ople to sto work  geause they Lye to  take care of their old,  sick mother. Rather  they can he dropped  off for the day and  enjoy an environment  similar to home and at  the same get out and  meet other people,'  said Father Gerard.   The third leaf is an  in-patient unit where  patients can be ad-  mitted to the centre  for a short while to be  monitored.   'We don't call them  wards because the care  centre is not a hospi-  tal. The patient can he  brought here and can  be transferred to a  hospital if needs be,'  Father Gerard said.   The centre's fourth  leaf is hospice care  for those who are ter-  minally ill. The centre  will provide the extra  care and attention re-  quired in their last  days and will also he  able to give the family  members support and  advice.   The centre will he a  non-profit     organisa-  tion and will rely on  the voluntary service  of its members. It is a  charity society dedi-  cated to the common  good and welfare of  all people.   'Our     motto       is:  'Protection of faith  and service to the  poor'. We will serve  the needy irrespective  of their creed, sex,  race or political affi-  liation. The centre is  based on the idea that  we work towards the  alleviation of suffer-  ing and make the mis-  ery of the world bear-  able,' he said.   While      the     care  centre continues the  long association be-  tween the church and  the healing of the  sick, the Brotherhood  is also involved in  other community pro-  jects including educa-  tion, community deve-  lopment,         feeding  schemes and health  education.   'We offer sewing  classes so that people  can   learn   to help  themselves. We are  also involved in gar-  dening projects and  have started creches to  ensure that the young-  er generation have the  opportunity to learn,'  said Father Gerard.   The Brotherhood of  Blessed Gerard aims at  ending the vicious cir-  cle of poverty, lack of  education, unemploy-  ment, hunger and sick-  ness.