Bishop Michael Router (left) with Archbishop Eamon Martin (right). An initiative which sees spiritual support brought to those living in care facilities has been hailed as “much in demand” by Bishop Michael Router.
The effort is being led by the Northern Pastoral Network (NPN), a cross-boarder group of pastoral care workers from Catholic dioceses, and sees prayer resources provided via PowerPoint for use during Advent and Christmas.
Bishop Router said that the current pandemic has impacted heavily on the ability of the most vulnerable to practice their faith, and that this initiative will help those in a residential setting “safely celebrate this special time of year in as a traditional way as possible”.
Bishop Router concluded by thanking the NPN for offering the resource for use by managers in nursing homes, hospices and hospitals on both sides of the border.