Pictured from left to right: Melissa Jessen, Charles Shelquist, Bruce McBride, Paul Demers and Mark Perman

Hospitals throughout the nation are celebrating Pastoral Care Week October 23 – 27, 2017. The picture above was taken at our hospital yesterday when we hosted an information display during the lunch hour. This week we also held our third annual Pastoral Care Banquet with 20 people in attendance. Lew Twigg was honored at his retirement for 24 years as a Volunteer Chaplain Associate. I also received a special card of appreciation and a gift certificate for the extra level of engagement I provided this year when I operated the department during the 5 months the Director’s position was vacant.