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

Begun in November 2007, Bishop Anderson House hosts monthly perinatal bereavement group meetings for parents who have lost a baby at Stroger Cook County Hospital, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical or Rush University Medical Center. The meetings are facilitated by staff of the three institutions. Refreshments are provided by a local restaurant. 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.

February - May
Lay Parish Chaplain Training Program

During the 20 years the Parish Lay Volunteer Chaplain Training Program has been in existence, over 200 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. Participants must also do a field placement and commit at least two hours per week in the practice of supervised ministry. Topics covered include: Examining the Theological Purpose of Pastoral Care; Listening and Counseling; A Medical View of Illness; Older Adults and Home Bound; Loss and Death among others.

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

May 2, 2010
Annual Rites of Spring Benefit

Salvatore’s Restaurant, Chicago

Call Cherryl Holt, 312.563.4824 for more information.

Future Programs on Pastoral Care:

Grand Rounds in Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine: Grief, Loss and Resiliency – Narrative Theory and Pastoral Care.

December 3, 2010

The Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori, will address the Illinois Medical District.