Hospital ministry | Chaplain

01 · About the area

After a wound, no one should be left alone

Hospital ministry is an inseparable part of our chaplaincy mission. We believe that after being wounded a soldier needs not only professional medical care, but also spiritual support, attention and human presence.

It is in hospital that many soldiers are left alone with their thoughts for the first time. Their comrades keep carrying out combat missions, their families are often far away, and ahead lie long treatment, uncertainty and a fight for recovery. This is the moment when a person can lose hope, which is why the presence of a chaplain matters so much.

02 · Where we serve

Weekly visits

Our hospital chaplaincy teams visit soldiers undergoing treatment and rehabilitation every week. When needed, we also visit other medical and rehabilitation facilities.

City hospitals No. 10 and No. 11
Filatov Clinic
The Jewish Hospital
“Lisova Poliana” psychological rehabilitation centre
Recovery rehabilitation centre

03 · What we do

A presence that gives hope back

01

Prayer and Communion

We pray with the soldiers, hold pastoral conversations and administer Communion.

02

Support for families

We support the relatives of the wounded and accompany the family through treatment and recovery.

03

Individual care

Visits at the request of commanders, comrades or families — on the basis of the memorandum with the 30th Marine Corps.

We believe that the road to recovery begins not only with healing the body, but also with restoring hope. That is why our hospital ministry is above all a constant presence beside those who need it most today.

04 · Photos