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Contents:
1. Executive Director’s Reflection
2. Could you tell us why you did not vote?
3. Would you consider being a leadership mentor?
4. Look for Member Ethics Statement with your membership application or renewal
5. Seeking NACC Certified Members for Certification Interviews
6. 2010 Renewal of Certification Applications
7. 2010 Renewal of Certification Materials
8. Logging your Continuing Education Hours
9. How do I find a Peer Reviewer?
10. 2010 Renewal of Certification Fee
11. Renewal Contact Person
12. Contacting graduate programs in ministry regarding chaplaincy ministry
13. New positions for NACC members
14. You can still register for – NACC Conference 2010
15. Conference Hotel is now booked - NACC Conference 2010
16. Pre-Conference Retreat is full
17. Do’s and Don’ts of Registration - NACC Conference 2010
18. Readers Needed for Conference Monday Evening Stations of the Cross
19. Seeking Items for the Silent Auction – NACC Conference 2010
20. Chaplaincy in the news
21. Only two more weeks to sign up for 2010-2012 Spiritual Care and Ethics Champions Programs!
22. What computer systems are you using for online charting?
23. In case you didn't get a chance to respond…
24. National Healthcare Decisions Day Is Set for April 16, 2010
25. Training and using volunteers
26. Order your video promoting the chaplaincy profession
27. Local/regional event dates
28. Other educational events
29. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
30. Recent job postings
31. Positions wanted
Yesterday’s gospel for the second Sunday of Lent was Luke’s story of Jesus’ transfiguration. We often hear it interpreted as Jesus providing some type of experience to His closest disciples that gave them an intimate insight into who Jesus really is and the ultimate triumph that would be His after He endures suffering and death – glimpse of glory, so to speak. We have been instructed that since they “kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen,” that it was only after the resurrection that the experience did make sense to them. This point certainly helps us appreciate that we can have experiences and miss the meaning until later in life.
T.S. Eliot, in “The Dry Salvages” in number three of his Four Quartets, beautifully reflected on this reality, and perhaps offers us a little more to reflect on. He observes,
It seems, as one becomes older,
That the past has another pattern, and ceases to be a mere sequence—
Or even development: the latter a partial fallacy
Encouraged by superficial notions of evolution,
Which becomes, in the popular mind, a means of disowning the past.
The moments of happiness—not the sense of well-being,
Fruition, fulfillment, security or affection,
Or even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination—
We had the experience but missed the meaning,
And approach to the meaning restores the experience
In a different form, beyond any meaning
We can assign to happiness. I have said before
That the past experience revived in the meaning
Is not the experience of one life only
But of many generations—not forgetting
Something that is probably quite ineffable:
The backward look behind the assurance
Of recorded history, the backward half-look
Over the shoulder, towards the primitive terror.
He goes further with his reflections that help us link our individual suffering to the suffering of the world and generations that has an indelible and enduring effect on us
Now, we come to discover that the moments of agony
(Whether, or not, due to misunderstanding,
Having hoped for the wrong things or dreaded the wrong things,
Is not in question) are likewise permanent
With such permanence as time has. We appreciate this better
In the agony of others, nearly experienced,
Involving ourselves, than in our own.
For our own past is covered by the currents of action,
But the torment of others remains an experience
Unqualified, unworn by subsequent attrition.
People change, and smile: but the agony abides.
It makes me wonder if, in some way for the disciples, Jesus’ agony and torment were a permanent, abiding experience for them of God’s intimacy – “this is my beloved.” As they moved from being bystanders to sharers in His agony, did Jesus’ agony become for them “not the experience of one life only, but of many generations?” It makes me wonder if, in the midst of our ministry with those who experience the “moments of agony,” our standing in faith with them and believing in God’s intimacy with that person/family is part of the way they are able to experience their agony as “not the experience of one life only, but of many generations?” Is somehow my presence and the presence of their families/friends with them in the moment of suffering intimating, not perceptively, but in grace, that it is God embracing them and who will “transfigure” them not by taking away this singular moment of agony but making it a part of the generations of human agony – an agony Christ transformed by passionate undergoing it Himself?
What are your thoughts about this? How does the transfiguration speak to you this Lent?
Appreciatively,
David A. Lichter
Executive Director
Last fall, NACC conducted its Board of Directors election process via an online voting with Votenet.com, a reputable national firm. We heard many positive comments about its convenience, clarity, and ease from those who voted. However, since our percentage of voting dropped from a 38 percent to 29 percent, we need help finding out why and how we can improve the process. If you did not vote, could you click here and complete a very brief, anonymous questionnaire? Please help us. Thank you. If you want to contact David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org) directly to give your reasons, please do.
Would you consider being a leadership mentor?The Care Services Task Force has recently made available Spiritual Leadership Competencies for those who have been given or are aspiring to pastoral care leadership responsibilities. Are there NACC members who would consider being a mentor for other NACC members? Please let David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org) know if you would be open to consider being a mentor. Click here for questions and answers regarding mentoring.
Look for Member Ethics Statement with your membership application or 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.
Seeking NACC Certified Members for Certification InterviewsWe are looking for members to train to be certification interviewers for this coming fall. Interviews will be held October 2-3, 2010. If you are attending the 2010 conference in St. Paul, there is an opportunity to receive training on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at our special NACC workshop. Please see the conference brochure for details. With the growth of male applicants for certification, we are especially seeking certified male NACC members to train to be interviewers. Our tentative locations for the fall are Portland, OR; Milwaukee, WI; Boston, MA; and St. Louis, MO. Please contact Susanne at schaw@nacc.org if you are interested or have questions.
2010-Renewal of Certification ApplicationsRenewal Reminder Letters were mailed to those members due to renew their certification by 12/31/2010.
Thank you to members who submitted 2010 Renewal of Certification Applications early. These renewal materials will be reviewed at our upcoming Certification Commission meeting, which will be held in March 18-20, 2010 (St. Paul, MN). And Notification Letters will be mailed, via U.S. Postal Service, by April 19, 2010.
For those of you working on your Renewal of Certification Application and materials, please note there is still time to submit. Items received by March 1, 2010 will be reviewed at our March 2010 Certification Commission meeting.
Renewal of Certification Applications received by June 24, 2010 will be reviewed at the July 8-11, 2010 meeting (Milwaukee, WI) with notification mailed out by August 10, 2010.
*Please Note: For those members requiring notification prior to December 31, 2010, it will be necessary to submit your Renewal Application and materials in time to be reviewed at our last Commission meeting of the year (October 2010). Although you have until December 31, 2010, to complete the process, we urge you not to wait until November or December unless you are okay with waiting until mid 2011 for your notification letter.
2010 Renewal of Certification MaterialsPlease be sure to visit www.nacc.org/certification/renewal.asp to print your renewal of certification materials.
Logging your Continuing Education HoursWhen logging your Continuing Education Hours (CEHs), please be sure to use a separate Education Report Form for each year. So, you will have a total of five (5) Education Report Forms to submit with your application/materials. If you have an abundance of CEHs to record, then please use the Education Report Form (longer version), which will allow more entries.
How do I find a Peer Reviewer?To select a Peer Reviewer (an active or retired certified NACC member) to complete your one (1) hour peer review session, please visit the NACC Online Membership Directory (sorted by US State of residence), Enter your Username (your Member #) and your Password (your last name in lowercase letters). You will be able to scroll down the list to find your state’s abbreviation and view the members in your area. (Must also see the Peer Review Process located in the Certification Procedures Manual on our website.)
2010 Renewal of Certification FeeThe 2010 Fee for Renewal of Certification is $160.00, made payable to the NACC.
Renewal Contact PersonIf you have questions or concerns regarding the renewal process, please contact Becky Evans, Certification Assistant at bevans@nacc.org or (414) 483-4898 ext. 310.
Contacting graduate programs in ministry regarding chaplaincy ministryOver the past weeks, we have been contacting graduate programs in ministry about the chaplaincy ministry, sending links to our NACC website, and brochures to share with students. If you have a nearby college or grad program you want to partner with us to contact, share materials, and potentially offer a presentation on the chaplaincy ministry, please let us know by contacting David Lichter (dlichter@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:
Chaplain Patricia Harrison
I am working again with Kaiser Permanente but in Roseville, California at the hospital. I do love being back in a hospital, though I loved my many years with hospice.
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.
The NACC Conference 2010 begins in less than three weeks, Saturday, March 20th. You can still register! Please join us! Bring a colleague or friend. Click here for details.
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Saturday, March 20 – Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Winds of Change, Spirit of Promise
Crowne Plaza St. Paul – Riverfront |
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Conference Hotel is now booked - NACC Conference 2010
While the conference hotel, the Crowne Plaza St. Paul – Riverfront, is now booked, we have for your convenience a list of nearby hotels you can contact for rooms. Please note that the NACC does not specifically endorse or recommend any of the hotels listed. Booking rooms and checking reviews for the hotels will be up to you. To see the list, click here.
Pre-Conference Retreat is fullIn case you have not yet registered, please be aware that the pre-conference retreat has been full since February 16th. We had a great response for Michael Crosby, OFM Cap.
Do’s and Don’ts of Registration for NACC Conference 2010Ministry 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.
Readers Needed for Conference Monday Evening Stations of the CrossOne of our prayer experiences at the 2010 conference this year will be the Stations of the Cross, taking place on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 8:30 pm. We are in need of 14 volunteer readers. If you are coming to the conference and are interested in participating, please email Susanne at schaw@nacc.orgschaw@nacc.org.
Seeking Items for the Silent Auction – NACC Conference 2010We can still accept your 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.
In the last few weeks, several stories have appeared in the press on chaplaincy. Do you know of others? Please contact Cindy Bridges cbridges@nacc.org.
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. 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.
What computer systems are you using for online charting?Our NACC member, Karen Gorski is asking if any NACC members would be interested in sharing the computer systems their hospitals use for online charting. What role, if any, has the chaplain played in helping to design the program for the charting of spiritual care services? What design improvements would they recommend for other disciplines who make referrals or order entries in order to get a referral that reflects the need? If you have an interest in sharing, please contact Karen Gorski, Pastoral Care Coordinator, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, MI., at kgorski1@comcast.net. If there are several, NACC can set up a conference call for that sharing.
In case you didn't get a chance to respond…Don't miss your final opportunity to respond to a survey about your use of the Internet in patient care. Please go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPY89X7 and take a brief survey. Questions? Contact Chaplain Mary E. Johnson at johnson.mary3@mayo.edu or (507) 255-5544.
National Healthcare Decisions Day Is Set for April 16, 2010Join Americans across the country in making future healthcare decisions known to family, friends and healthcare providers. Share your wishes and complete your advance directive, because…YOUR DECISIONS MATTER. Learn more about National Healthcare Decisions Day and get free information at www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.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: 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.
DIRECTOR, SPIRITUAL CARE
Northridge, CA - Northridge Hospital
STAFF CHAPLAIN
Minot, ND - Trinity Hospital
CHAPLAIN
Columbus, OH - Mount Carmel
DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL CARE
Baton Rouge, LA - Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
SYSTEM VICE PRESIDENT, SPONSORSHIP and MISSION INTEGRATI0N
Bellevue, WA - Peace Health
CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Napa Valley, CA - Queen of the Valley Medical Center
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.