Back prior to the start of Covid lockdowns in 2020, representatives of the Wellington Hospital Chaplaincy Trust, held fund-raising stalls 2 or 3 times a year. The stalls were at the Thorndon Famers’ Market based in the Cathedral carpark in Hill St. The stalls had contributed to raise funds for the Chaplaincy Trust also raised […]
The Chaplaincy service is about People, serving all those whose lives in any way touch the healing concerns of our hospitals. It offers help, not only to the community of people who aren’t well, and to their families and friends, but also to all those who care directly for them through an ever-expanding range of […]
https://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpg00Annehttps://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpgAnne2014-07-02 04:00:442017-07-04 04:09:12People and Places
The economy may be taking off but the financial climate for essential charities is still difficult. Timely donations from stalwarts such as S Peter’s Inner City and Onslow Anglican parishes have kept our funds ahead of demand through to the first quarter of this year. We were very encouraged to receive advice from Bowen Trust […]
https://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpg00Annehttps://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpgAnne2014-07-01 02:27:572017-07-05 02:28:30The bottom line
In a busy hospital having space to collect one’s thoughts and tend to one’s spiritual needs is important for good health. Over the past few weeks I have had reason to reflect on this. In the course of my rounds I met a man who opened the conversation with telling me how important the chapel […]
The Trust is sad and very reluctant to bid farewell to its founding Treasurer, David Underwood. David has been a pillar of strength for eight years, during which the Trust has solidly supported the work of hospital chaplaincy in Wellington, looking beyond the immediate present to the needs of the future. David, always enormously considerate, […]
The Revd Kath MacLean, full-time chaplain at the Mental Health Unit reports: 1 August (Wednesday) Porirua’s Head of Security sent Kath (returning from a clergy conference in the Wairarapa) an urgent message to the effect that both she and the part-time assistant chaplain must move out from the chapel without delay as soon as she […]
Wellington Hospital is a busy place. It’s 474 beds do not, perhaps, seem that many (although you have to add the 110 at Kenepuru and the 175 mental health beds at Porirua when looking at the whole District Health Board). But the figures start to get impressive when you realize that in the 2011/2012 year […]
https://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpg00Annehttps://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpgAnne2012-11-05 04:15:382017-07-04 04:17:52The Volunteer Team
Those “in the know” keep telling us that green shoots are starting to appear in the economy. For many of us, the shoots, if visible at all, are too frail to have more than a tentative grip on existence. It is therefore with great gratitude that the Trust thanks all those who have so generously […]
Taken from her address to the 2011 AGM of the Trust in November “No matter what way you look at health services, funding is a major issue and will continue to be an issue. The establishment of the Trust in 2005 was a very sound decision and has provided the Chaplaincy service with a certain […]
It is the normal practice of a hospital to bless a room (or an operating theatre) after a death. Usually the chaplains do this, though at night it is often done by a member of staff using holy water and prayers provided by the chaplains. At a room blessing the person who has died will […]
Our particular funding need can be summarised simply: we need an additional $1,000 a month, or $12,000 a year from generous donors to cover the expected cost of maintaining chaplaincy services in Wellington hospitals. In fact, the overall cost of maintaining and supporting chaplaincy in Wellington hospitals is around $144,000 a year. Central funds, including […]
We wish to recognise and record the tremendous support we receive from our major donors. During 2011, each of the following contributed more than $1,000; some donations were considerably larger. Interchurch National Appeal St Peter’s Anglican Church (Willis St) Otaki/Waikanae Presbyterian Church McKenzie Trust Bowen Trust Onslow Anglican Church Methodist District Synod Funeral Donations via […]
6.30am A tui and the Sun’s rays together announce Monday morning. The pager goes off…. “We have an elderly woman dying. Her daughter cannot get in as her father needs to be taken to hospital. She has asked if a chaplain can be with her Mum”. “I’ll be there in fifteen minutes. What ward and […]
In an average month at Wellington Hospital the 3 (full-time equivalent) chaplains – Spend 520 hours on duty Make 940 visits to patients And 500 visits to family members Are on call for 90 nights Conduct 180 acts of worship with individuals And 16 regular group services And 20 room blessings And attend 40 deaths […]
New Steps From previous WHCT Chair – Margaret Rowe In 2010 a separate Trust was set up within the original in memory of Jim Rowe, with special provision for donations made to remember him and his commitment to the chaplaincy service at Wellington Hospital. The Trust’s vision has moved from “weathering the crisis” to “ensuring […]
https://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpg00Annehttps://www.whct.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chapliancy-Trust-logi-text-2.jpgAnne2011-11-29 04:26:232017-07-04 04:27:38Message from the Chair
St Paul’s Cathedral Hill St Market Stall
Back prior to the start of Covid lockdowns in 2020, representatives of the Wellington Hospital Chaplaincy Trust, held fund-raising stalls 2 or 3 times a year. The stalls were at the Thorndon Famers’ Market based in the Cathedral carpark in Hill St. The stalls had contributed to raise funds for the Chaplaincy Trust also raised […]
People and Places
The Chaplaincy service is about People, serving all those whose lives in any way touch the healing concerns of our hospitals. It offers help, not only to the community of people who aren’t well, and to their families and friends, but also to all those who care directly for them through an ever-expanding range of […]
The bottom line
The economy may be taking off but the financial climate for essential charities is still difficult. Timely donations from stalwarts such as S Peter’s Inner City and Onslow Anglican parishes have kept our funds ahead of demand through to the first quarter of this year. We were very encouraged to receive advice from Bowen Trust […]
A Chaplain Considers…
In a busy hospital having space to collect one’s thoughts and tend to one’s spiritual needs is important for good health. Over the past few weeks I have had reason to reflect on this. In the course of my rounds I met a man who opened the conversation with telling me how important the chapel […]
Farewell to founding Treasurer
The Trust is sad and very reluctant to bid farewell to its founding Treasurer, David Underwood. David has been a pillar of strength for eight years, during which the Trust has solidly supported the work of hospital chaplaincy in Wellington, looking beyond the immediate present to the needs of the future. David, always enormously considerate, […]
What happened at Porirua
The Revd Kath MacLean, full-time chaplain at the Mental Health Unit reports: 1 August (Wednesday) Porirua’s Head of Security sent Kath (returning from a clergy conference in the Wairarapa) an urgent message to the effect that both she and the part-time assistant chaplain must move out from the chapel without delay as soon as she […]
The Volunteer Team
Wellington Hospital is a busy place. It’s 474 beds do not, perhaps, seem that many (although you have to add the 110 at Kenepuru and the 175 mental health beds at Porirua when looking at the whole District Health Board). But the figures start to get impressive when you realize that in the 2011/2012 year […]
Oct 2012 – An Update
Those “in the know” keep telling us that green shoots are starting to appear in the economy. For many of us, the shoots, if visible at all, are too frail to have more than a tentative grip on existence. It is therefore with great gratitude that the Trust thanks all those who have so generously […]
2011 AGM Address
Taken from her address to the 2011 AGM of the Trust in November “No matter what way you look at health services, funding is a major issue and will continue to be an issue. The establishment of the Trust in 2005 was a very sound decision and has provided the Chaplaincy service with a certain […]
Room Blessings
It is the normal practice of a hospital to bless a room (or an operating theatre) after a death. Usually the chaplains do this, though at night it is often done by a member of staff using holy water and prayers provided by the chaplains. At a room blessing the person who has died will […]
The Nitty Gritty
Our particular funding need can be summarised simply: we need an additional $1,000 a month, or $12,000 a year from generous donors to cover the expected cost of maintaining chaplaincy services in Wellington hospitals. In fact, the overall cost of maintaining and supporting chaplaincy in Wellington hospitals is around $144,000 a year. Central funds, including […]
Major Donors
We wish to recognise and record the tremendous support we receive from our major donors. During 2011, each of the following contributed more than $1,000; some donations were considerably larger. Interchurch National Appeal St Peter’s Anglican Church (Willis St) Otaki/Waikanae Presbyterian Church McKenzie Trust Bowen Trust Onslow Anglican Church Methodist District Synod Funeral Donations via […]
A Day’s Diary Note
6.30am A tui and the Sun’s rays together announce Monday morning. The pager goes off…. “We have an elderly woman dying. Her daughter cannot get in as her father needs to be taken to hospital. She has asked if a chaplain can be with her Mum”. “I’ll be there in fifteen minutes. What ward and […]
Statistics
In an average month at Wellington Hospital the 3 (full-time equivalent) chaplains – Spend 520 hours on duty Make 940 visits to patients And 500 visits to family members Are on call for 90 nights Conduct 180 acts of worship with individuals And 16 regular group services And 20 room blessings And attend 40 deaths […]
Message from the Chair
New Steps From previous WHCT Chair – Margaret Rowe In 2010 a separate Trust was set up within the original in memory of Jim Rowe, with special provision for donations made to remember him and his commitment to the chaplaincy service at Wellington Hospital. The Trust’s vision has moved from “weathering the crisis” to “ensuring […]