Spiritual Support Services

Whatever Your Situation May Be, We Are Here To Encourage And Spiritually Support You.

The Chaplain and the Office of Spiritual Support Services welcome you to Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

During your visit we pray you will encounter healing and peace, as you experience support and reassurance.

Our ministry is directed toward your spiritual well-being. We desire to be channels of support for you and your family in the following ways:

• To journey, pray and be present with you.

• To encourage healing when your spirit is stretched.

• To offer religious services and times for worship according to your religious belief.

A member of the Spiritual Support Team will visit you soon after your admission. During the visit, there may be times when you value a team member's presence.

Moments When

• You feel imprisoned by your pain.

• You want a calm for your fearful heart.

• You are absorbed by the struggles of life.

• You desire to share love and understanding.

• You hunger for holiness and understanding.

• You are touched by the beauty of life.

• You are mending or reconciling relationships.

• You sense wholeness and are filled with peace.

The Chaplain and the Spiritual team are dedicated to bringing spiritual support and emotional reassurance to you and your family during your hospital stay.

We believe that one of the greatest gifts we can provided for you is listening.  Short periods of quiet companionship may provide opportunities for you to speak your concerns. Whatever your situation may be, we are here to encourage and spiritually support you.

Coordinating Spiritual Care

At your request, your Pastor/Rabbi/Priest or Imam can be notified of your hospitalization. A visit may be arranged from your denominational representative.

Worship Opportunities

Catholic Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) is celebrated on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Hospital Chapel, near the Main Lobby. Catholic Eucharist is distributed to patients on a daily basis. If you have registered as a Catholic, a Eucharistic minister will visit you.

A Protestant Communion Service is celebrated on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel, near the Main Lobby. A minister will distribute communion, in your room, following the service on Thursdays.

Moslem Friday Prayer is available at 1:00-2:00 p.m. every Friday in the chapel.

Various religious celebrations and seasonal services are held throughout the year.

Spiritual Channel

At various times during the year, musicians will provide opportunities for spiritual healing.

Concerts and recitals are broadcast throughout the hospital.

All spiritual services are televised to your room via the Spiritual Channel 3. Religious music is broadcast one half hour before each service.

Literature

We can provide you with free devotional book, Bibles, the Koran, and other resource materials to encourage insights in your faith journey.

How To Reach Us

In our busy, distracting world there are times when we hunger for a quiet, safe place to be alone for prayer and reflection. The Chapel may be that place for you to come away and rest awhile. Located on the third floor near the Main Lobby, the Chapel is open 24-hours-a-day for personal and devotional prayer.

To contact a member of the Spiritual Support Team please call 443-849-2054, or from your room dial extension 2054.  We can also be reached by email at jhart@gbmc.org .

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