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Clinical Pastoral
Education
This is our third year offering Clinical Pastoral Education at the San, and there is strong interest in this program continuing on a regular basis and growing in the future. The seats for our four-unit course in 2021 are already filled. In November 2019, five people graduated after completing the program, all of whom are currently involved in chaplaincy.
Prayer
Requests
Each year hundreds of prayer
requests are received and every request
is attended to. Those who desire personal interaction are contacted in person or by phone, and future plans involve having ‘live prayer requests’ every morning during the 8:15am worship at the chapel. The God
of Hope project also facilitated a new digital way of requesting prayers and chaplain visits.
Prayer Partners
Each month a Prayer Partner newsletter is sent to approximately 120 people in our broader community who have expressed their desire to pray for AHCL
on a regular basis, seeking prayers and support for specific requests.
Prayer Groups and
morning worship
Every morning begins with a short worship service
in the chapel at 8:15am, open to everyone, and
there are a number of prayer groups at various times throughout the day. We are growing the morning worship into a ministry serving all patients via San TV.
Chapel upgrade now completed
With generous donor support, our Chapel has been upgraded with a new sound system, upgraded video and lighting facilities and digital panel displays. This will better serve our patients viewing the services in their rooms through San TV. Our aim is to create a calm and relaxing space for reflection and prayer.
San Spiritual Care Channel
Our Spiritual Care Services team are working closely with Adventist Media to establish an additional TV channel with Spiritual Content 24x7.
Compassionate Care Calls
Mission Integration at the San now involves intentionally reaching out to the community through compassionate care calls to people who may need someone to talk to. This has become an immediate need due to COVID-19.
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