Villa San Lawrenz, a residential home for the elderly in Gozo, is now being officially run by the Diocese of Gozo.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Diocese explained that it had started administering the home as from the 1st of September and it is the intention of the Church in Gozo is to create a company within the Diocesan Curia that runs this home and other similar ones that are also administered by the Church.

The Church said that “this will further improve care and services provided and ensure the necessary investment is made to run Villa San Lawrenz and other similar houses more professionally.

This, while the necessary investment made to make will make these homes more welcoming and accessible according to the needs and requirements of the clients and at the same time be equipped for today’s times.”Last Friday, to mark this occasion, the Bishop of Gozo Anton Teuma, celebrated Mass in the chapel of Villa San Lawrenz where in a short homily to the elderly he thanked them for their work and for the way they loved and raised their families, and explained to them how that same love must now be reciprocated in this particular period of their lives.

At the end of the Mass, Ms Carmen Bellamy on behalf of the Gozo CCU Foundation, presented Villa San Lawrenz with an AED for use in case of emergency.

Bishop Teuma then had a meeting with the first Housing Management Board, which was appointed by the Bishop, with  Mr. Paul Buttigieg as its new CEO.

Villa San Lawrenz has been operating as a residence for the elderly since 2011. The first stone was laid by Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, who was then President of Malta, in December 1996.

It was built with the work of the local Parish Priest Fr Mikiel Borg and many volunteers from San Lawrenz who had created a quarry where the village Cemetery was being built and from where was cut the stone needed for this nursing home.

Photos: Gozo Diocese

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