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The Art of Healing 2017
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The Art of Healing 2017

Advocacy, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising, Volunteer Chaplain Training

The Art of Healing 2017

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Special guests made for a very special evening at the 2017 Art of Healing gala. Preston Bradley Hall was filled with 200 generous friends who donated over $80,000 to support Chaplaincy, Education and Wellness/Spirituality at Bishop Anderson House. Dr. Jay Shannon, CEO of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System congratulated honorees Dr. Kimberly Joseph and The Rev. Carol Reese on their efforts to bring spiritual care to patients at Stroger Hospital. Trauma surgeon Joseph shared her vision for opening a Pastoral Care department at Stroger, saying, "If we cannot heal the spirit, we cannot resuscitate the body." Rev. [...]

By ANN RYBA|2017-05-28T00:18:38-05:00May 28th, 2017|Advocacy, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

Open House festivities a real treat
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Open House festivities a real treat

Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training, Workshops

Open House festivities a real treat

The Bishop Anderson House family gathered around our new table last week--literally and figuratively! We were joined for breakfast by Penny McMillan, grand-daughter of THE Bishop Anderson, her daughter Susan, and daughter-in-law Linda. Penny regaled us with family stories and helped us learn more about the Anderson descendants. The family particularly enjoyed seeing an historic photo of Bishop Anderson that Becky found online. We are forever grateful to the McMillan family for the substantial donation that made much of the office restoration possible and appreciate their efforts to keep their family legacy vibrant. Later in the afternoon, group of BAH friends (our family) [...]

By ANN RYBA|2016-10-25T13:21:38-05:00October 25th, 2016|Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training, Workshops|0 Comments

“The Art of Healing”–a night to remember

Many thanks to each of our supporters who joined us on May 1st to celebrate the mission and ministry of Bishop Anderson House. Over 150 guests wined and dined, laughed and listened to a variety of compelling stories about the value and importance of volunteer and professional chaplaincy. Event Chair Becky Duggan shone in the beautiful Society of Arts gallery as she led the crowd to bid on items and implored them to have fun while doing so. Dave Kyllo opened the night with an amazing grace, proclaiming the "wow" of what we do. Chaplain Paul Goodenough shared his valuable insight, [...]

By ANN RYBA|2016-05-04T15:29:05-05:00April 21st, 2016|Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising, Medicine, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

Friends of The House

Our newest venture, ‘Friends of the House,’ serves people whose hearts are hungry for community and who wish to put their hands to work serving others. With a goal of building support for extending the ministries of Bishop Anderson House through regular giving, the group gathers regularly in service of patients and staff at Project Connect at the CORE Center of Cook County and Warren Barr Pavilion Medicaid Nursing Care. Each service project is followed by a free social adventure, from free tequila tastings at Blue Agave to a Back to School tailgate. Our initial event, collecting winter clothing at our benefit at DS Tequila, garnered over 100 items [...]

By ANN RYBA|2016-05-01T13:15:16-05:00April 4th, 2016|Advocacy, Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Fundraising|0 Comments

Rooted in our History and Faithful to our Values
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Rooted in our History and Faithful to our Values

Advocacy, All Angels Guild, Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Medicine, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training

Rooted in our History and Faithful to our Values

Plotting the course to a vibrant future As you may have heard by now, Bishop Anderson House will be undertaking a strategic planning process in 2016. At its January meeting, the board of trustees made the decision to be guided in the strategic planning process by Dr. Richard O’Neill, Professor in the Institute for Decision Excellence and Leadership at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. What is distinctive about Dr. O'Neill’s process is that the plan will emerge from the board itself. We have a very talented board of psychologists, clergy, medical doctors, business professionals, artists, and lay [...]

By ANN RYBA|2016-03-17T14:21:58-05:00February 11th, 2016|Advocacy, All Angels Guild, Chaplain, Education, Friends of the House, Medicine, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

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