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Jeanne Jugan Aged Care Group
CEO’s, pastoral care leaders and other representatives from Catholic aged care providers in Victoria gathered at CSSV on 30April 2009 to share issues and views on the provision of pastoral care – the diversity within the sector ensures that there is a wide range of practice and of issues, but participants also had much in common.  Catholic Health Australia, Health Care Chaplaincy Victoria Inc. and others added their perspectives, and identified resources that are available. 

The group was keen to maintain contact and to take further some of the issues discussed.  The attached summary report provides further details on that gathering, and on the resulting special interest group, the Jeanne Jugan Aged Care Group, named after Blessed Jeanne Jugan, who founded the Little Sisters of the Poor, is to be canonized a Saint on October 11 this year. The attached detailed report includes an outline of the issues discussed, and contact details for those involved.

Please feel free to follow up any aspect of this important issue with Terry O’Shannassy: toshannassy@css.org.au, tel 9287 5570. Feedback, or ideas or proposals for further activities or information provision are most welcome.

Blessed Jeanne Jugan, 1792 – 1879 Founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor Beatified 1982

Catholic Aged Care: Resources 

Books, etc
Catholic Health Australia publish a range of material that is directly relevant to the pastoral care of older people – see their website:  http://www.cha.org.au/site.php?id=666

Events

Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria Inc.
Mental Healthcare Chaplaincy
24th - 25th September 2009
National Conference - Spirituality & Mental Health
See http://hccvi.org.au/events.html for details.

Mercy Health Workshop, Friday 16 October 2009
Presenter:  Rev Professor Elizabeth MacKinlay
Director, Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies, Canberra, Australia
Topic:  Finding meaning in later life
For further details email khewett@mercy.com.au

People
Richard Gray, Director Aged Care Services, Catholic Health Australia, Richardg@cha.org.au, tel (02) 6260 5980

Ms Liz Payne, Pastoral Care Services Manager, Centacare Catholic Family Services, liz.payne@centacaremelbourne.org.au , tel 9287 5505

Rev Cheryl Holmes, CEO Health Care Chaplaincy of Victoria, ceo@hccvi.org.au, tel  8415 1144

Br Mark O’Connor, Director Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, moconnor@melbourne.catholic.org.au, tel 9926 5762

Mr Bill Holligan, Convenor Catholic Chaplains Association for Health Care, wholliga@bigpond.net.au

Very Rev Anthony Ireland, Episcopal Vicar for Health and Aged Care
aireland@melbourne.catholic.org.au, tel 9848 2395

Mr Terry O’Shannassy, Member Services Coordinator, Catholic Social Services Victoria, toshannassy@css.org.au, tel 9287 5570