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Exploring End of Life Spiritual Care Conference

We are pleased to invite you to our daylong conference: Exploring End of Life Spiritual Care: Learning from Case Studies. The conference will be held on June 2, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room 994 of the Armour Academic Center, Rush University Medical Center, 600 South Paulina. Our conference begins with Chaplain Steve Nolan PhD teaching how four moments in the chaplain-patient relationship comprise a model of the chaplain as ‘hopeful presence.’ Critical discussion of Nolan’s model will be offered by both a pastoral theologian and a palliative care nurse practitioner. The rest of the day features [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-06-02T10:18:58-05:00April 11th, 2015|Chaplain, Education, Medicine, Volunteer Chaplain Training, Workshops|0 Comments

Welcoming The Rev. Tommy Rogers as new Executive Director
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Welcoming The Rev. Tommy Rogers as new Executive Director

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Welcoming The Rev. Tommy Rogers as new Executive Director

It is with great pleasure that the Trustees of Bishop Anderson House announce that The Rev. Thomas (Tommy) S. Rogers, III succeeds The Rev. James (Jay) L. Risk III as our fifth Executive Director. Tommy has very strong chaplaincy and leadership credentials, and we are delighted to have such an engaging, warm successor leading our organization into the next steps of fulfilling our mission. Jay will be retiring on June 15, 2015 after a distinguished career in the Diocese of Chicago, serving the past 12 years as Executive Director of Bishop Anderson House. His legacy includes strong financial growth and stability for [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-06-09T14:27:21-05:00April 1st, 2015|Chaplain, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

Latest news in our March e-Newsletter

Click to read our March-Newsletter Prayer Shawls Templeton Grant awarded to George Fitchett 2015 Spring Benefit Arthur Kleinman recap

By ANN RYBA|2015-03-31T11:26:07-05:00March 26th, 2015|Bishop Anderson House, Chaplain, Education|0 Comments

Pastor Katie’s inspiring words about Pastoral Care

Pastor Katie Hines-Shah recently joined the Bishop Anderson House Board of Trustees. Here she shares why she became a part of our ministry: "As a solo pastor in a busy parish I find providing all the pastoral care for our membership is both impractical and unhelpful. Most pastors and parishes understand the impractical angle - for a pastor there are only so many hours in the day and between emergencies, services, and ministries visitation can quickly be squeezed out. Many pastors and parishes do not understand how a pastor providing all this care on his or her own can be unhelpful. [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-03-03T16:11:32-06:00February 26th, 2015|Chaplain, Trustees, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

Kleinman presentation for Spiritual Care Providers

Bishop Anderson House is delighted to present Dr. Arthur Kleinman, leading figure in medical anthropology, cultural psychiatry, global health and social medicine, on February 16 and 17, 2015. On February 16, Kleinman will present two lectures. The first, at 12 noon, is entitled "Caregiving as Moral Experience: Why it Still Matters for Medical Students and Physicians" and will be directed toward medical students and clinicians. The second lecture, at 3:30 p.m., will be held in room 994 of the Armour Academic Facility at RUSH University. Kleinman's presentation for Spiritual Care Providers, "The Moral, Emotional, and Religious Sides of Caregiving" is based on his extensive research [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-01-09T14:44:14-06:00January 9th, 2015|Chaplain, Education, Medicine, Workshops|0 Comments

Self Care in the New Year
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Self Care in the New Year

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Self Care in the New Year

You are your most important resource. We annually offer this simple self-care assessment tool to help get the new year off to a great start. EMOTIONAL __ I am well loved __ I get my RDA of hugs and close physical contact __ I play regularly __ I smile and laugh regularly __ I have fun in my life __ I give myself permission to cry occasionally __ I express anger appropriately __ I have frequent periods of recreation SPIRITUAL __ My life has meaning __ I am aware of my ultimate concern in life __ I regularly take time [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-01-06T14:07:45-06:00January 3rd, 2015|Chaplain, Education|0 Comments

Join our discussion of Kleinman Book: What Really Matters: Living a Moral Life amidst Uncertainty and Danger

One Book, One BAH: Getting Ready for Arthur Kleinman at Rush In preparation for Dr. Arthur Kleinman's visit to Rush in February, Bishop Anderson House invites you to read What Really Matters: Living a Moral Life Amidst Uncertainty and Danger. To purchase or borrow a copy from the BAH library, please email Ann Ryba. Join us on Wednesday, January 28 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm for a wine, cheese, and a discussion of the Kleinman book This is a great opportunity for graduates of the Lay Chaplain Training Program to gather together and catch up. From 5:30 pm to 6 pm [...]

By ANN RYBA|2015-01-09T12:52:35-06:00January 1st, 2015|Chaplain, Education, Medicine, Volunteer Chaplain Training, Workshops|0 Comments

The ABCs of Hospital Chaplaincy
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The ABCs of Hospital Chaplaincy

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The ABCs of Hospital Chaplaincy

We love this blog by Stacy Sergent, "a thirtysomething hospital chaplain learning (and unlearning) about life, death, God, myself, and other things along the way." Her ABCs of Hospital Chaplaincy start with Advanced Directives and the Bible...and winds it's way thoughtfully through the alphabet. We hope you can find some relevance in her insight. Click to begin the series.

By ANN RYBA|2014-12-09T14:04:49-06:00December 9th, 2014|Chaplain, Education, Medicine, Volunteer Chaplain Training|0 Comments

Executive Director Search

When the Rev. Jay Risk announced his 2015 retirement, the BAH Trustees began plans for a search for a new Executive Director. Search Chair Bill Totsch and his team have crafted the job description and Bishop Anderson House profile and the search committee is now accepting resumes. Candidates may submit resumé/curriculum vitae to search@bishopandersonhouse.org. Committee members Bill Totsch, Erin Emery, David Kyllo, Marcia Pavlou, and George Smith will review and interview candidates through the winter of 2015, with a new director to be in place by June 1, 2015, Jay's planned retirement date. Episcopal Charities Executive Director Georgianna Gleason, and ECCS staff member [...]

By ANN RYBA|2014-11-25T13:20:21-06:00November 1st, 2014|Bishop Anderson House, Chaplain, Medicine|0 Comments

Eldercare and the Caregiver

Elder Care Workshops The Church Home at Montgomery Place and Bishop Anderson House are joining forces to offer two elder care workshops in the fall of 2014. Each presentation will be held in the East Room at The Church Home at Montgomery Place, 5550 S. Shore Dr., Chicago, IL. Workshops will incorporate topics of importance to those caring for an aging parent or partner, as well as those involved in pastoral care for the aging. The presentations are open to all at no charge and you are welcome to attend either or both. Eldercare and the Caregiver: Body, Mind, [...]

By ANN RYBA|2014-09-24T13:54:32-05:00August 19th, 2014|Chaplain, Education, Medicine, Workshops|0 Comments