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Contents:
1. Executive Director’s Reflection
2. Member notices of Haiti relief efforts
3. Updates on Haiti from American Red Cross
4. Please look for a Member Ethics Statement with your membership application or membership renewal
5. NACC State Liaisons – an invaluable resource for you
6. How can I get involved with NACC?
7. New positions for NACC members
8. Less than three weeks left for Early Bird rates! Register today for NACC Conference 2010
9. Do’s and Don’ts of Registration for NACC Conference 2010
10. Seeking Items for the Silent Auction – NACC Conference 2010
11. Conference Hotel - NACC Conference 2010
12. Conference Speakers – NACC Conference 2010
13. Seeking priests for Sacrament of the Anointing of Sick – NACC Conference 2010
14. American Red Cross SRT Training – NACC Conference 2010
15. 2010-2012 Spiritual Care and Ethics Champions Programs Announced
16. 2010-2011 University of Texas Health Science Center Teleconference Program
17. Planning for NACC 2010 Audio Conferences
18. Demonstrating outcomes in spiritual care
19. Training and using volunteers
20. Order your video promoting the chaplaincy profession
21. Local/regional event dates
22. Other educational events
23. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
24. Recent Job Postings
25. Positions wanted
What struck me about yesterday’s liturgical readings was the juxtaposing of God’s nearness/intimacy with human distancing. Jeremiah (1:4-5, 17-19) has God assuring Jeremiah of God’s nearness/intimacy, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you,” while announcing a role that would create human distancing, “a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” The trusting tenderness of Psalm 71, “On you I depend from birth; from my mother’s womb you are my strength,” is set against the Psalms cry, “Rescue me from the hand of the wicked!” Paul’s musing in 1 Corinthians 13 on the all-encompassing qualities of love’s nearness, precedes the dismissive distancing of Jesus’ hometown folk in Luke 4, “They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.”
Is that true in your ministry? Does the experience of people’s distancing draw you to God’s nearness? Or does at times God’s nearness/intimacy precede, almost as a prelude to, and an assurance in the face of, human distancing because of your ministry? What do you think?
Haiti
Thank you for your responses on Haiti and your sharing with one another on how you are individually or your place of employment is responding to Haiti’s plight. Tim Serban, our NACC liaison to the American Red Cross, reflects below on Haiti, and comments, “The greater tragedy could be if the media gets tired of it, or if there is some rationalizing of the public.” Fortunately, that has not happened yet. Let’s continue to keep each other informed, and to seek ideas from each other! Number 2 in this NACC Now provides you with information on who has shared so far. Number 3 shares the most recent ARC update from Earl Johnson.
You and your NACC state members!
How well are you doing at coming to know your other state members? In the past two weeks we have had teleconference calls with our NACC State Liaisons. It was very helpful to hear what many of them are planning for events during 2010. However, some core concerns were raised that were very important. While we have some state liaisons who have been able to stay connected with their other state members via e-mails, several liaisons seek ways to improve getting to know and be known by their other state members. One obvious oversight was that they were never formally introduced by NACC to their state members! When you go to our NACC website you will find a page that includes who the State Liaisons are, what their roles are, resources for planning local gatherings, and other items. If you click on their name, you have their e-mail address. If you click on the state, you go to a state web-page waiting to be filled with news, names, photos, and any other items. These are ready to be used by you. Soon you will find there a photo and brief bio on your State Liaison as well.
If you recall, it was at our NACC Conference 2008 in Indianapolis that we inaugurated the state liaison idea. At the conference, members volunteered to be the first state liaisons. We were able to get volunteers for all but a handful of states. Thank you! I cautioned at the time that this would be a “work in progress” as we launched the liaison role with just three words: connect, communicate, coordinate. They would connect to our NACC staff, as they would be the ones we e-mail with names of NACC members in their state, contact when someone in their state expresses interest in chaplaincy and wants to speak with a chaplain about their career, or other items regarding members in their state. They would communicate with their state members on items of interest, upcoming events, how to approach future gatherings. They also would coordinate (and not necessarily do all the planning for!) the planning for local or regional gatherings. We are so grateful to the liaisons for ‘jumping into the deep end” and for helping to shape this new role! Through the leadership of these liaisons, we have been able to host 20+ local gatherings in both 2008 and 2009!
In future NACC Now’s we will devote more time to ways you can connect with your liaison and get to know your other state, perhaps just your city, NACC members.
Appreciatively,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director
In the prior NACC Now, we invited members to let us know about their relief efforts and share resources both to encourage one another, as well as to learn different ways to respond. Many of you responded. You can access responses on the NACC website at www.nacc.org/resources/emergency/haiti.asp. If you want to add your efforts, please let Phil Paradowski know at pparadowski@nacc.org. We continue to hold the Haitians in prayer, as relief efforts grow.
Updates on Haiti from American Red Cross demonstrating outcomes in spiritual careTim Serban, our NACC member and member of the American Red Cross’ Spiritual Care Response Team (SRT), offered some personal reflections on Haiti after the prior NACC Now. You can read them at www.nacc.org/resources/emergency/haiti.asp.
By arrangement with the SRT, NACC members can also read the latest update of Earl Johnson’s American Red Cross (ARC) January 2010 E-SRT Newsletter (as well as older newsletters). To read the update, go to this page to log in.
Please look for a Member Ethics Statement with your membership application or membership renewalUpon the recommendation of the NACC Board of Directors, all NACC members, whether you are becoming a new member or renewing your current membership, will now be asked to acknowledge by your signature that you have familiarized yourself with and agree to abide by the NACC Code of Ethics found in the NACC Standards for Ethics, Certification, and Renewal of Certification, Part Two, Section 100, Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals. Please note that this is a different statement than the Ethics Accountability Statement signed for certification and renewal of certification. Our NACC membership application now has a statement on this, and with your membership renewal notice you will be receiving a form to read, sign, and return with your membership renewal form. Thank you in advance for responding to this request.
NACC State Liaisons – an invaluable resource for youDo you know your NACC State Liaison? Have you recently connected with her/him? Go to www.nacc.org/volunteers/state_reps.asp to learn who he/she/they are. They are the ones who help our NACC office connect to you, who work to facilitate communication among our state members, and who help coordinate local gatherings. Introduce yourself to them; offer to help them in their role. Also, will you consider being a state liaison? Several states are now in need of a new liaison. What is expected of the liaison can be found at the link above. Please contact Cindy Bridges (cbridges@nacc.org) for more information.
How can I get involved with NACC?In the Executive Director’s Column in the January-February Vision, David Lichter reflected on the many ways members have and can contribute to the vibrancy of NACC. This is your association, and its life and value comes through the exchanges among you as members! We are sometimes asked, “How is NACC structured?” We are an organically, evolving entity! Go to www.nacc.org/aboutnacc/NACC_Now_activity.asp for a way of visualizing NACC now! Want more ways of assisting? Contact Cindy Bridges (cbridges@nacc.org).
New positions for NACC membersJust a reminder to you, please let us know if you have accepted a new position/responsibility. E-mail Cindy Bridges (cbridges@nacc.org). We want to congratulate you and let others know, too. Below is our current list of updates from members:
Dr. Michele Le Doux Sakurai
As of January 18, 2010 I will assume the position of Manager, Spiritual/Pastoral Care and Mission at Providence Mount Carmel/St. Joseph's/Dominicare in Colville, WA.
Nancy Cook
I was promoted within CHW from the Manger of Spiritual Care in Sacramento at Mercy General Hospital to the Director of Spiritual Care for CHW Phoenix East Valley Area (Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Arizona).
Ernest J. (Skip) Dalle Molle
A CPE classmate of mine will be taking the reigns of Trinity Ministries (presently in Dallas and moving to Duncanville, TX just south of Dallas). He asked me to come on board as the Administrative Officer. I will be there effective January 10, 2010. I also hope to pick up some volunteer hospital chaplain or fire department chaplain time while I am there. Prayers are requested as my wife, Barbara, who will not be joining me for a spell...she will stay in Illinois and I will stay in a campground.
Rev. Ralph Lepley
I am completing certification through North Carolina State University's Executive Business & Professional Coaching (ICF) Program in Raleigh, NC. I'm utilizing this certification in my position as a member of The Board of Directors at NC Baptist Hospital's Samaritan Carenet Counseling Center in Statesville, NC. I'd like to network with interested persons in the Southeastern USA who might be interested in learning more about coaching.
James Letourneau
Effective January 4, 2010, I will have a new role and new contact information. My new role will be Director of Mission and Spirituality for Trinity Health in Livonia, MI.
Raymond Maher
I have been hired as a full-time Catholic Chaplain at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine. My start date is January 19, 2009.
Father Herb Wheatley
I was recently elected to the Presbyteral Council for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. It is for a 3 year term.
Sr. Irma Odabashian, CSJ
My name is Sr. Irma Odabashian, CSJ. I am an NACC member, ministering as a Chaplain at Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, AZ, a member of Carondelet Health Network, Sponsored by Ascension Health.
I am happy to let the Association know that I was just appointed to the Board of Directors of Holy Cross Hospital, in Nogales, AZ., which is also a Carondelet Health Network hospital, Sponsored by Ascension Health. Thank you.
Rev John T. (Jack) Crabb
Director of Pastoral Care and (Founding) Director of CPE, Mercy Hospital, Portland Maine, beginning February 1, 2010. Mercy Hospital is a brand new NACC and ACPE CPE Center; only Catholic CPE Center in Maine.
Shafi Thomas
This is to let you know that I have two new responsibilities. One is a member of the Institutional Review Board for 2 years for the Sage College in Troy, NY. The second is:
Recently I have been appointed by the Bishop of the Albany Diocese a member of the Pastoral Care Commission of the Diocese of Albany, NY.
Fr. Eugene Pocernich, BCC, Columbia-St. Mary's Hospital
I have recently been appointed to the Priests' Wellness Council of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Louise C. Gregg
This is just to let you know about my new position. I am NACC certified as a Chaplain; ACPE as Supervisor. I started Nov. 2, 2009 as Supervisor and Coordinator of the CPE Program. Washington Hospital Center, Spiritual Care Department, Clinical Pastoral Education Coordinator, ACPE Supervisor
Frank Beazley
I just want to bring you up to date with where I am these days as a Director. I will be assuming the position of Director of Pastoral Care at Providence Hospital in Washington DC. It is part of the Ascension Health System and I am very excited about the challenges and opportunities that exist at Providence.
My time here at Lourdes as been a true blessing, and I leave with mixed feelings. I have been very fortunate to have had Sister Marilyn Perkins (VP Mission) mentor me for the past 3-years and she will be missed. I prepare to assume my new duties on March 1st.
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Do’s and Don’ts of Registration for NACC Conference 2010
Ministry Focus Groups/Optional Box Lunch
If you have checked any of the Ministry Focus group selections on your conference registration page 2, please check also whether or not you are interested in the optional box lunch that will be provided for a cost of $25.00.
Selecting workshops
Below is the INCORRECT WAY to complete your workshop choices
Please indicate your three choices for each workshop per session using a 1, 2, and 3.
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: | _1_N1 | ___N2 | ___N3 | ___N4 | ___N5 | ||
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: | ___S1 | _1_S2 | ___S3 | ___S4 | ___S5 | ___S6 | ___S7 |
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:45 – 4:00 p.m.: | ___S8 | ___S9 | _1_S10 | ___S11 | ___S12 | ___S13 | ___S14 |
Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.: | ___M1 | ___M2 | ___M3 | ___M4 | ___M5 | _1_M6 | ___M7 |
Below is the CORRECT WAY to complete your workshop choices
Please indicate your three choices for each workshop per session using a 1, 2, and 3.
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: | _1_N1 | _3_N2 | _2_N3 | ___N4 | ___N5 | ||
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: | ___S1 | ___S2 | _1_S3 | ___S4 | _3_S5 | ___S6 | _2_S7 |
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2:45 – 4:00 p.m.: | _1_S8 | ___S9 | ___S10 | _3_S11 | ___S12 | _2_S13 | ___S14 |
Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.: | ___M1 | _3_M2 | ___M3 | ___M4 | _2_M5 | ___M6 | _1_M7 |
Please contact the national office if you have any questions.
Seeking Items for the Silent Auction – NACC Conference 2010We can still use more items for the silent auction for Conference 2010. Please consider bringing handmade or other types of items, including items from your institution, for our silent auction. Share your talents and gifts to benefit other members! Proceeds will go towards future conference scholarships. If you can contribute an item, please contact Susanne at schaw@nacc.org.
Conference Hotel - NACC Conference 2010There is still room at the inn! The Crowne Plaza St. Paul – Riverfront still has rooms available for the conference. If you should have any difficulty when booking a room with the hotel, please contact Jeanine (jannunziato@nacc.org) or Susanne (schaw@nacc.org) immediately for assistance.
Conference Speakers – NACC Conference 2010The 2010 Conference Planning Task Force is excited for the breadth and depth of this year’s speakers at the conference. Please join us in taking part in this wonderful educational experience.
Saturday, March 20
Rev. Jan Michael Joncas, S.L.D.
“A Shelter in the Time of Storm: Sickness, Healing, Ministry and Music”
Sunday, March 21
M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D.
“Living into the Promise of the Spirit”
Monday, March 22
Ira Byock, M.D.
“The Meaning of Death”
Tuesday, March 23
Sr. Maria Elena Gonzalez, RSM
“Embracing the Many Faces in God’s House”
If you are a priest attending our 2010 Conference and would like to assist with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, please contact Jeanine at jannunziato@nacc.org.
American Red Cross SRT Training – NACC Conference 2010The American Red Cross Spiritual Care Response Team (SRT) is an integral part of the ARC Critical Response Team and is deployed following aviation and other transportation disasters, mass casualties, WMD/Terrorism events, and by government request. The NACC in conjunction with the American Red Cross is happy once again to offer training at the 2010 NACC Conference. The training begins at 8:00 am on Friday, March 19, 2010, and 7:00 am on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Participants are required to attend both days. This training is offered free of charge, although all accepted participants are responsible for their own training and maintenance. Given the limited class size and necessity for a formal application process, we cannot guarantee that every request to attend will be able to be honored. Members in good standing may apply. Therefore, it is imperative that you submit your application prior to February 14, 2010 – the deadline has been extended. For an application and specific requirements, please contact Susanne Chawszczewski at schaw@nacc.org. If and when the SRT would deploy to Haiti, this ARC disaster training would be essential for this and any future disaster in terms of its impact.
The NACC was grateful to have worked closely with the leaders of several Catholic health systems to help plan the 2010-2012 Spiritual Care Champions System. All NACC members are invited to participate. Please click here to learn about both the Spiritual Care and Ethics Champions programs, their features, and how to register for the programs by March 15, 2010, or individually in the future.
2010-2011 University of Texas Health Science Center Teleconference ProgramSome NACC members take advantage of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, teleconference program. The 2010-2011 brochure is not yet posted on their website, ims.uthscsa.edu/training/chaplaincy.aspx. However, here is a preview of the 2010-2011 time, dates, topics, and presenters. Watch for information on their website.
Time: 2nd Friday of the month, 10:00 am-11:30 am, central time
April 9, 2010, Wrapped in the Arm of Surrender: Using Contemplative Listening Practice as a Psycho-spiritual Resource for Alleviating Anxieties While Facing a Life Challenging Illness, Gary Malkin.
May 14, 2010, Spiritual Care in Palliative Care – An Interdisciplinary White Paper, Reverend George F. Handzo, MDiv, BCC, and Karen Pugliese, MA, BCC.
June 11, 2010, Chaplaincy Care Pathways, Paul E. Derrickson, MDiv, BCC, ACPE Supervisor, and Brent Peery, DMin, BCC.
July 9, 2010, Chaplains and Research: Steps in Learning and Why It Is Worth It for Our Profession, Patricia Murphy, PhD.
August 13, 2010, Ensuring that No One Dies Alone: The Implementation of a NODA Program, Reverend Ann Steiner, MDiv.
September 10, 2010, Pastoral Care in the Interreligious Context, Reverend Dick Ficca.
October 8, 2010, A Comparative Overview of Pastoral Care: Education for Pastoral Ministry and the Role of Storytelling in Critical Care Situations Experienced Across Selected Pediatric Hospitals in Australia, the UK, Canada, and the USA, Reverend Tom Rose.
November 12, 2010, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Ministry, Lynn M. Levo, CSJ, PhD.
December 10, 2010, The Case for Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Acute Care Settings, Stephen D.W. King, PhD, BCC and Jon A. Overvold, M.Div., BCC.
January 14, 2011, Ministering to Clients of Different Faiths, Daniel Davila, MDiv, MAR, BCC.
February 11, 2011, The Role of Chaplain in Palliative Care, Reverend Steve Thorney, MDiv, MA.
March 11, 2011, Using Ethics Guidelines to Improve End of Life Care: What’s the Chaplain's Role?, Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv.
Planning for NACC 2010 Audio ConferencesAs mentioned in the prior NACC Now, the NACC Education Advisory Panel will be meeting on February 18th to evaluate the NACC 2009 audio conferences and assist with the choosing of topics for 2010. We plan to offer some specific theological content audio conferences to complement the excellent Spiritual Care Champion Series. Please let Jeanine Annunziato (jannunziato@nacc.org), our Administrative Specialist Education Programs, know of theological topics you would like to see treated.
Demonstrating outcomes in spiritual careWe received 30 responses from those interested in the topic of “demonstrating outcomes in spiritual care.” We will be sending an e-mail this week to those interested in setting up conference calls. If you are still interested in joining the networking on this topic, contact Cindy Bridges (cbridges@nacc.org).
Training and using volunteersNACC, during the latter half of 2009, requested information from membership about the training, orientation, and use of volunteers. This information gathering is a work in progress. We offer you a general summary of what was collected and who sent information so far. If you have programs you want to provide information about, please send to David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org).
Order your video promoting the chaplaincy professionOur video on Chaplaincy, both a recruitment version (that begins and ends with “Is God Calling You?”), and a version without this question, are available in DVD format. The charge is just $6.00, the cost of production and shipping. You may preview the video at this link. To order copies please email Cindy Bridges for instructions.
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.
Here are other events for our members:
Please let us know if you would like our membership to pray for your health and healing. We continue to pray for: Fr. Michael Angula (terminal cancer in hospice), Sr. Barbara M. Link, FSPA (chemotherapy treatment), Fr. Kevin Ikpah (eye troubles), Sr. Micheletta McGee, RSM (pancreatic cancer), Lourdes B. Ruta (wife of Peter Ruta, in recovery), Fr. Bob Nee, BCC, LICSW, CT (intractable epilepsy), Kelly Elizabeth Sexton (cancer: daughter of NACC member Melyssa Sexton), Joyce Fink (heart attack/recovery from open heart surgery), Mike J. Murphy (cancer treatment), Fr. Bill Spacek (detached retina and other eye issues); Sr. Nancy Crane, OP (cancer treatment); Sr. Hilda Mallet, MHS (cancer treatment); Sr. Rita Rzeppa, IBVM (recovering/rehab from knee surgery), and Dennis Eldridge (Kathy's husband, for cancer treatment).
Recent job postingsThe following positions have been posted in the last two weeks. Please go to www.nacc.org/positions/available.asp for more information.
STAFF CHAPLAIN PRIEST
Lafayette, LA - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
CPE RESIDENT, SUMMER INTERN, FALL INTERN
La Crosse, WI - Gundersen Lutheran Health System
CPE RESIDENCY
Rochester, MN - Mayo Clinic
MANAGER OF PASTORAL CARE
Pensacola, FL - Sacred Heart Health System
CHAPLAIN
Charleston, WV - Saint Francis Hospital
DIRECTOR OF MISSION SERVICES AND SPIRITUAL CARE
Apple Valley, CA - St. Mary Medical Center
PASTORAL CARE PRIEST
Toledo, OH - Mercy St. Charles and Mercy St. Anne Hospitals
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.