Pastoral Care

Our Center for Spiritual Care department includes trained and certified chaplains of a variety of denominations, all available to meet your spiritual needs as part of your healing process.

Chaplains understand the deep concerns that may occur during a hospital stay. They are able to help patients and families work through their fears, anxieties, loneliness and turn hospitalization into a time of renewal, healing and new perspectives.

Chaplains are available 24 hours, 7 days per week. Patients/family members are welcome to invite their priest, minister or rabbi to visit at any time.

Locations and Contact Numbers

The Chapel is adjacent to the main lobby. Center for Spiritual Care Offices are located on 2 North.

Call 765-646-8182 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Call 765-649-2511 at all other times and ask the hospital operator to page the chaplain on call.

Services

Mass is celebrated on a weekly basis. Check the schedule posted outside the Chapel for specific dates or call 765-646-8182 for Mass dates.

Local Catholic Priests are available for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick and Reconciliation as requested. (We do not have a Catholic Priest on Staff.)

Holy Communion is provided daily by Eucharistic Ministers to Roman Catholic patients/family members. Holy Communion, for other faith groups, is available upon request.

Chaplains will visit you within 24 hours of your admission to the hospital. With your permission, chaplains will notify your church or other place of worship of your admission to the hospital. Chaplains are also available to contact your minister/faith group leader as needed.

Chaplains are available to assist you with Advance Directives. (Health Care Representative, Living Will, Life-prolonging documents)

Chaplains are trained professionals, ready to assist you and your family with difficult decision regarding end of life and other ethical issues.

Programs

Our programs include:

• Clinical Pastoral Education: St.Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital is an Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (Atlanta, Ga.) satellite of St.Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. CPE program. (include a link to StVincent CPE program.) Contact 765-646-8182 for more information.
• Ministers of Care Training Program: The Center for Spiritual Care offers a 35 hour (10 week) program designed to equip committed persons who desire to be a spiritual presence to others. Contact 765-646-8182 for program schedule, a brochure and an application.

STAFF

Center for Spiritual Care staff members include: director, secretary, staff chaplains, associate chaplains, volunteer Eucharist Ministers and volunteer chaplains. Staff members are:

• Director, Jerry Butt, M.Div, B.C.C.
• Chaplain, G. Michael Jones, M.Div., B.C.C.
• Chaplain, Samuel Holmes, M.Div., B.C.C.
• Chaplain, Sister Dolores M. Rathnow csc
  Secretary, Myra Hankins