Game Day Comes to Brudnick Center for Living Residents

PEABODY - Volunteers from St. Maria Goretti and Our Lady of the Assumption parishes in Lynnfield spent a recent Saturday afternoon playing board and card games with residents of the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody. In the blink of an eye, strangers became friends, age differences melted away, and smiles filled the room. And we learned one important lesson ... you don't grow out of a love of cupcakes!

Kate McGrath, Lynnfield Catholic Collaborative's Pastoral Assistant, organized this outreach that brought young and young-at-heart together, and emphasized the principle of respecting life at all its stages. As Kate put it, "Holistic health is not just about caring for ourselves personally; it is also about caring for each other as a community - a body of people. And so this type of activity is an expression of our faith and commitment to caring for one another: body, mind, and spirit.”

Photos by Marie Lagman; Brudnick resident enjoying playing the card game "Old Maid" with Tyler Ing; Mary, a Brudnick resident, playing Jenga with Michael Celata; Brudnick resident and Kate McGrath (Lynnfield Catholic Collaborative Pastoral Assistant) playing Jenga; Tony and Elizabeth Della Piana playing the Game of Life board game with Brudnick residents; Jayden Ing enjoying a cupcake with some new friends