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In this issue:1 Greetings from Wendell Oman1 Grace Notes2 Breaking ground for ACMC
expansion
2 Parking during construction 3 Chaplain’s Choice - Gifts for the
faithful
4 Outstanding teamwork4 Spirituality and End-of-Life
Care Seminar
4 Hospice Corner
Office for Mission &Spiritual Care
The Office for Mission & Spiritual Care provides spiritual care for patients, their families and associates 24 hours a day every day of the year. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To contact us, call 708.684.5175. Evenings and weekends, ask for the paging operator and request #2296 for the house chaplain or #2299 for the emergency department chaplain.
Advocate Christ Medical CenterHope Children’s Hospital
Office for Mission and Spiritual Care
November/December 2011Volume 2, Issue 6
Bridges to Our Faith Communities
So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.
Helen Keller
With sincere gratitude Starting with Thanksgiving and continuing into the next few months, we enter the season of blessings and gifts – our focus on each page of this issue.
✦ We at Advocate Christ Medical Center are grateful for and excited about beginning the construction of our Outpatient Pavilion. The photos and story of our ground-breaking ceremony on page 2 only partly convey the joy we felt starting this major expansion – one which many believe is the most significant in the fifty-year history of the hospital.
✦ Once again, our chaplains offer book gift suggestions. You might add a title or two to your own Wish List or choose one of the books to give as a gift. My suggestion, Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential, I have found most helpful in working with my staff here at the hospital. Its concepts, while intended for the business world, can also be readily applied to congregations and families.
✦ And please don’t miss the story about four of our ACMC therapists who banded together in an extraordinary way to improve the future of a patient with a
spinal cord injury. This quartet received our MVP (mission, value, philosophy) Leader Award. What a gift people like this are to our
patients and our community!
May the God who blesses each of us provide your every need during this holiday season and throughout the coming year.
Rev. Wendell Oman, Vice PresidentOffice for Mission & Spiritual Care
ConnectionsThe two stained glass panels above and those pictured on page 3 are on the eastern façade of Advocate Christ Medical Center on the walls of the bridge that links the south to the east/west patient towers. Viewed from inside the hospital, each panel is appreciated for its individual beauty. Seen from outside the hospital, the individual pieces merge into one expansive, thematic burst of color and design.
Grace Notes are readings, poems or quotes from a variety of faith traditions and writers. Each reflection tries to touch on the heart of being human in this world. To
receive Grace Notes five or seven days a week, please click here or contact [email protected].
Grace Notes
In this issue:
Blessings
and gifts
Connections - Advocate Christ Medical Center Office for Mission and Spiritual Care November/December 2011 - Page 2
William Hyslop, President and CEO of M.D. Anderson, Dominica
Tallarico, COO of ACMC and Hope Children’s Hospital; Dan Heilmann, Mayor of Oak Lawn.
Hundreds gathered inside a tent at the corner of 95th Street and Kilbourn Avenue, the site of the new
Outpatient Pavilion.
Rev. Earl Peters, Pastor Emeritus of Our
Savior’s Lutheran (ELCA) of Burbank, IL; Rev. Corky DeBoer, Manager, Spiritual Services,
ACMC Office for Mission & Spiritual Care.
Community leaders break ground for Advocate Christ Medical Center expansion
Let construction begin! What a celebration! The ground-breaking ceremony for the Outpatient Pavilion for ACMC, held Wednesday, Oct. 19, was exciting and upbeat.
The $200+million expansion -- over 300,000 additional square feet -- will include outpatient clinics, endoscopy laboratories, advanced imaging technology and three of our campus institutes – heart and vascular, cancer and neurosciences -- as well as space for the Women’s Center.
The new nine-story facility will help streamline outpatient services across the hospital. Centralizing outpatient services frees up space for emergency room and inpatient services within the main hospital.
Kenneth Lukhard, President of Advocate Christ Medical Center, expressed optimism about the impact the addition will have on the community. “We hope to be one of this community’s greatest points of pride,” he commented.
Rev. Wendell Oman, Vice-President, Office for Mission & Spiritual Care, Advocate Christ Medical Center, offered the invocation for this long-awaited special event.
Parking during construction
Clergy may continue to park in either parking garage free of charge.
East tower (no agent on duty): Show clergy badge at the public safety office (inside North Office Building) to obtain a ticket which when deposited with original ticket enables exit without paying.
West tower (adjoining the medical center): Show clergy badge to agent on duty.
Obtain clergy badge at Office of Mission and Spiritual Care (708.684.5175).
Parking once construction is complete
There will be a six-level parking tower on the site of the former Paragon Restaurant. It will lead directly to the new addition and include up to 2,000 parking spaces.
Dave Heilmann, Mayor of Oak Lawn; Dean Govostis, M.D.; Dominica Tallarico, COO of ACMC and Hope Children’s Hospital; Kelly Guglielmi, M.D.; George Harris, M.D., President of Medical Staff; Kenneth Lukhard, President, ACMC.
Connections - Advocate Christ Medical Center Office for Mission and Spiritual Care November/December 2011 - Page 3
Chaplain’s ChoiceRecommended Reading for the Faithful
Edited by Martha Simmons and Frank A. Thomas Not only is this book a great resource for women and men, it is also truly inspiring to read the voices of the past that have shaped who we are today.
Christy Howard-Steele
Phyllis Brooks Toback
Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of
African American Sermons, 1750 to the
Present
Here Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy makes a case for the importance and effectiveness of mentor leadership and reveals the single most important thing that sets a mentor leader apart.
The Wisdom of Heschel Published by Noonday Press, 1975This is a wonderful anthology of short readings, selected from Heschel’s works, arranged by subject, and mostly half a page in length. Heschel (1907-1972) was a prominent rabbi, seminary professor, activist (marched with King!), theologian and philosopher. He was appreciated by Christian as well as Jewish readers. A great introduction to Heschel’s other works.
The Mentor Leader By Tony Dungy
This translates well for pastors who are seeking to develop the leadership in their churches. Maxwell shows you how to grow your organization by growing your leaders – since the one asset that truly appreciates within any group is its people
Corky DeBoer
Miriam's Kitchen: A
Memoir
By Elizabeth Ehrlich I was captivated by this book which took me on one woman's journey of navigating the realities of modern life and faith. Not only did it lend me delicious recipes to attempt in my own kitchen, it provoked in me a review of my own life and how I choose to live. A great read with humor and depth. I would recommend it for readers of all persuasions.
Mary Anne Cannon
Eliza Stoddard Leatherberry
Grassi is one of my favorite storytellers, and this is my favorite of his books. He is a Catholic priest who taught at Quigley Seminary and went on to become a pastor and mentor for many. Here Grassi shares thirty-five stories of his encounters with God in ordinary experiences. It is a joyful journey that is most uplifting and appropriate as a gift.
Windows above are on the eastern facade of Advocate Christ Medical Center.
Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others
Reach Their Full Potential
By John C. Maxwell Wendell Oman
Bumping into GodBy Dominic Grassi
Connections - Advocate Christ Medical Center Office for Mission and Spiritual Care November/December 2011 - Page 4
Advocate Christ Medical CenterAdvocate Hope Children’s Hospital
Staff Chaplains:Refat Abukhdeir, Moslem MinistriesCathy Arsenault, MennoniteFr. Bill Browne, Roman CatholicMary Anne Cannon, Roman CatholicP.V. Chandy, QuakerFr. Casimir Eke, Roman CatholicChristy Howard-Steele, Christian Richard James, Southern BaptistStacey Jutila, Evangelical Lutheran ChurchMarjorie Kooy, Christian ReformedEliza Leatherberry, United Church of ChristSr. Peggy Nau, Roman CatholicDavid Safeblade, United Church of ChristTyron Smith, Baptist
Clinical Pastoral Education SupervisorsAngie Keith, Pentecostal
ACPE Supervisory Candidate/ChaplainJanet MacLean, United Church of Christ
ACPE Supervisory Candidate/ChaplainPhyllis Toback, Jewish
ACPE Supervisor/ChaplainClinical Pastoral Education Chaplain Residents
Paschalis Agu, Roman CatholicKathryn Cook, BaptistCarla Powell, Evangelical Lutheran ChurchKifah Shukair, Muslim
Secretarial StaffKaren Darr, 708.684.4189
CPE, Ethics Committee, Office of Vice PresidentFran Genender, 708.684.5175
Eucharistic Ministers, the Department, Office of Manager of Spiritual Services
Administrative StaffCorky DeBoer, Christian Reformed
Manager of Spiritual Services, ACPE SupervisorWendell Oman, Evangelical Free Church of America
Vice-President, Mission & Spiritual Care
Advocate Christ Medical CenterAdvocate Hope Children’s Hospital
4440 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 708.684.8000
Other Advocate Health Care Facilities:Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, NormalAdvocate Condell Medical Center, LibertyvilleAdvocate Eureka Hospital, EurekaAdvocate Good Samaritan, Downers GroveAdvocate Good Shepherd Hospital, BarringtonAdvocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, ChicagoAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park RidgeAdvocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Pk. Ridge Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel CrestAdvocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago
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Special Memorial Service for Recently BereavedSun., Nov. 13, 4 p.m., Siemers Chapel, ACMCA special memorial service will be held for the hospice and patient families of Christ Medical Center and Hope Children’s Hospital who have recently lost a loved one. Christ Mission & Spiritual Care and Advocate Hospice join together in leading this service as a comfort for the families they serve. For more information, contact Penelope Gabriele at 630.829.1753.
Hospice Corner
Honored as MVP Leaders -- Leigh Mangun, speech pathology; Kate Vogt, physical therapy; Mary Ann Hilsen, coordinator of physical therapy; Stephanie Wright, coordinator of occupational therapy.
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care Seminar Advocate Christ Medical Center is hosting this seminar, developed into DVDs by the Hospice Foundation of America as resources for faith leaders, parish nurses, clergy and others interested in end-of-life issues. A discussion will follow each viewing.
Leaving Legacies: Spiritual Meaning-Making at the End of LifeDignity enhancement, living eulogies and other approaches.Thurs., Nov. 10, 1 - 3 p.m.; repeated Wed., Nov. 16, 9 - 11 a.m.
The Dark Night of the SoulAssisting clients coping with spiritual distress at the end of life.Thurs., Jan. 12, 1 - 3 p.m.; repeated Wed., Jan. 19, 9 - 11 a.m.
Advocate Christ Medical Center. RSVP by calling Rev. Corky DeBoer, Manager of Spiritual Services, at 708-684-3013.
Clergy
& Faith Leaders
Outstanding teamworkOften in complex diagnoses, ACMC therapists from different disciplines partner together to help a patient. One patient with a debilitating spinal-cord injury could barely move his arms and was unable to eat, speak or drink, so our speech, occupational and physical therapists teamed up to form a plan.
“We found the right balance between the medical nature of his diagnosis and the physical,” said Stephanie Wright, a team member. “His progress was gradual, but there was never a bad day. If he didn’t have more strength than the previous day, it was just, ‘Okay, let’s try this.’ There was always opportunity and hope.” Under the guidance of this team, the patient was eventually able to feed himself, wash his face and sit up for hours at a time, giving him a greater sense of independence.
Skin
Car
e B
asic
s
Pray
er:
Lovi
ng G
od, j
ust a
s m
y sk
in p
rote
cts
my
body
, I n
eed
to p
rote
ct m
y sk
in. H
elp
me
rem
embe
r to
car
e fo
r m
y sk
in a
nd
be w
atch
ful o
f cha
nges
that
may
indi
cate
pro
blem
s. A
men
.
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Can
cer
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r sk
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etic
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scre
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Ther
e ar
e ov
er tw
o m
illio
n ca
ses
of s
kin
canc
er d
isco
vere
d in
th
e U
nite
d St
ates
eac
h ye
ar. W
hile
mos
t of t
hese
cas
es a
re
trea
tabl
e, o
ver
11,0
00 A
mer
ican
s di
e of
ski
n ca
ncer
ann
ually
.
Her
e ar
e so
me
tips
for
the
prev
entio
n an
d ea
rly
dete
ctio
n of
sk
in c
ance
r:✦
Wea
r su
nscr
een
on a
ll ex
pose
d sk
in. C
arry
sun
scre
en w
ith
you
so th
at y
ou c
an r
eapp
ly it
dur
ing
the
day,
par
ticul
arly
af
ter
exer
cise
or
swim
min
g.✦
Be
caut
ious
abo
ut b
eing
out
door
s be
twee
n 10
a.m
. and
4
p.m
., w
hich
is w
hen
the
sun'
s ra
ys a
re m
ost p
ower
ful.
Wea
r a
hat,
sung
lass
es a
nd p
rote
ctiv
e cl
othi
ng if
you
are
goi
ng to
be
in th
e su
n fo
r lo
ng p
erio
ds o
f tim
e.✦
Be
aler
t. S
kin
canc
er c
an ta
ke o
n m
any
diffe
rent
form
s.
Mol
es th
at c
hang
e co
lor
or s
hape
can
be
a sy
mpt
om o
f m
elan
oma.
Bas
al c
ell c
arci
nom
a m
ay a
ppea
r as
a s
light
ly
rais
ed, p
ainl
ess
bum
p th
at is
wax
y, p
earl
y or
clo
se to
the
shad
e of
you
r sk
in. S
quam
ous
cell
canc
er m
ay a
ppea
r as
a
roug
h, s
caly
bum
p.✦
Exam
ine
your
ski
n re
gula
rly,
and
ask
you
r do
ctor
to d
o th
e sa
me.
By
taki
ng n
otic
e of
mol
es a
nd s
kin
disc
olor
atio
ns,
you
can
deve
lop
a ba
selin
e of
wha
t is
norm
al fo
r yo
ur s
kin.
If
you
notic
e ch
ange
s, r
epor
t the
m to
you
r do
ctor
im
med
iate
ly.
✦A
void
tan
ning
bed
s. If
you
wan
t a s
unta
n, c
hoos
e a
self-
tann
er o
r a
spra
y-on
tann
ing
prod
uct.
Earl
y de
tect
ion
is im
port
ant i
n tr
eatin
g sk
in c
ance
r. Ev
en
mel
anom
a, th
e de
adlie
st fo
rm o
f ski
n ca
ncer
, has
a fi
ve-y
ear
surv
ival
rat
e of
98%
if c
augh
t whi
le s
till l
ocal
ized
. As
the
body
’s la
rges
t org
an, y
our
skin
des
erve
s ut
mos
t res
pect
.
Skin
is th
e bo
dy's
larg
est o
rgan
and
pro
vide
s a
livin
g ba
rrie
r be
twee
n ou
r bo
dy s
yste
ms
and
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Sinc
e w
e “w
ear”
our
ski
n ev
ery
day,
it's
eas
y to
take
it fo
r gr
ante
d. B
ut
good
ski
n ca
re m
akes
a b
ig d
iffer
ence
in th
e w
ay w
e lo
ok a
nd
feel
and
can
eve
n af
fect
our
ove
rall
heal
th.
✦A
cne
can
happ
en a
t any
age
. The
bes
t way
to p
reve
nt a
cne
is to
kee
p yo
ur p
ores
unc
logg
ed b
y re
gula
rly
was
hing
you
r fa
ce w
ith a
gen
tle c
lean
ser
and
usin
g an
exf
olia
nt to
rem
ove
dead
ski
n.
✦B
e w
ary
of u
sing
sce
nted
pro
duct
s on
you
r sk
in. W
hile
thes
e lo
tions
and
cre
ams
may
sm
ell w
onde
rful
, man
y pe
ople
are
se
nsiti
ve to
frag
ranc
e. U
sing
them
can
res
ult i
n re
d, ir
rita
ted
skin
. The
sam
e go
es fo
r sc
ente
d la
undr
y de
terg
ents
and
fa
bric
sof
tene
rs.
✦A
void
long
, hot
sho
wer
s an
d ba
ths
in th
e w
inte
rtim
e. T
hey
can
dry
out y
our
skin
, lea
ving
you
feel
ing
itchy
and
m
iser
able
. Tak
e sh
ort s
how
ers
with
luke
war
m w
ater
, and
use
a
moi
stur
izin
g bo
dy lo
tion
or c
ream
afte
r ba
thin
g.
✦Th
e be
st w
ay to
pre
vent
pre
mat
ure
agin
g of
you
r sk
in is
to
wea
r a
suns
cree
n w
ith a
sun
pro
tect
ion
fact
or (S
PF) o
f at
leas
t 15
ever
y da
y. M
any
moi
stur
izer
s an
d co
smet
ics
now
co
ntai
n su
nscr
een;
wea
r th
em to
geth
er to
max
imiz
e yo
ur
prot
ectio
n ag
ains
t the
sun
.
By
payi
ng a
ttent
ion
to y
our
skin
and
how
it r
espo
nds
to
diffe
rent
per
sona
l car
e pr
oduc
ts a
nd r
outin
es, y
ou c
an
deve
lop
a si
mpl
e re
gim
en th
at k
eeps
you
r sk
in lo
okin
g an
d fe
elin
g gr
eat –
and
hea
lthy.
Nov
embe
r Is
Hea
lthy
Ski
n M
onth
.
11-11
Gri
ef a
nd t
he h
olid
ays
Pray
er:
Dea
r G
od, t
here
are
man
y w
ho a
re m
issi
ng fr
om m
y ho
liday
gat
herin
gs. E
ven
as I
grie
ve th
eir
abse
nce,
hel
p m
e ta
ke c
omfo
rt in
my
mem
orie
s of
them
. Am
en.
How
to
help
a g
riev
ing
frie
nd
Man
y ne
wly
ber
eave
d sa
y th
e ho
liday
s fr
om T
hank
sgiv
ing
thro
ugh
New
Yea
r’s D
ay a
re th
e ha
rdes
t for
them
. Tha
t is
whe
n th
e vo
id c
ause
d by
loss
of t
he lo
ved
one
is m
ost a
cute
ly fe
lt.
If yo
u ar
e a
frie
nd to
som
eone
who
is g
riev
ing
duri
ng th
e ho
liday
s, y
ou c
an h
elp
in s
mal
l but
mea
ning
ful w
ays:
✦B
e th
ere.
You
r lo
ving
pre
senc
e m
eans
mor
e th
an y
ou c
an
imag
ine.
You
nee
d do
not
hing
spe
cial
.
✦Li
sten
. Let
you
r fr
iend
set
the
pace
and
dir
ectio
n of
you
r co
nver
satio
n. A
void
offe
ring
adv
ice.
Avo
id p
latit
udes
. Si
mpl
y lis
ten.
Be
com
fort
able
with
the
sile
nces
.
✦En
cour
age
your
frie
nd to
exp
ress
his
feel
ings
– s
orro
w,
ange
r, di
sbel
ief,
wha
teve
r ne
eds
airi
ng. R
espe
ct th
ose
feel
ings
, and
don
’t tr
y to
talk
him
out
of t
hem
or
ask
him
not
to
cry
.
✦O
ffer
your
hel
p w
ith th
e ex
tra
wor
k th
e ho
liday
s br
ing
– sh
oppi
ng, b
akin
g, w
rapp
ing
gifts
. Do
this
wor
k to
geth
er if
po
ssib
le. S
mal
l blo
cks
of ti
me
ofte
n w
ork
best
.
✦H
onor
you
r fr
iend
’s lo
ved
one
by s
peak
ing
her
nam
e. S
hare
ri
ch m
emor
ies
of h
er. P
erha
ps y
ou w
ill w
ant t
o ex
pres
s yo
ur
own
sorr
ow a
t her
abs
ence
and
you
r w
ish
that
she
wer
e w
ith y
ou b
oth
duri
ng th
ese
holid
ays.
Be
patie
nt w
ith y
our
frie
nd. G
rief
is a
jour
ney
that
is d
iffer
ent
for
ever
yone
– a
nd it
kno
ws
no ti
met
able
.
If yo
u ha
ve r
ecen
tly lo
st a
love
d on
e, th
e ho
liday
s m
ay b
e ve
ry
pain
ful f
or y
ou. H
ere
are
som
e gu
idel
ines
abo
ut d
ealin
g w
ith
your
gri
ef d
urin
g a
time
whe
n so
man
y ar
e jo
yful
:✦
Expe
ct s
ome
pain
. Don
’t be
afr
aid
to c
ry. W
orry
ing
abou
t cr
ying
is a
n ex
tra
emot
iona
l bur
den.
Let
you
r fe
elin
gs fl
ow.
✦Th
ink
abou
t you
r ho
liday
trad
ition
s an
d ro
utin
es. Y
ou m
ight
ke
ep y
our
favo
rite
s bu
t beg
in n
ew o
nes:
✦H
ave
your
hol
iday
din
ner
at a
diff
eren
t tim
e, p
lace
or
serv
ing
styl
e (i.
e., b
uffe
t ins
tead
of s
it do
wn
dinn
er).
✦W
orsh
ip a
t a d
iffer
ent s
ervi
ce.
✦B
uy g
ifts
on-l
ine
or fr
om c
atal
ogs.
Ask
a fr
iend
to d
o yo
ur
shop
ping
. Or
skip
gift
-giv
ing
for
this
yea
r. It’
s al
l oka
y.✦
Elim
inat
e ba
king
coo
kies
, sen
ding
car
ds o
r de
cora
ting
if it
seem
s lik
e m
ore
than
you
can
han
dle
righ
t now
.✦
Focu
s on
win
ter
activ
ities
rat
her
than
hol
iday
s.✦
Acc
ept i
nvita
tions
to s
pend
tim
e w
ith p
eopl
e yo
u en
joy,
and
pr
epar
e th
em fo
r th
e po
ssib
ility
of y
our
leav
ing
earl
y.
Dec
line
invi
tatio
ns th
at w
ill m
ake
you
feel
sad
der.
✦D
on’t
act a
s if
the
dece
ased
nev
er li
ved.
Tal
k ab
out y
our
love
d on
e. E
ncou
rage
oth
ers
to s
hare
sto
ries
that
will
en
hanc
e yo
ur m
emor
ies.
✦D
o so
met
hing
for
othe
rs. D
onat
e yo
ur ti
me,
tale
nts
or
reso
urce
s fo
r so
meo
ne in
nee
d.✦
Get
eno
ugh
rest
. Gri
ef is
exh
aust
ing.
Res
t hea
ls.
✦R
emem
ber
that
nex
t yea
r yo
u ca
n ch
ange
you
r m
ind
abou
t th
is y
ear’s
cho
ices
.
12-11
Rec
omm
ende
d bo
oks
and
web
site
s:•
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ne L
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ecem
bere
d G
rief:
Liv
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with
Los
s W
hile
Oth
ers
Are
Cel
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Har
old
Ivan
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ith•
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