Hospital Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care

Catholic pastoral care in the Diocese of Broken Bay is the ministry of presence, “being for others”, to patients, families and staff. That includes:

• Building relationships
• Listening to life stories without judgement
• Articulating empathy and respect
• Nourishing, sustaining and guiding especially in times of grief and trauma
• Enlivening the spirit
• Providing ritual, prayer and sacraments when requested.

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CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay provides designated priests and lay pastoral care practitioners to seven hospitals within the Diocese. More than 4000 hospital patients welcomed our bedside visits in the past year.

Hospital	Pastoral Care Contact
Royal North Shore Hospital	Louise Smith M: 0427 662 513
Hornsby Hospital	Anna Pawlak-Simpson M: 0417 135 159
Sydney Adventist Hospital	Anna Pawlak-Simpson M: 0417 135 159
Gosford Hospital	Peter Brown M: 0418 616 602
Wyong Hospital	Br John Verhoeven M: 0427 255 804
Northern Beaches Hospital	Denis O’Brien M: 0439 009 932
Mona Vale Hospital	Denis O’Brien M: 0439 009 932

 

For more information please contact:
Coordinator, Hospital Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care
P: 0418 616 602