The Rosary Team: Bringing hope to seniors in their final years | CNA
The Rosary Team unites volunteers to bring the Rosary into nursing homes through a coordinated Catholic effort.
Through our national system and training, The Rosary Team builds prayer teams and tracks outreach bringing the gift of prayer to those formerly in our pews and those in need.
The Rosary Team started in 2019 at a memory care facility in Boulder County, Colorado and was formally founded as a non profit 501(c)(3) in 2021. Teresa, the founder, was working as a hospice nurse when she, along with her patients, family members, and their caregivers, noticed many entertainment options for residents but minimal spiritual support. This discussion inspired the creation of The Rosary Team.
Parishioners from several local churches volunteered to lead the rosary with the residents at the facility starting one day a week. Family members began requesting the team to come in more often, which led to 3 days per week, and the expansion into over 200 nursing facilities, wherever nursing homes exist, happened afterwards and rosary teams continue to rapidly grow. Volunteers pray in pairs forming a team at each elder care facility to spiritually minister to the residents.
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