A BRIXWORTH care home resident has marked Easter by reconnecting with his faith after visiting a local church for the first time in a decade.
Earlier this year, Bob Hasker, 71, asked staff members at HC-One’s Pytchley Court if he could receive a blessing from a vicar.
Looking to help settle Bob in at the start of 2024, team members arranged for a visit from Reverend David Reith of All Saints Church in Brixworth, who sat and prayed with him.
After he enjoyed his meeting with Reverend Reith, Bob requested to visit All Saints Church in-person. A coach trip was organised, and Bob recently made his first trip to a church in more than 10 years.
The visit was a huge success for Bob, and Pytchley Court care home staff members accompanying him saw the true impact it had on him as he further reconnected with his faith.
Home manager Sue Watson said: “We are delighted to have enabled Bob’s reconnection with his faith, especially at this time of year.
“We have a number of residents with religious beliefs at our care home and we do as much as we can to support them, whatever their religion might be.
“For Christians like Bob, members of Brixworth Community Church come in every third Wednesday of the month, and we made provisions to have the vicar hold a Sunday service for Easter.
“It’s all part of the work we do to make our residents feel as comfortable and supported as possible, no matter what their background, interest, or faith.”
Bob was a regular churchgoer when he was a younger man, and he was regularly involved in fund-raising for the church. When he was 19 he did a sponsored walk from Peterborough to Northampton – a trip of more than 12 hours.