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Contents:
1. Executive Director’s Reflection
2. Welcome to new members of Episcopal Advisory Council
3. A reminder of change in NACC office hours for July-August
4. Get to know your Board candidates
5. NACC Awards Task Force seeks nominations for award recipients
6. Share your wisdom and experience with Vision!
7. Been on the list serves lately?
8. Request: CHA/NACC seek samples of using volunteers in healthcare settings
9. Local/regional event dates
10. Other educational events
11. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
12. Recent Job Postings
13. Positions wanted
During these past couple of weeks, I have received some e-mails from members who are out of jobs and are feeling the stress of the “job diminishment and/or loss” I mentioned in the last NACC Now issue. One noted that in that issue I mentioned three seemingly conflicting items: 1. times are tough and jobs are scarce; 2. encourage others to join the ministry; and 3. how are you using volunteers? A key concern is that it is hard to imagine encouraging others into this chaplaincy ministry because of the current and intense anguish of job loss and not seeing any signs of hope. Our hearts go out to them.
As I mentioned in my last column, situations like the one mentioned above are “causing us serious concern for ourselves, our colleagues, and the profession…” I went on to say: “… we also know that the healing ministry of Jesus must and will continue and the future of the chaplaincy profession is integrally connected with our present efforts to share God’s gift of this ministry with others. When we are tempted to be discouraged, our encouragement of others to consider this ministry is our act of hope, and of faith in God’s promise.” I pray every day and seek to hold myself accountable that these comments are not pious platitudes by an employed person. I pray we can continue to support our members who are most affected right now.
Also, in the last NACC Now, I included a request from NACC and CHA for examples of how organizations are training and using volunteers. As you know, many entities within which our members work are using volunteers in diverse ways in spiritual care departments to augment the service of board certified chaplains. How they are trained, mentored, and supervised is the question we want to pursue. What are good practices out there? We want those who are using volunteers to be able to learn from each other, and help others to best prepare to utilize these individuals. These volunteers can never be substitutes for board certified chaplains, but they can provide some valuable services. That request is included here again.
I hope most of you are able to find some regeneration time for yourselves this summer as well. May God visit you with simple signs of renewal.
Continue to send me your comments and feedback. I need it.
Appreciatively,
David Lichter
In the past two months the following bishops have accepted Bishop Randolph Calvo’s invitation to join the Episcopal Advisory Council as representatives of their region. Please join me in welcoming them! Region III (Provinces of Newark and Pennsylvania) Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Newark, NJ Region V (Provinces of Louisville, Mobile, and New Orleans) Most Reverend David R. Choby, Bishop of Nashville Region XII (Provinces of Anchorage, Portland, and Seattle) Most Reverend Michael P. Driscoll, Bishop of Boise
A reminder of change in NACC office hours for July-AugustJust a reminder: that the July-August NACC national office hours Monday-Thursday remain 8:30 a.m-5:00 p.m. Central Time. Friday morning hours will be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Central Time. We will be closed Friday afternoons. We are honored to serve you.
Get to know your NACC board candidatesThis fall NACC members will be voting for one of three candidates to fill a seat on the NACC board of directors. Get to know these candidates. Go to www.nacc.org/aboutnacc/board_election.asp for their photos and comments.
NACC Awards Task Force seeks nominations for award recipients!The NACC Awards Task Force is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Service Award and the Outstanding Colleague Award. Submission deadline is September 1, 2009. Please go to www.nacc.org/aboutnacc/awards.asp for more details about the awards, their criteria, and the process of submission.
Share your wisdom and experience with Vision!Vision’s Editorial Advisory Panel seeks input on the following themes for upcoming issues of Vision:
We are looking for individuals to write articles on topics related to these general themes as well as seeking suggestions of individuals to be interviewed on related issues. For more information or to volunteer ideas, yourself as writer, or others as sources, contact Laurie Hansen Cardona, Vision editor, at lcardona@nacc.org.
Been on the listservs lately?We have a couple of listservs that are there to help you network with your colleagues. Those chaplains ministering in senior care settings can contribute at this link. Those chaplains serving in hospice and palliative care centers can contribute at this link.
Request: CHA/NACC seek samples of using volunteers in healthcare settingsCHA and NACC are working together on reviewing current practices and trends regarding the use of volunteers in spiritual care staffing models. If you are willing to share your policies on the use of volunteers within your staff structure and your practices on introducing, using, and supervising volunteers, please send them to David Lichter at dlichter@nacc.org. We already asked for this last year – please focus on the use rather than the training. We look to provide information/education on these trends/practices in the near future.
Local/regional event datesMore local gatherings are being set. Please review the list below, and mark your calendars. More details of events will be in future NACC Now's.
We have been alerted to other educational events that you can find on the NACC website. They include:
The following positions have been posted in the last two weeks. Please go to www.nacc.org/positions/available.asp for more information about them.
PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Madison, WI – St. Mary's
HOSPICE CHAPLAIN
Elk Grove Village, IL – Alexian Brothers Medical Center
PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Elk Grove Village, IL – Alexian Brothers Medical Center
CPE SUPERVISOR
Bronx, NY – Calvary hospital
DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL SERVICES
Lake Oswego, OR – Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst
PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Pasco, WA – Lourdes Health Network
CHAPLAIN
Pensacola, FL – Haven of Our Lady of Peace
In this time of change and uncertainty it is more important than ever to use every resource available. If you have lost your job recently, if you’re just seeking a new or better position, or if you are an employer seeking a chaplain for your organization, be sure to visit our Positions Wanted webpage. NACC members can take advantage of this free service by placing a job-seeking ad, for free, which will run for 60 days. To see the ads, visit www.nacc.org/positions/wanted.asp.
To place your own ad, send an email to Phil Paradowski: pparadowski@nacc.org.