ed visits for saint agnes medical center in 2014

“They make a memory box and put that picture with the baby’s booties and hat.” “When a baby dies at the hospital, the nurses take a rose and they make a beautiful photograph of the baby with the rose,” Buening explained. Each day, freshly cut roses are placed at the foot of the artwork. The hospital plans to place a special chest near the statues where people can drop their special intentions.Īs part of the renovation, an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that had previously hung near a Starbucks in another part of the hospital was relocated to a more prominent place near the chapel’s entrance. Agnes’ vice president of mission integration, remembered that when the statues were lifted, approximately 100 slips of papers with prayer requests were found beneath them.

Marble bases were also fashioned to elevate wooden statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Peter the Apostle Church in Baltimore was relocated to St. A tabernacle that previously belonged to the now-closed St. Flooring and lighting were updated, and kneelers and pews were reupholstered 28 ceremony beginning at 10 a.m.Īs part of the renovation, the chapel was repainted. Madden will rededicate the worship space during a Jan. Hospital leaders say the chapel’s new name recognizes the retired cardinal’s commitment to healthcare, interfaith collaboration and St. Keeler, honorary chairman of the hospital’s Beacon of Hope capital campaign that helped raise $21 million toward the hospital’s $25 goal. The chapel will be renamed in honor of Cardinal William H. The worship space looks much different now that the hospital has completed a $240,000 renovation that has brightened the structure and transformed it into a livelier place to pray.

Much of the chapel, in fact, seemed overwhelmed by dark wood.

Just a few months ago, there would have been no reflection at all since the chapel floor was covered in dark carpeting. Agnes Hospital’s chapel in Southwest Baltimore Dec. Anne Buening seemed amazed as she glanced at an image of a stained glass window that could be seen perfectly reflected on a gleaming white floor inside St.

Ed visits for saint agnes medical center in 2014