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Hospitals and
Chaplains .. There are four hospitals in the area - St
Albans City, Watford General, Hemel Hempstead and Mount Vernon. Click
here for details and directions
Mrs Lynn Bassett, the Roman Catholic
Chaplain, visits
the wards at all the hospitals during the week. Usual visiting
schedule is as follows.
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Mrs Lynn Bassett
the
Roman Catholic
Chaplain,
01727
897254 (voice-mail)
or 07659 171681 (pager)
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St Albans
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Tuesday
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Watford
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Hemel
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Wednesday
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Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon
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Thursday
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Watford
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Watford
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Friday
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Hemel
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Visiting at
other times by arrangement.
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Sacramental
Chaplains In addition, Fr Jerry Daly and other priests local to
the hospitals sites provide a a 24 hour
‘on-call’ service in case of emergency. The sacramental
chaplains can be requested through Lynn, for Reconciliation or the
Sacrament of
the Sick, or in an emergency, via the hospital switchboard.
Help us to help you
- In order to get the best care please ensure, on admission to
hospital,
that your Catholic religion is registered and please give your consent
that this information be passed to the Spiritual and Pastoral Care
Department. If you would
like a Chaplain to visit please ask ward staff to contact Lynn. You may
also do this on behalf of someone else if you are a relative.
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Fr Jerry Daly, Sacramental Chaplain,
St Albans
City Hospital
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Services at the
Hospitals.
Mass is celebrated at Hemel Hempstead on Tuesday at
1.00 pm in
the hospital chapel (Jubilee Wing by the back of A&E).
Mass is also celebrated at Watford General at 1.15pm on Thursday
Everyone is most welcome to attend. After each Mass a team of
Eucharistic Minsiters take Holy Communion to patients at their bedside.
Other Help
Few people look forward to a stay in hospital, but if it becomes
necessary, it is important that they are well cared for. That good care
includes providing for spiritual, pastoral and religious needs. The
Spiritual and Pastoral Care Department is a multi-faith service
committed to the care of patients, staff and visitors of all faiths (or
of none), and Lynn
Bassett, the priests and the other Chaplains offer a friendly face, a
listening ear, a chance to share thoughts and concerns as well as
prayer, religious and sacramental care. They can provide support in
coping with illness, bereavement, caring for others, workplace problems
- or simply when you need someone to talk to. Everything is held in
strictest confidence.
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© Ss Alban &
Stephen Catholic Church 2006
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