Altru's Spiritual Services is committed to meeting the spiritual needs
of patients and their families, and to provide pastoral care education
in the community. We recognize that spiritual care and religious resources
are integral dimensions of healing and health.
About Spiritual Care
To help meet the diverse needs of our patients, we offer the following
services:
Spiritual care and resources for inpatients, their families and staff
Religious support for patients, families and staff
Grief support through individual counseling and resources
Parish visitors can be arranged as available at the patient's request
Eucharistic ministers for those wishing to receive Sacrament of Holy Communion
as available
For more information, call Altru's Spiritual Care at
701.780.5300.
Worship Services
Catholic Mass is held the third Thursday of each month at 12 p.m. Priests
from the Greater Grand Forks Community kindly lead these half-hour Christian
services. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Sunday services and daily religious broadcasts are available on several
television channels available to inpatients.
Spiritual Resources
The Spiritual Care Office serves patients and families of all faiths. Please
visit the Spiritual Care office or call
701.780.5300. We are happy to assist by contacting a faith leader from your spiritual
tradition whenever possible. If on-call faith leaders are available, we
will reach out to them on your behalf. Prayer requests and other concerns
may be shared with Spiritual Care staff in person, or you may choose to
write your requests on a request card and place them in the locked box
located in the back corner of the Altru Chapel. Additional spiritual resources
such as Bibles (available in English and Spanish); faith-based brochures
dealing with a variety of topics; rosaries, scapulars, hand-help crosses;
Native American resources, and prayer rugs and a Koran (in the prayer
room down the hall for the Muslim community) are made available to those
who request them.
Cancer Care Services
When a cancer diagnosis is made, many patients suddenly find themselves
asking questions concerning faith or the meaning of life.
Altru’s Spiritual Care offers spiritual support to people of all
faiths during cancer treatment. The Altru chaplain is a member of a multi-disciplinary
team and is available to help you and your family while you are hospitalized
or receiving outpatient treatment at Altru Cancer Center.
There are a variety of spiritual needs Altru’s chaplaincy can assist with:
Chaplain visits available upon request at the cancer center
Support in drawing on your religious faith as you or your loved ones cope
Support in dying and facing death for patients and families
Supportive bridge to your religious community and/or clergy
Chaplains can officiate in a variety of sacraments and religious rites
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