{"id":1820,"date":"2015-06-01T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T02:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/?page_id=1820"},"modified":"2019-10-10T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T17:03:56","slug":"workshop-outline-for-chaplains-and-spiritual-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/interfaith-dialogue\/curriculum-resources\/workshop-outline-for-chaplains-and-spiritual-caregivers","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Outline for Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
A do-it-yourself workshop outline for chaplains and spiritual care-givers
\nCreated by Sharon Grant & Paul McKenna<\/i><\/p>\n
In recent years, Scarboro Missions has become involved in training chaplains in hospitals, correctional institutions, long-term care centres and other care environments. The particular contribution of Scarboro Missions to this training has been in the realm of multi-faith.<\/p>\n
In more and more parts of the world, hospitals and correctional and care centres are becoming environments of multi-culture and multi-faith. In these environments, chaplains and spiritual care-givers often find themselves lacking adequate knowledge, information and skills.<\/p>\n
There is so much to learn about other faiths – particularly about their customs, rituals, beliefs and practices in the realms of birth, maturity, marriage, illness and death.<\/p>\n
Multicultural and multi-faith environments present us with a number of religious and cultural gifts. They also present us with a number of what could be called dilemmas, challenges and conflicts.<\/p>\n
This workshop is designed to enable chaplains to struggle with these various dilemmas and challenges. The workshop could also be helpful to people who are not chaplains. For this reason, we have included some challenging scenarios that are found in the larger societal fabric e.g. interfaith marriage.<\/p>\n
Here is a rough outline of the structure of this workshop. Please note that this is a do-it-yourself workshop – the goal is to enable people to facilitate this workshop themselves. So facilitators should feel free to change, adapt, extend or shorten the proposed program as appropriate to their context.<\/p>\n
Here follows a number of multi-faith scenarios, opportunities, and dilemmas that one may encounter in one’s chaplaincy work or in a pluralistic society.<\/p>\n
The old version – 1877
\nO Lord our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lord, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favor to behold our most gracious sovereign lady, Queen Elizabeth; and so replenish her with grace of thy Holy spirit that she may always incline to thy will and walk in thy way: Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant her in health and wealth long to live; strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies; and finally, after this life, she may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord – Amen.<\/p>\n
Almighty God, the fountain of goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and all the royal family: Endue them with the Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord – Amen.<\/p>\n
Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Majesty’s other realms and territories, so especially for Canada, and herein more particularly for the governor-general, the Senate, and the House of Commons, in their legislative capacity at this time assembled; that thou wouldst be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of their glory, the safety, honor, and welfare of our sovereign and her realms and territories, that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavors, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These, and all other necessaries for them, and for us, we humbly beg in the name, and through the mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Savior – Amen.<\/p>\n
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. – Amen.<\/li>\n
Supporter of publicly-funded religious schools<\/p>\n
Sharon Grant is responsible for chaplaincy at York Central Hospital in Richmond hill, Ontario, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n