June 29, 2007

A gift for all faiths

Retired MGHer George Terzides is a master of carpentry. For more than 30 years, he shared his gift for woodworking as a member of the MGH Buildings and Grounds staff, but his contributions to the MGH did not end with his retirement in 1995. When Terzides recently learned that the MGH Chapel needed a table for a variety of purposes — including displaying the menorah during Jewish services and for the interfaith Blessing of the Hands ceremony — he set right to work.

Terzides designed and hand carved the table, made of Brazilian mahogany, and presented it to the MGH during a special ceremony. This is not the first time the Chapel has benefited from Terzides' generosity; he previously donated both the Catholic portable altar and the Jewish ark that houses the Torah.

From left, Michael McElhinny, MDiv, director of Chaplaincy, Terzides and Gina Murray, office manager for Chaplaincy