The Department of Pastoral Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital continues to carry on a tradition of spiritual care that began with the Visiting Clergy Service. The first full-time paid director was the Rev. Harry Price (1956-1963), a Methodist minister. The Rev. Clyde Shallenberger (1963-1993), a Church of the Brethren minister, succeeded Rev. Price, providing leadership in the creation of the Hospital's Ethics Committee and Consultation Service. The Rev. Stephen Mann, a Presbyterian minister, served as Director of Pastoral Care from 1996-2004. Rev. Dr. Uwe Scharf has been serving as the Director of Pastoral Care since January, 2006. He is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and an ACPE, Inc., Certified CPE Supervisor.
An interfaith chapel for private prayer and meditation open 24 hours a day is located on the first floor of the Hospital in a corner of the Children's Center lobby. Another interfaith chapel, also always open, is located off the main lobby in the new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, which houses the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as a medical and surgical pavilion.
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT -- SAVE THE DATE!
"EMERGING THEMES IN THE INTEGRATION OF SPIRITUALITY AND MEDICINE"Monday, May 10, 2010
In 2010, the Conference will be the 60th Institute for Spirituality and Medicine! The Johns Hopkins Institute has the longest history of such an endeavor in the world of modern academic medical centers.
This conference is a birthday gift to the community in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Institute for Spirituality and Medicine. The conference fee of $25 is rock bottom in order to encourage as many persons as possible to attend.
Course Objectives
- Examine and explore the relationship between spirituality and medicine
- Identify cutting edge approaches to care for the top health issues facing the US population as illustrative of the integration of spirituality and medicine
- Identify ethical concerns in regards to health care from the perspectives of spirituality in medicine
We look forward to your joining us in a spirited discussion of these and other vital themes at our 2010 Institute for Spirituality and Medicine. For more information, call 410-955-5842, or email Rev. Dr. Paula Teague, Course Director, at pteague1@jhmi.edu (click on email address for link).
Spiritual Care Services
To speak with a chaplain at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, arrange a visit or request a spiritual care provider of a particular faith, please call 410-955-5842, weekdays, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. On evenings, holidays and weekends, patients at the Hospital may ask their nurse to contact a chaplain. A patient's own faith community leader or clergyperson is always welcome at the Hospital.
Scheduled Religious Services
Catholic Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 a.m. in the Chapel, on the first floor of the Hospital in a corner of the Children's Center lobby; Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in the Marburg Conference Room; and Sunday at noon in the Marburg Conference Room, opposite the Cobblestone Cafe entrance on the first floor of the Hospital; see map.
Ecumenical Healing Eucharist: This Christian Service of Anointing and the Lord's Supper is held on Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the Chapel, on the first floor of the Hospital in a corner of the Children's Center lobby.
Protestant Worship: Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Marburg Conference Room, opposite the Cobblestone Cafe entrance on the first floor of the Hospital.
Jewish Minyan: Monday through Thursday at 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and 2:00 p.m. (Daylight Standard Time) in the Pastoral Care Conference Room, Blalock 175.
Muslim Prayer: Friday at noon in the Meyer 2 Gymnasium.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Pastoral Care at Johns Hopkins
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street, Halsted 144
Baltimore, Maryland 21287-4170 USA
410-955-5842 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, EST)
410-955-4331 (Evenings, weekends and holidays)Email Department Director, Rev. Dr. Uwe Scharf, at uscharf1@jhmi.edu.
Clinical Pastoral Education at Johns Hopkins
Accredited by The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103
Decatur, Georgia 30033
Telephone: 404-320-1472
The hallmarks of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Johns Hopkins include the integration of theology and the behavioral sciences; the ability to assess and provide appropriate spiritual care in an interfaith and pluralistic context; and personal reflection on one's gifts and opportunities for improvement in ministry. Our goal in the CPE program is to help persons interested in spiritual/pastoral care to become more effective ministers to the sick or injured and their families, with a solid and flexible faith, a thorough understanding of interpersonal relationships and a deep sense of oneself.
CPE students are provided an opportunity to visit patients, family and staff in a specific clinical area under the supervision of a Certified CPE Supervisor. The students participate in structured educational sessions including didactics, speakers from Hopkins, presentations of ministry cases or verbatims, and open agenda seminars for group learning. Individual supervisory sessions are also offered. The faculty includes the Department Director, Rev. Uwe Scharf, Ph.D., an ACPE, Inc. Certified Supervisor, and Rev. Paula Teague, D.Min., MBA., a Society of Friends (Quaker) minister. Rev. Dr. Teague was appointed as the first full time Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education at Johns Hopkins in 2002 and has been a Certified CPE supervisor for over 20 years. Thomas Y. (Ty) Crowe, II, an ordained Teacher in the Shadhiliyya Sufi Order with an M.Div. equivalency degree for his graduate studies in Sufism, recently joined the faculty. Mr. Crowe is an ACPE, Inc., Certified Associate Supervisor, and may be reached at tcrowe1@jhmi.edu.
There are three levels of CPE: Level One part time and a full time summer program; CPE Residency including a Second Year Residency in Family Advocacy with the Organ Procurement Program; and non-stipend Supervisory Education. Johns Hopkins CPE is also able to offer many opportunities for learning through the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and the School of Public Health. The CPE program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been fully accredited with The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., since 2003
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a satellite of The Johns Hopkins Hospital CPE program. Bayview offers part time intern programs twice per year. For information about Clinical Pastoral Education at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Bayview Medical Center, please contact:
The Rev. Dr. Paula Teague, MBA
BCC and ACPE, Inc. CPE Supervisor
600 N. Wolfe Street, Halsted 144
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Telephone: 410-955-5842
pteague1@jhmi.edu
Statue of Christus Consolator
The "Christus Consolator" or "The Divine Healer" statue, shown above, is located in the Lobby of the domed Billings Administration Building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. |
The "Christus Consolator" or "The Divine Healer" is located in the Lobby of the domed Billings Administration Building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. A gift to the Hospital by one of its trustees, William Wallace Spence, the statue is a replica of a work from 1820 by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen. The original statue stands on the high altar of the Cathedral in Copenhagen. There, on either side of the statue, along the walls, stand the 12 Apostles. The angel Gabriel, holding the baptismal font, completes the group of figures.
The reason why the nonsectarian hospital founded by a Quaker acquired the religious symbol is open to speculation, but on the day it opened in 1889, Daniel Coit Gilman, the first Hospital and University president, publicly voiced a wish that a copy of Thorwaldsen's work be donated and placed in the Hospital's rotunda. It is believed the gift was sought to offset criticism from the more conservative element in late 19th century Baltimore that the Hospital had no religious affiliation.
Between 1894 and 1896, the replica of the Christus Consolator was sculpted for the Hospital. Theobald Stein, director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, was commissioned to do the job. The statue, cut from a single block of Carrera marble, was unveiled at the Hospital on October 14, 1896.
Over the years, the statue has served as a focal point in various Hospital traditions and commemorative events, from farewell ceremonies for the Hopkins Hospital Units in World War II to an annual Christmas caroling service. At the base of the statue an inscription reads:
"Come unto ME
All Ye That Are Weary And Heavy Laden
And I Will Give You
REST"
For some, the statue of Christus Consolator is a sign of spiritual comfort and hope. For others, it is a symbol of compassion and caring.
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