(Long Island, NY) Good Samaritan Hospital employees and community members gathered in the hospital’s St. Vincent de Paul Chapel on Monday, January 18 to pay tribute to the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The moving service featured personal remarks and prayer by the Rev. Dr. Daris Dixon-Clark of Bay Shore First Baptist Church. Four members of the Bay Shore First Baptist Church Men’s Choir lifted their powerful voices in an inspirational musical tribute.
Four members of the Bay Shore First Baptist Church Men’s Choir provided an inspirational musical tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at a ceremony in Good Samaritan Hospital’s St. Vincent de Paul Chapel. Photo Credit: Good Samaritan Hospital.
This marked the fourth year that Good Samaritan has held a service commemorating Dr. King’s birthday.
“Dr. King brought a message of peaceful coexistence to our nation, and his words are as relevant today as they were 50 years ago,” said Deacon Paul Jennings, Director of Pastoral Care at Good Samaritan. Deacon Jennings and other members of the Pastoral Care Department helped coordinate the service.
About Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff and had nearly 26,000 patient admissions and nearly 90,000 emergency department visits annually. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org. The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
