As a retired hospice nurse, Mary Ellen Pereyra cannot count the number of hands she held and prayers she lifted, not only for the injured and ill patients that came to her for care but also for an often-overlooked group: the caregivers. From filling medications to scheduling appointments, the work of caregivers is crucial but often hidden, the parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church in Van Alstyne said — a fact that she, as a longtime caregiver herself, knows personally.
Holy Family Catholic Church
A recent expansion project of Holy Family Catholic Church added an additional 200 seats to its sanctuary. Every one of those seats was needed Sept. 1 as parishioners packed the church for a Mass to bless the altar and commemorate the completion of the project.