The Catholic Cancer Support Group at Our Lady of Victory will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Parish Center in Centerville. The Support Group is faith based but all are welcome: cancer patients, survivors, family and friends. Reservations are not needed.

The meeting will start with a Mass and Anointing of the Sick at Our Lady of Victory Church, and then it moves over to the Parish Center for the speaker, reflection and social hour. This month Dr. Molly Sullivan, a local radiation oncologist will be the speaker. She is an OLV parishioner who will be speaking about coping with the diagnosis of cancer.

Dr. Molly Sullivan is a radiation oncologist in practice for 15 years, with the Cape Cod Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department and an office at 27 Park St in Hyannis. Dr. Sullivan graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991 and then in 1995 she completed her residency at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

One of the recent attendees said: “… I feel that this important support group will be a great resource for cancer patients in our area. Thank you for all your time and effort in putting this group together and realizing what an important purpose it will serve to those of us who have cancer…”

The Catholic Cancer Support Group at Our Lady of Victory is led by Joseph Gill and is supported by committee members: Fr. Mark Hession, Msgr. John Moore, Dr. William Connolly, Rita Ailinger, Sue Downing, John and Mary Lees, Edward Marshall, Joe Ryan and Lois Wrightson. Future meetings will continue to take place at Our Lady of Victory at 230 South Main Street, Centerville on every second Tuesday of the month.

For more information, contact Mary Lees at (508) 771-1106 or contact the Parish Office at (508) 775-5744.