The pastoral care team at CentraState Medical Center is celebrating Pastoral Care Week from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22 with a daily prayer service at 10 a.m. in CentraState Medical Center’s Chapel located on the first floor of the hospital. There also will be a showing of a chaplain documentary film on Oct. 20 at 7-8:30 p.m. in the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus Auditorium, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold.
This year’s theme is “Spiritual Resilience” which acknowledges the role both chaplains and pastoral counselors have in supporting the spiritual resilience or growth of it in those they serve. Pastoral Care Week also provides a unique opportunity to address suffering related to loss and trauma and to seek opportunities for strengthening spiritual resilience amid them.
CentraState’s pastoral care team has several years of experience with people grieving over a loved one. The team draws insight from years of chaplaincy work in various hospitals, intensive care units, nursing homes and hospice.
For more information about any of the Pastoral Care Week celebrations, call the CentraState Pastoral Care Department at 732-294-2744 or email Chaplain Sharon Douglas at Sdouglas@centrastate.com. For more information about pastoral care services and bereavement support groups at CentraState, visit centrastate.com/patient-information/pastoral-care.
CentraState Healthcare System is a nonprofit community health organization consisting of an acute-care hospital, a health and wellness campus, three senior living communities, a Family Medicine Residency Program, and a charitable foundation. CentraState’s teaching program is sponsored by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.