Chaplain Micheal at Rush Hospital Chicago
Bishop Anderson House provides spiritual care training to lay persons as well as caring for the spiritual needs of the patients, families and staff of Stroger Cook County Hospital and other Illinois Medical District hospitals. Chaplains serve people who are shaken by gun violence and severe traumatic injuries. The Teddy Bear Ministry shares cuddly bears with pediatric patients, but often adult patients or medical staff appreciate a Teddy Bear for comfort. Prayer shawls have become a welcome part of Bishop Anderson’s outreach. The following is an article that they posted honoring the creators of these special care items.
She hurried up to the chaplain, asking if there were any more prayer shawls at the office; the medical unit stash was depleted. When the chaplain returned with an especially attractive shawl, the nurse threw up her arms excitedly, grabbed the shawl and wrapped it around her own shoulders. A devoted cadre of knitters and crocheters create these beautiful symbols of caring and love for the patients, families and staff that chaplains Micheal and Rose visit at Stroger and Rush hospitals. We are especially grateful to the following Prayer Shawl and Knitting Ministries for their donations:
• Trinity Episcopal Church, Wheaton
• Church of the Holy Nativity, Clarendon Hills
• St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Wilmette
• St. Paul & the Redeemer, Chicago
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church, LaGrange
• Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest
• St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Barrington
The Chicago ECW has a program called “knitogether” where knitting ministries can share ideas and projects. We have prayer cards for knitters that might be useful. They are posted on our website: https://www.ecwchicago.org/
Submitted by: Beth Petti
