Today 16 of the 23 Catholic Chaplaincy volunteers gathered together for their annual Lent day of reflection at the Ladyewell Shrine.
The day started off at 10am with coffee and a bit of time to catch up with each other. We then gathered together for Morning Prayer from the Divine Office, after Morning Prayer Sue Lawrenson facilitated the next part of the morning which was exploring a number of questions with regard to 'end of life' and our ministry in the hospital. After these discussions we joined the 12 noon Shrine Mass, which I con-celebrated with Fr Hoole the director of the Shrine.
Fr Tom during his few words after the Gospel said that just as Christ had great concern for the sick, we too, are called to care for the sick. He went on to say that this was very evident in the work that the Catholic Chaplaincy Team carry out at the Royal Preston Hospital in the name of Christ and his Church.
After Mass we gathered together for lunch which was prepared by Sr. Anne and served by Sr. Patricia and some of the Ladyewell volunteers. After lunch we gathered again to talk about our ministry and chaplaincy in general before finishing for the day at 2pm. Many thanks to Fr. Tom, Sr. Patricia and the team at Ladyewell for hosting our day of reflection. Thanks also to Sue Lawrenson for her input and Sr. Anne for catering for us.
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