Catholic Communion is held every Monday morning at Shona McFarlane Retirement Village in Avalon when 20 plus residents gather for a Liturgy of the Word and Communion. The community minister to each other with kindness and a warm welcome to newcomers. Along with prayers for the sick and those who have died, is a special prayer for vocations. Morning tea follows with friendly conversation. Several times a year an anointing Mass is held. ‘For me it is a grace-filled experience to lead this liturgy each week on behalf of the parish,’ says Mary Heffernan, St Martin de Porres parishioner.