CUH Chaplaincy

13/02/2026

Ash Wednesday – 18 February 2026

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. For centuries, Christians have prepared for Easter by observing a season of preparation, following the call to turn back to God and know the assurance of God’s forgiveness. On Ash Wednesday this year, there will be a Christian Service in the CUH Chapel at 12.15 with the opportunity for those present, and who would like to, to have the sign of the cross made on their foreheads with ash. For those who are unable to attend the service (staff or patients at CUH) but who would like to mark Ash Wednesday with this simple, yet profound, act, please either call in at the Chaplaincy Offices or, if you need us to come to your ward or unit, call us on 01223 217769.

23/12/2025

Chaplains will be present in the hospital, or available on-call, throughout the Christmas and New Year period. If any patient, relative or staff member would like to receive Bedside Holy Communion on Christmas Day morning, please contact the Chaplaincy Team by phone (01223 217769), email (cuh.chaplaincy@nhs.net), giving us names and ward details. For Roman Catholics, there will be a Mass in Chapel on Christmas Eve at 19.30. Bedside Holy Communion for Roman Catholic patients will be offered on the morning of 24 December.

14/12/2025

Christmas 2025 events in the Hospital Chapel.

13/10/2025

Global Wave of Light

Baby Loss Awareness Week finishes each year on
Tuesday 15th October with the global ‘Wave of Light’

October 15th is also International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and is recognized across the world

We invite you to join us for a simple act of remembrance on

Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 6.45 pm
in Addenbrooke’s Chapel
and at 7pm for the
GLOBAL WAVE OF LIGHT

As candles are lit in memory of those babies who died too soon

This will also be broadcast live on Facebook via the CUH Facebook site and also on the CUH Chaplaincy Facebook site

The candles will burn from 7pm for 1 hour

‘Wave of Light’ is in memory of those babies
who lit up our lives for such a short time.

02/06/2025

We are enormously grateful to all our volunteers. Your generosity of sharing your gifting and offering your time to care for patients and staff, is the bedrock of Chaplaincy.
Thank you for all you do, and also for being part of the wider team, we appreciate you all.

20/03/2025

The Pastoral team CUH Chaplaincy is available for patients and family members. They give time and space to express worries and concerns. They are available to listen and support with treatment and planning for end of life.

To receive this service you do not have to be a person of faith, although many faith denominations are covered by the service. To access information about the team speak to your Cancer Navigator or a Cancer Support Advisor at the Information Pod on level 2 near Oncology & Haematology Radiotherapy

20/12/2024

Chaplains will be present in the hospital, or available on-call, throughout the Christmas period. If any patient, relative or staff member would like to receive Bedside Holy Communion on Christmas Day, please contact the Chaplaincy Team by phone (01223 217769), email (cuh.chaplaincy@nhs.net), or Epic Secure Chat (Spiritual & Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy), giving us names and ward details. For Roman Catholics, there will be a Mass in Chapel on Christmas Eve at 19.00. Bedside Holy Communion for Roman Catholic patients will be offered on Sunday 22 and Sunday 29 December.

04/03/2024

REMINDER - CHAPLAINCY FACEBOOK LIVE 09.30 TODAY.
Re Creating an inclusive space for people of all faiths and none at CUH

01/03/2024

Creating an inclusive space for people of all faiths and none at CUH

Here at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), our chapel is located at the very heart of Addenbrooke’s in the main concourse. We are looking to the future, and to develop our chapel space to ensure we meet the diverse needs of our staff, patients, volunteers, service users, visitors and members of our wider community. Our aim is to develop a space that is welcoming, accessible and inclusive – for the benefit of everyone. As part of the project we are holding a Facebook live on Monday 04th March 2024 at 9:30am. Please do join and share your thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the chapel space with us. Also a great opportunity to meet members of the team, ask any questions you may have about the project or the Chaplaincy service here at CUH!

For more information and to complete our online survey please visit our dedicated web page

We'd like to invite people from across CUH and the wider community to find out more about the project and share your ideas, feedback and suggestions about how we can develop and enhance our existing chapel space.

01/03/2024

The Chaplaincy Team have a stand in the Concourse at the hospital today from 10.00-15.00. Be sure to pop by and give your feedback on the future vision of the Chapel space within the hospital.

15/02/2024

REMINDER OF ENGAGEMENT EVENT TONIGHT

Creating an inclusive space for people of all faiths and none at CUH.

The CUH Project team would like to invite people from across our organisation and wider community to come along to our series of engagement sessions, to find out more about the project and share your ideas, feedback and suggestions about how we can develop and enhance our existing chapel space. We are committed to developing our current chapel space – at the very heart of our hospital in the main Addenbrooke’s concourse – to meet the diverse needs of our hospital community, and which continues to provide a space that is accessible, inclusive and welcoming for all our staff, volunteers, patients, service users, visitors and members of our wider community.

We have a mix of in-person and online facilitated engagement sessions planned over the coming weeks, all of which will provide an opportunity for you to share what is important to you about our existing chapel space, and what ‘good looks like’ for you in helping us develop our vision for the future. Several of the sessions planned will also provide an opportunity to explore particular ‘themes’ in greater detail. All sessions are open to everyone who would like to join us.

Thursday 15th Feb 1900 to 20.30 hrs
Religions, Faiths Beliefs & Expression.
To be held in the CUH Chapel.

05/02/2024

CUH Chapel Space Project – Engagement Sessions

The CUH Chapel Space Project team would like to invite people from across our organisation and wider community to come along to our series of engagement sessions, to find out more about the project and share your ideas, feedback and suggestions about how we can develop and enhance our existing chapel space. We are committed to developing our current chapel space – at the very heart of our hospital in the main Addenbrooke’s concourse – to meet the diverse needs of our hospital community, and which continues to provide a space that is accessible, inclusive and welcoming for all our staff, volunteers, patients, service users, visitors and members of our wider community.

We have a mix of in-person and online facilitated engagement sessions planned over the coming weeks, all of which will provide an opportunity for you to share what is important to you about our existing chapel space, and what ‘good looks like’ for you in helping us develop our vision for the future. Several of the sessions planned will also provide an opportunity to explore particular ‘themes’ in greater detail. All sessions are open to everyone who would like to join us.

Thursday 8th Feb 1400 hrs to 15:30 hrs
Spirituality Wellbeing
To be held in the CUH Chapel.

Thursday 8th Feb 1800 hrs to 19:15 hrs
Accessibility & Inclusion
Microsoft Teams meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWVlMGFiNjItMTliOS00YzhhLWI3ZmItMWNhNDBjNWRiNmMx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a827833f-a3a6-4fee-976e-c09c7bf7e28c%22%7d

Thursday 15th Feb 1900 to 20.30 hrs
Religions, Faiths Beliefs & Expression.
To be held in the CUH Chapel.

Wednesday 28th Feb 1400 to 15.30 hrs
Our CUH Values & Community
To be held in the CUH Chapel.

Wednesday 28th Feb 1800 to 1915 hrs
Open Forum
Microsoft Teams meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2FlZGQ3OWYtMTAyYy00MTdiLWJkYmItZmFlM2U2MmVmMjA3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a827833f-a3a6-4fee-976e-c09c7bf7e28c%22%7d

Thursday 7th March 0800 to 0915 hrs
Open Forum
Microsoft Teams meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2U1MDcwNGItNzRhOS00YmZmLTg4OTYtZTBhZjMyZTczNjZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a827833f-a3a6-4fee-976e-c09c7bf7e28c%22%7d

Thursday 7th March 1200 to 1315 hrs
Open Forum
Microsoft Teams meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGI3ZWVkM2UtYThhYS00NmQ0LThhMjMtYTZjZDc1YTUzOWRi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a827833f-a3a6-4fee-976e-c09c7bf7e28c%22%7d

You can also share your views and ideas by completing our online survey via the following link. The survey will remain open until 7th March 2024.
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/addenbrookes/chapel-space-survey

If you have any questions, queries or would like to find out more about the project, please contact the team via cuh.chaplaincy@nhs.net