Mr Bill d’Apice, Chair represented Calvary Ministries at the Handing On Ritual at Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
The ritual involved Bishop Michael Malone – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle; Sr Jennifer Barrow LCM – Province Leader of the Little Company of Mary; and representatives of Little Company of Mary Health Care and CatholicCare.
Also in attendance were the Province Councillors and Sisters of the Little Company of Mary; Executives of Little Company of Mary Health Care; the Executive Officer of Calvary Ministries; the Mayor and Local Member; and representatives from the various aged care services of the Diocese, and the broader Hunter community.
Excerpt from the ritual:
Mr Bill d’Apice – “Bishop Michael and the Church of Maitland-Newcastle, the diocese and Little Company of Mary Health Care share the same values. You hand on your Aged Care and Community Services, and we receive them with great respect and are honoured by the trust you are placing in us.
Little Company of Mary Health Care will now have a stronger and more integrated presence in this diocese, as the CatholicCare services become part of a health, aged and community care network that includes Calvary Retirement Community Cessnock, Calvary Silver Circle, Calvary Mater Hospital Newcastle.
We look forward to the new opportunities this development presents.”