Referrals to the team can be made 0830-1630 01912448129 all other times please phone 01912336161 and ask for the on-call Chaplain

It has been such a joy and privilege to be a part of the hospital community this advent and Christmas season. Have a little look at what’s been going on in this wonderful video. youtube.com/watch?v=GKDQSVAI…

A Christmas joy as always to host Free Spirits Nursery for their Nativity Christingle. All the children sang their songs so well! 👏 No photos of the kids on social media, but here’s a little flavour of our service.

Our Christmas memory tree at the Freeman Main Reception is up and shining bright. Please stop by to add a tag to the tree and remember your loved ones this Christmas. 🎄✨ (Additional tree going up at Leazes Wing Reception at RVI tomorrow)

With Christmas decorations going up all over our hospitals it felt time to put up the tree in the Freeman Chapel 🎄

Peacock Hall reception area looking super cosy today 🎄 While Back Chat Brass band in reception sounded fantastic. It’s beginning to look a lot like…

For those who celebrate, this Sunday marks the first Sunday of the advent season. The chaplaincy team has produced a series of reflections for each week of advent to help you as you prepare for Christmas. Each reflection is based on a Christmas carol.

Fabulous to visit the De-Stress and recharge zone at the rvi today. Huge thanks to Steven and all the team who organised it.

Lovely to be out in the autumn sunshine planting spring bulbs at Freeman Hospital for the creation of a meditation and wellbeing labyrinth 🌈 🍂

Blessings to everyone celebrating Diwali 🪔 ✨

‘The bishops of the Diocese of Newcastle join their voices to the many expressing horror and dismay at the attacks on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. We ask for prayers for the victims and for the community affected by this atrocity, and for our Jewish friends in Newcastle and across our region. We stand in solidarity against hate and urge all of us again to commit to peace so that all may live and worship in safety.’ Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley @BishopNewcastle Bishop Mark Wroe @BishopBerwick

Lovely to welcome volunteers from @NclDiocese @MothersUnion to the RVI today talking to staff and visitors about their free toiletries packs for patients 🪥 🧼

Huge congratulations to Jennifer Joyce-Hood, who has been licensed as the new lead chaplain for @NewcastleHosps. Please keep Jennifer in your prayers as she starts her new role 🙏

Today we bid a fond farewell to Chaplain Craig and Staff Welfare Wolf Mac. They have both been a huge blessing to the @NewcastleHosps here the last three years and we wish them both all the very best for the future. 🙏

The Great North Children’s Hospital choir sounding fabulous today bringing smiles to patients,relatives and visitors to the RVI hospital… plus some excellent dancing from fudge the giraffe 🦒 🌈 🎵

The lovely Anna and Steven setting up for the “New To You Pop Up Shop” happening tomorrow in the Peacock Hall Large Staff Room. Open Tuesday 8am - 6pm. Lots of fabulous high quality items looking for a new home. ♻️

Chaplaincy Dog, Rosie, is visiting the RVI today here to provide pastoral and wellbeing support to her staff. Do say hello if you see her around. As you can see Emma was delighted to meet Rosie this morning!

Our Chaplain Emma is part of the NHS Darkroom exhibition that is now open at @NGC_GlassCentre and went to see it today. Find out more about the Johannah Churchill exhibition here: sunderlandculture.org.uk/wha…

Really good to participate in #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek in @NewcastleHosps alongside our Palliative Care Team, CHIPS and mortuary teams colleagues.