“No elderly person should be like an exile in our families, they are treasure for our society.”
Pope Francis Quote
Cabrini missions in Guatemala does a lot in making sure that the elderly population in both Barcenas and zone 6 are well treasured through the elderly program. This offers Spiritual, educational, social, psychological, nutritional, musical, and physical activities in group settings. It also encourages personal interactions, regular attendance, community involvement and general growth.
This program is organized by the social work department, together with volunteers (teenagers) and other departments like the psychology and nutrition department. The dynamism of working together as a team is so powerful and goes beyond expectation. It creates a collaborative learning environment for the elderly, volunteers, professionals, and interning students. Also, it helps promote a social relationship where the participating elderly share freely, confidently, and courageously their live experiences, opinions, and feedback. Over and above, the materials and the resources shared in this program are so creative, educative, informative, and particularly important for their own good.
The elderly taking part in this program are nourished in all aspects of life. The MSCs in the mission share the gift of Faith with the participants at the beginning of every gathering with a word of prayer, scripture sharing or faith-based sharing. Nutrition departments share their wisdom on how the elderly should master their diet. The psychology department on the other hand introduces diverse ways of exercising self-love and care through their daily activities and how to master their well-being having in mind that they are unique and their weight in Gold is worth! There is no doubt that this nourishment affects them positively because of the joy and enthusiasm they all have every time they gather. It is so inspiring how they attend so actively with their inner ears opened and always with an open heart and will.
They all love taking part in the program every Monday and Friday. They enjoy connecting with their friends, learning, playing, chatting, and doing their physical exercises or dance every Friday morning. I love the way they greet each other and the way they share their concern among themselves. I appreciate the way they share stories and laugh aloud. They are simply full of life. I have been enjoying this program and I am full of gratitude for the fact that I am able to take part, help, and just be with senior adults in this amazing program. To learn more about this program, follow this link:
https://cabriniguatemala.org/atencion-al-adulto-mayor
Bringing Joy, Community, and Services to Senior Adults in Guatemala
Cabrini missions in Guatemala do a lot to make sure that the elderly population in both Barcenas and Zone 6 are well treasured through the elderly program. This program offers spiritual, educational, social, psychological, nutritional, musical, and physical activities in group settings. It also encourages personal interactions, regular attendance, community involvement and general This program is organized by the social work department, together with volunteers (teenagers) and other departments like the psychology and nutrition department. The dynamism of working together as a team is so powerful and goes beyond expectations. It creates a collaborative learning environment for the elderly, volunteers, professionals, and interning students. Also, it helps promote a social relationship where the participating elderly share freely and confidently. The materials and the resources shared in this program are creative, educative, informative. The elderly taking part in this program are nourished in all aspects of life. The MSCs in the mission share the gift of faith with the participants at the beginning of every gathering with a word of prayer, scripture sharing or faith-based sharing. Nutrition departments share their wisdom on how the elderly should master their diet. The psychology department introduces diverse ways of exercising self-love and care through their daily activities and how to maintain their well-being. There is no doubt that this nourishment affects them positively because of the joy and enthusiasm they all have every time they gather. It is inspiring how they attend actively with their ears open and always with an open heart and will. They people love taking part in the program every Monday and Friday. They enjoy connecting with their friends, learning, playing, chatting, and doing their physical exercises or dancing every Friday morning. I love the way they greet each other and the way they share their concern among themselves. I appreciate the way they share stories and laugh aloud. They are simply full of life. I have been enjoying this program and I am full of gratitude for the fact that I am able to take part, help, and just be with senior adults in this amazing program.
Sister Everylin participated in an ad hoc program for senior adults. This initiative was designed within the Cabrinian mission in Guatemala, specifically in the Barcenas and Zone 6 areas. Let’s find out together what it is all about.
Spiritual, educational, social, psychological, nutritional, musical and physical group activities are organized. In addition, personal interactions, regular attendance, community involvement and growth in general are encouraged. The program is organized by the social work department, in collaboration with volunteers (teenagers) and other departments, such as psychology and nutrition.
“From generation to generation his mercy” (Lk. 1:50) is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for today, III World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly.
This year’s celebration dedicated to grandparents and the elderly is just days before the start of World Youth Day in Lisbon.
We share here the Holy Father’s Message for this important day.