christmas Stockings; fifty of which have been donated by SFX College.

We have also been fortunate enough to be supported financially by Catherine Higgins Law in Woolton Village, together with a very generous Gift Card from Tesco in Woolton.

The team of volunteers are currently arranging a timetable for the delivery of these Christmas Stockings to some 85 households. Filled with Christmas goodies, but also with love and Christmas Blessings from all at St Mary’s.

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ST MARY’S PARISH - WOOLTON

 

Still Striving to Become a Dementia Friendly Parish

 

Early in the Covid-19 lockdown around April this year, members of the Pastoral Team became acutely aware of the challenges being faced by all our vulnerable parishioners, not least those living with dementia and their carers.

 

Together with all the other bookings in the parish hall, our usual monthly Dementia Friendly Afternoon Tea and Singalong sessions had to be cancelled and we were all very sad that we would not be able to offer a warm welcome to our guests, as was usual on the last Friday of each month.

  1. Advice from Alzheimers UK
  2. Dementia Friendly Radio Station
  3. Dementia Resources during Lockdown
  4. Dementia Information for the COVID19 crisis

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