Issue #266 – January 22, 2018
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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. Coming closer! DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2018 – Initial Certification and Advanced Certification for Hospice Palliative Chaplain Application *
3. NACC World Day of the Sick Prayers available on NACC website for download and use *
4. NACC Networking calls for January/February/March 2018 *
5. In Vision: Chaplains minister throughout California wildfires *
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
APC/NACC 2018 CONFERENCE, Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018!
6. Call for Joint Conference Poster Presentations *
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
7. This Thursday, January 25, is our first 2018 NACC webinar! Don’t miss it! Addiction and Spirituality – A Pastoral Care Approach, presented by Kevin Stephenson, MDiv, MA, LPC-S, BCC
8. Register today for the NACC 2018 webinar series! *
9. NACC Local Gathering! *
10. In case you were not aware and did not see these resources *
11. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
12. Recent job postings *
1. Executive Director’s Reflection
As our new year also leads us into our Church’s ordinary time cycle, we had last week John’s call of the disciples. And yesterday we had Mark’s call of the disciples (Mark 1:14-20) that presents an urgent and passionate Jesus proclaiming, “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
This takes me back to a statement Karl Rahner made not long after Vatican II in his article on “Church and the World” in his encyclopedia, Sacramentum Mundi (SM 1, 346-57), where he stressed the sacramental nature of the Church and how the Church relates to the world, “in the unity of activity, fraternity (and sorority, sic.), etc. of the world, the Kingdom of God is at hand.” We all know so well how influential Rahner’s theology was on the formulation of both Vatican II documents on the Church, Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes, and his emphasis of the human person, deeply graced, within community, embodying God’s self-communication in love to the world. Or more simply said, “In our daily activity, in our ministry, and in our striving to be a reconciling presence to others, ‘the kingdom is at hand.’ ” We embody God’s nearness and God’s saving grace in and for others, and God’s invitation to more life.
It makes me wonder about how Mark portrayed the immediacy of the first disciples’ responses to Jesus’ invitation to follow. Was it experienced less as a beckoning into an unknown that required sheer abandonment, or was it more like a luring experience of God’s nearness in Jesus that touched these people at their deepest level of hunger for life’s wellspring? They could not live without it…
Well, I am not sure, but I know this beckoning Word is again for me and for you today, “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” I wonder if you and I can live our lives in a way that at times people just sense the luring presence of God in a way that they might be left thinking… “I want/need what he/she has. I want/need more of what I just experienced here.” Can people be smitten in a way that going forth from their encounter with us that they know better what it’s like when God is near to them? Hmmm… Is the Kingdom of God at hand in your and my ministry?
Blessings in your 2018,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director
2. Coming closer! DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2018 – Initial Certification and Advanced Certification for Hospice Palliative Chaplain Application
We are currently accepting application portfolios for initial certification and advanced certification for the February 2018 deadline. Please note the deadline for application portfolios is Thursday, February 15, 2018. The application portfolios have to be postmarked by the deadline. If you have any questions or would like informational materials on initial or advanced certification, please contact Ramona Zeb at rzeb@nacc.org or call (414) 483-4898 Ext. 304. Please keep our applicants and those considering Board Certification in your prayers.
3. NACC World Day of the Sick Prayers available on NACC website for download and use
We are pleased to alert you to the new World Day of the Sick prayer cards. You will find both a prayer for the sick and a prayer for the caregiver, both are in English and Spanish. Please download and use as you would like. Here’s the webpage: www.nacc.org/resources/spirituality-and-prayer-resources/world-day-of-the-sick.
We are grateful to the several NACC members who submitted prayers for consideration. And we are grateful to Chaplain Daniel Doyon, Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy, St. Mary’s Health System, Lewiston, Maine for allowing us to use his prayers. Also thank you to the selection work of David Lewellen, Vision Editor, and Becky Evans, Diego Sansone of Idea Translations, our translator, and the design of Gina Rupic.
4. NACC Networking calls for January/February/March 2018
If you wish to participate on any of these calls and are not already on that particular call list, please contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org for information. Times listed are Central Time Zone.
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, 11:00 a.m. CT — Palliative Care/Hospice Group
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, 1:30 p.m. CT — Canadian Networking Group
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 10 a.m. CT — CPE Educators Networking Group
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. CT — Behavioral Health Networking Group
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. CT — Hispanic/Bilingual Networking Group
Monday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. CT — Patient Satisfaction Networking Group
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m. CT — Ambassador Networking Group
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. CT — Corrections Ministry Networking Group
Thursday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. CT — Palliative/Hospice Networking Group
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. CT — Deacon Member Networking Group
Friday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. CT — State Liaison Networking Group OR
Monday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. CT — State Liaison Networking Group
Monday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. CT — Integrative Care Networking Group
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. CT — Long-Term Care Networking Group
Wednesday, Feb 28, 10 a.m. CT — New Member Networking Group
Wednesday, Feb 28, 2 p.m. CT — Age 45 & Below Networking Group
Thursday, March 1, 10 a.m. CT — One-Person Dept. Networking Group
Thursday, March 1, 2 p.m. CT — Dir. of Spiritual/Pastoral Care Networking Group
Monday, March 5, 10 a.m. CT — Outpatient Settings Networking Group
Monday, March 5, 2 p.m. CT — African Member Networking Group
Tuesday, March 6, 2 p.m. CT — Nurse Chaplain Networking Group
Wednesday, March 7, 10 a.m. CT — Retired/Emeritus Member Networking Group
Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m. CT — Student Members Networking Group
5. In Vision: Chaplains minister throughout California wildfires
When wildfires tore through northern California last fall, the spiritual care department at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital swung into action — and the response continues even after the flames have died down. In the new issue of Vision, Katy Hillenmeyer collects impressions and stories from the hospital’s hard-working chaplains. www.nacc.org/vision/january-february-2018/chaplains-minister-throughout-california-wildfires
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
APC/NACC 2018 CONFERENCE, Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018!
6. Call for Joint Conference Poster Presentations
The 2018 Joint Conference Education Subcommittee invites you to submit poster presentation proposals for the 2018 APC/NACC Joint Conference, July 12 – 15 at the Marriott Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. Poster presentations will allow you to share your expertise, inspire colleagues, stimulate thoughtful discussion and educate others on important issues within chaplaincy. Accepted posters will be displayed on Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15, 2018. There will be a session 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 that will allow presenters to interact with conference participants. For more information and to download a poster presentation application, please visit the Joint conference website. www.nacc.org/conference/call-poster-proposals
For more information about the Conference go to:
www.nacc.org/conference
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
7. This Thursday, January 25, is our first 2018 NACC webinar ! Don’t miss it!
Addiction and Spirituality – A Pastoral Care Approach, presented by Kevin Stephenson, MDiv, MA, LPC-S, BCC!
This webinar will provide a general overview of the nature and impact of addiction, a problem that is all too prevalent in society today, and present a spiritual approach to addressing addiction within an interdisciplinary clinical setting.
Additional information about this webinar (also all our 2018 webinars) can be found at the following link: 2018 webinars.
To register online and pay by credit card please visit the registration page by clicking on this LINK. If you prefer to register using a paper registration form and pay by check, a downloadable registration form can be accessed at this LINK.
8. Register today for the NACC 2018 webinar series!
A full list of offerings, with program details, is available at this link: 2018 webinars. The registration fee for individual webinars is $40 for NACC members and $55 for non-members. Please note that we are offering a package deal that encompasses all of the regular series of 2018 NACC webinars, available at a significant discount: $320 for NACC members, $430 for non-members.
To register online and pay by credit card please visit the registration page by clicking on this LINK. If you prefer to register using a paper registration form and pay by check, a downloadable registration form can be accessed at this LINK.
NOTE: All of the NACC webinars are recorded, and online access to the recordings is made available to all registrants. If you cannot participate live, you still have the opportunity to enhance your learning (and earn CEHs) by means of the recordings.
9. NACC Local Gathering!
- Winter Park, FL, Thursday, February 15, 2018 (8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.). The NACC is presenting a program at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (in Winter Park, near Orlando). David Lichter, Mary Reichert and Maritza Ramos-Pratt will facilitate discussion on the subject of Spiritual Care and End of Life. For details about the program and information about registering, please click on this link: REGISTER.
10. In case you were not aware and did not see these resources
- Have you seen or accessed Pope Francis 2018 World Day of the Sick letter yet?
w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/sick/documents/papa-francesco_20171126_giornata-malato.html - Have you checked the section of the Transforming Chaplaincy website where a guest commentator offers insights into a specific resource? Check it out at:
www.transformchaplaincy.org/2018/01/02/dr-irene-harris-on-veterans-moral-injury - Are you aware of ACPE’s Research Article of the Month offerings? Here is January 2018’s:
www.acperesearch.net/jan18.html - Have you accessed as a daily reflection Richard Rohr’s meditations? The website home page, www.cac.org, of the Center for Action and Contemplation offers you the invitation to sign up with “Join us in Contemplation.” Just click “Email Sign Up” at the top of the page at www.cac.org.
- Here is a recent reflection on the “dark night” of powerlessness by our NACC board certified member, Onie Mision, BCC
www.tri-cityherald.com/living/religion/spiritual-life/article195495589.html
11. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
Please let us know if you would like our membership to pray for your health and healing. We will leave the person’s name on the Healing Tree list for three months, unless you ask us to remove your or the person’s name earlier. You can always request us to leave the name on longer.
We continue to pray for: Russ (Husband of Linda Bronersky, BCC-E), Vicki Farley (on the recent death of her husband, Tom), Maggie Finley, Mary K. Pauluk BCC, Sr. Mary Clare Boland SP, Fr. Jim Radde, SJ, Julie Bablin, Sheila Amrich (niece-in-law of NACC member Sr. Paracleta Amrich), Isabelita Boquiren, Susan Balling, Jim and Frances Castello.
12. Recent job postings
The following positions have been posted recently on our Positions Available page.
For more information go to www.nacc.org/resources/positions.
SPIRITUAL CARE COORDINATOR
Holyoke, MA – Mount Saint Vincent Care Center
DIRECTOR of PASTORAL SERVICES
Jackson, MS – St. Dominic’s
PRIEST CHAPLAIN
West Covina, CA – Queen of the Valley Hospital
CPE OPPORTUNITIES for GROWTH and LEARNING
La Crosse, WI – Gundersen Health System
SPIRITUAL CARE MANAGER
Vancouver, WA and Longview, WA – PeaceHealth
SPIRITUAL CARE MINISTERS
Green Bay, WI – St. Vincent Hospital
CHAPLAIN RESIDENT
Santa Monica, Burbank, & Tarzana, California – Providence Health & Services California Center for CPE
DIRECTOR of PASTORAL CARE
Columbia, SC – Providence Health
VICE PRESIDENT of MISSION
Marshall, Minnesota – Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
View these jobs and more at: www.nacc.org/resources/positions.
