WelCom May 2022
Nick Wilson
Debra Lucy is the new Catholic Hospital Chaplain for Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
Debra was installed at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Hastings at Sunday Mass, April 3.
Debra is well-known to the Hastings Catholic community, having served the parish as the pastoral assistant, working as a funeral celebrant, and most recently in the Kainga Pasifika Services.
Hospital Chaplaincy is an important aspect of the Church’s outreach. It follows the precept from Matthew 25:36, ‘I was sick and you visited me’.
Debra will be a part of an ecumenical team of chaplains serving the people of Hastings. Debra is employed by the Diocese of Palmerston North.
Diocesan General Manager Liam Greer said. ‘We are thrilled with the appointment of Debra Lucy as our new chaplain at Fallen Solider’s Hospital and we look forward with great excitement to the work she will do with our sick brothers and sisters’.
Debra is very enthusiastic about undertaking the role, saying, ‘I am so excited to get underway in this special ministry – please pray for me!’
