Spiritual and religious services

Spiritual care

Spiritual care providers, also called chaplains, offer emotional and spiritual support. They provide comfort during health and life changes and help people find strength in their beliefs, values, faith and sources of meaning.

At Mayo Clinic in Florida, spiritual care providers are part of your healthcare team. Spiritual care is available to anyone who would like support, regardless of religion, faith tradition or belief. We also support people who do not identify with a religion or spiritual tradition. Our goal is to respect what is important to each person and support spiritual well-being throughout that person's care.

Spiritual support

Chaplains are available to support patients and visitors during their time at Mayo Clinic. They can help with many emotional, spiritual and religious needs, including:

Listening and providing emotional and spiritual support.
Supporting people who are experiencing a crisis, grief or loss.
Helping patients and families think through ethical concerns and healthcare decisions.
Offering prayer, sacraments and other spiritual practices, if desired.
Connecting patients and families with faith-specific rituals, resources and support, including but not limited to support for Jehovah's Witness, Jewish and Muslim faith traditions.

This is not a complete list of chaplain services.

Contact a chaplain

Chaplains are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

During office hours

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Call 904-956-0042.

After hours and weekends

Call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask to speak with a chaplain.

Urgent requests

From a Mayo Clinic phone, dial 0 and ask for the chaplain on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a chaplain for you.

Outside Mayo Clinic

Call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the chaplain on call.

Chaplain office

Location: Cannaday Building, First Floor, Rooms 1052-1054.

Religious services

Mayo Clinic in Florida offers religious services and spiritual support for people of many faith traditions. Services are held in St. Jude Hall, Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1050.

St. Jude Hall chapel entrance

Protestant

Worship services

Location: St. Jude Hall, Cannaday Building, First Floor, room 1050.

Day and time: Sunday from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Services also are streamed to patient rooms on Mayo Clinic Television on the Faith channel.

Communion

Communion is available in patient rooms upon request. To request communion, call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the chaplain on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a chaplain for you.

Annointing the sick

Individual anointing is available in patient rooms upon request. To request anointing, call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the chaplain on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a chaplain for you.

Catholic

Mass

Location: St. Jude Hall, Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1050.

Days and times:

Wednesday from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Sunday from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Mass also is streamed to patient rooms on Mayo Clinic Television on the Faith channel.

Holy Communion

Holy Communion is available in patient rooms upon request. To request Holy Communion for a Catholic patient, call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the priest on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a priest for you.

Annointing the sick

Individual anointing is available in patient rooms upon request. To request anointing, call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the priest on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a priest for you.

Sacrament of reconciliation (confession)

Individual confession is available in patient rooms upon request. To request the sacrament of reconciliation, call the Mayo Clinic operator at 904-953-2000 and ask for the priest on call. You also can ask a nurse to contact a priest for you.

Additional opportunities for worship and reflection

Location: St. Jude Hall, Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1050.

Muslim Jumuah prayer: Friday, from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
Jewish prayer (self-led): Friday at 5 p.m. through Saturday noon.

Chapels and meditation spaces

Mayo Clinic invites people of all faiths and traditions to its worship and meditation spaces.

St. Jude Hall chapel interior

St. Jude Hall chapel

Location: Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1050.

The chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except during scheduled services and events. Patients are welcome to visit the chapel in hospital attire.

Cahill Meditation Atrium

Location: Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1040.

The atrium is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for meditation, reflection and prayer.

You can write prayer requests in the book located at the entrance to the atrium. Chaplains pray for these requests every day.

Louchery Island sign and sculpture

Louchery Island

Location: Across from the main entrance of the Mayo Building.

The island features a lake, water feature and benches for quiet reflection, meditation and prayer.

The prayer wall on the second floor of the Mangurian Building

Prayer walls

Locations:

St. Jude Hall, Cannaday Building, First Floor, Room 1050.
Mangurian Building, First Floor.
Mangurian Building, Second Floor.

Prayer request cards are available at each location. You may write a prayer request and place it on the wall. Chaplains pray for these requests every day.