Reply #3: At my church, they've always been good with shut-ins.

[Kat45]

There was a pastoral care committee who made sure that people were visited periodically and called to be sure they are ok. We also recorded all of the services so they could have a tape or DVD of the service and watch it at home. Our church was very small and running out of money, so we recently consolidated with another church of the same denomination. This church tapes its services and they are shown weekly on local cable. BTW, my church is UCC.

Now that you explain your son's situation in more detail, I can see how difficult it is for you. There is another woman in our church whose son is schizophrenic and he is also prone to violent outbursts; she also has bruises to show for it. But her son is a young adult and she doesn't bring him to church.

How old is your son? Do you have any other children who can help with the situation? I'm also curious as to what your denomination is. Unitarian churches are usually more open-minded, but I suppose it does depend on the individual church and the people in it. I wonder if you'd be better off meeting with a church first to explain your situation and see what kind of reaction you get.