Hospice prepares for meal deliveries on Thanksgiving day

Posted on November 6, 2024 by The Dunmorean

On Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 28, Hospice of the Sacred Heart will deliver meals to patients and their families. This is the 19^th year the hospice will provide this service project.

Over 700 meal–complete with roasted turkey, all traditional Thanksgiving sides and pumpkin pi–will be prepared by Mansour’s Market Café in Scranton, packaged, and delivered by hospice staff members and volunteers. Deacon Patrick J. Massino will bless the meals at 8 am and deliveries will begin immediately afterwards.

“We so look forward to this day. Many of our hospice staff and volunteers enjoy this beautiful tradition of blessing the meals, the friendship of our colleagues and the delivery of over 700 Thanksgiving meals to our patients and their families. This project demonstrates our gratitude for the blessings in our lives,” said Diane Baldi, CEO, Hospice of the Sacred Heart.

Remembrance Walk planned for this month at McDade Park

Posted on September 4, 2024 by The Dunmorean

More than 1,200 walkers are expected to pause and remember their loved ones in a unique and special way at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Remembrance Walk Saturday, on September 28 at McDade Park, Scranton. The Wright Center is the presenting sponsor. Registration begins at 8:30 am and the walk will kick off at 10 am.

The pet-friendly one-mile walk around scenic McDade Park is appropriate for all levels of physical fitness. The $25 registration fee ($30 after September 6) includes lunch and a long-sleeve t-shirt with a customizable pin-on bib, so participants can walk in memory of a loved one.

Teams of five or more are $20 each and children 12 and under are free. There will be a DJ, basket raffle, children’s activities, a ceremonial bell ringing and ice cream. Proceeds from the walk will help support Hospice of the Sacred Heart programs and services.

The event will begin with an opening prayer by Msgr. Thomas M. Muldowney, Pastor, Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Moscow, and WNEP-TV anchor and reporter Stacy Lange will start the walk. Hospice of the Sacred Heart CEO, Diane Baldi, will offer brief remarks.

Those wishing to participate individually or as a team can register online at www.HospiceSacredHeart.org, by calling 570-706-2400 or at McDade Park the day of the walk.

Camp Healing Hearts planned for August

Posted on July 3, 2024 by The Dunmorean

Hospice of the Sacred Heart will host Camp Healing Hearts, a five-day camp experience Monday to Friday, Aug. 5-9, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.at Montage to provide grief education to children ages 8 to 14 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Camp is designed to provide campers exposure to the arts, giving them the opportunity to develop healthy ways to express themselves and process their emotions.

Trained bereavement counselors and members of the regional arts community work together to assist the campers in finding comfortable outlets to share their grief.

The five-day camp is free and is made up of instructional sessions in various art platforms. This year’s theme is Pure Imagination. Bereavement counselors will be available throughout the week if any campers or family members require individual support.

Community volunteers lend their time to campers with artistic projects in painting, writing, photography, yoga, dance, singing and cooking/baking. All sessions will be held in person at the lodge at Montage Mountain Resort. At the conclusion of camp activities, campers and their families will enjoy a day at the waterpark on Friday, August 9.

A video retrospective of Camp Healing Hearts will be presented before the feature film at the Circle Drive-In, 1911 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Dickson City, on a date to be determined. For information, contact Jennifer Seechock at (570) 855-4370 or email jseechock@HospiceSacredHeart.org.

Camp Healing Hearts is sponsored by New York Life, Lackawanna County, Montage Mountain Resort, Simrell Media, Lamar Advertising and Mansour’s Market Café.