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Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care

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Chaplains promote pastoral, spiritual and religious well-being through skilled, compassionate, person-centred care. This is available to our patients, their families and carers, and to staff, volunteers and students. The chaplaincy enables people to celebrate according to their religion or belief and support those facing very difficult situations such as the death of a loved one, psychosis, being diagnosed with life-threatening conditions, and people who are receiving end-of-life care.

Like most NHS hospital settings, we offer chaplaincy support and our voluntary chaplains endeavour to meet all our clients' pastoral needs.

 

We agree wholeheartedly with Mildmay’s Vision and Mission: "that they may have life and have it in all its fullness" (John 10:10). Our main focus is to offer spiritual, pastoral, emotional and religious care to patients, clients, their families and friends, volunteers and visitors.

Our hospital’s foundation is Christian, ensuring that we welcome and respond to the needs of persons of all faiths and none. In short, the chaplaincy presence touches all aspects of life at Mildmay, as the well-being of all individuals is our concern.

Our approach is distinctively inclusive, ensuring we enjoy working relationships with all at Mildmay, based on the concept that all persons are spiritual, though not all are specifically religious. All our services are patient-centred and take into consideration their cultural, social and religious backgrounds.

Those we have cared for over the years have described how this faith has lent an extra dimension to our care, and it remains central to who we are as a charity.

We network and form helpful links with other faith-based organisations where appropriate.

Days and times of services

Morning Prayer, 9.30am

  • Wednesdays

  • Thursdays

  • Fridays

You can join the service with Zoom

Please join with the following meeting login:

  • Meeting ID: 213 480 3406

  • Password: chaplain

Lunchtime Service in the chapel, 12.00am

  • Wednesdays

  • Thursdays 

  • Fridays

Mondays and Tuesdays

The chaplains on duty are free to invite clients and staff to pray at times that are convenient for them, for our clients and our staff. They are now engaging in pastoral care with individuals when this is requested.

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