First Thursday of Each Month - Partnership In Caring: Grieving Parents' Support Group

Begun in November 2007, Bishop Anderson House hosts monthly meetings for parents who have lost a baby at Stroger Cook County Hospital, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center. These meetings are facilitated by staff of the three institutions. Refreshments are provided by Au Bon Pan. Parking is free at Stroger Cook County Hospital. The group meets from 6:30 – 8:00 pm the first Thursday of each month. For more information please call 312.942 RUSH (7874) or Cherryl Holt at Bishop Anderson House 312.563.4825.

September - May
Graduate Round Table

Graduate Volunteer Chaplains meet once month on the Third Tuesday for support and fellowship. The meetings are from 5: - 6:30. A brief program is presented, followed by conversation. All who have completed the Lay Chaplain Training Program and are involved in volunteer lay pastoral care are invited.

December 3, 2010
The Presiding Bishop Visits the Illinois Medical District

The Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori will address the Illinois Medical District. Watch this space for place and time.

February - May
Lay Parish Chaplain Training Program

During the 20+ years the Lay Parish Chaplain Training Program has been in existence, over 250 parishioners from all over the Diocese of Chicago have been trained to help minister to the needs of God’s people in nursing homes, hospitals and parish visitation programs. The 12 week program combines didactic classes taught by experts in their fields along with opportunities for practical applications. Each class session is two hours in length. Each participant must also do a field placement and commit at least two hours per week in the practice of a supervised ministry. Topics covered include: Examining the Theological Purpose of Pastoral Care; Listening and Counseling; A Medical View of Illness; Older Adults and the Home Bound; Loss and Death among others.

Please call Cherryl Holt at 312.563.4825 for a brochure and application.

May 1, 2011
Annual Rites of Spring Benefit