Issue #285 – October 15, 2018
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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. Death of NACC member Ann Healey, PhD, BCC *
3. 2018 Annual Campaign Update! Thanks to those who have given! Please join them! *
4. Certification Interviews This Weekend!! Thank you to our many members who are contributing to the October 20 & 21, 2018 interviews! *
5. Thursday, November 8, 2018. Certification with the NACC. *
6. APC and NACC’s First Palliative Care and Hospice Action Reflection Workshop. *
7. In Vision: Healthcare and Prison Chaplaincy: Two sides of the same coin *
8. NACC Networking call for October 2018 *
2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, MAY 31 – JUNE 3, 2019
9. Friday, May 31, to Monday, June 3, 2019, for NACC National Conference!
10. Consider today! 2019 NACC Conference call for workshop proposals *
11. 2019 NACC Conference Theme and Logo! *
12. 2019 NACC Conference Schedule *
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
13. This past Saturday, October 13, was World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Are you aware of these resources…? *
14. You have probably received this announcement about The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab. *
15. Webinar in Spanish for those ministering to family, loved ones and those affected by the harm of crime and incarceration. *
16. This is an important webinar for anyone preparing for Board Certification! *
17. It’s not too early to sign up for the special webinar on Witnessing the Dying of a Child: The Role of the Pediatric Chaplain *
18. Don’t miss this special NACC webinar series!
19. NACC Local Gatherings *
20. Next week is Pastoral Care Week / Spiritual Care Week, October 21-27, 2018 *
21. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
22. Recent job postings *
1. Executive Director’s Reflection
Some days it just seems so challenging to live this Christian life. Some days I just don’t want to read scripture or to be inspired to be a better person. Some days I just want to go on autopilot and just exist and go through the motions. Some days… You know what I mean?
Then, I hear again yesterday’s Gospel from Mark (10:23-27 specifically) “So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (You noticed this is where he needed to repeat himself, as if they did not hear it the first time! ) “They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, ‘Then who can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.’”
How often I have heard that passage! How often I have said to myself, “Ok, that’s nice. That will be God’s work, not mine. At some point in time, God will provide. In the meantime, I will just do as I am doing.” Now I am wondering if that is not the right attitude. God is not looking for an “Ho hum. OK. Good to know.” disposition from me. Perhaps, it’s more on those “Some days I just don’t want to…” days that I need to turn to this reading and smile at my weakness and faintheartedness and allow God to let me realize that in those moments God is at work doing the impossible and leading me to deep life. My faintheartedness can trigger my wholeheartedness again.
Maybe I need to allow the truth of yesterday’s excerpt from Hebrews (4:12) to provide me a providential assurance that more is going on in me and you than those surface-sentiments of those “Some days I just don’t want to…” Remember that reading?
So, I need to remember again, “That’s a lot deeper than those surface sentiments.” God is about a lot in me and you, even when it seems impossible and unachievable, and I just want to put it on hold. God is alive and well. Am I trusting that Truth?
So how are you on those days when you just don’t want to…?
Blessings,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director
2. Death of NACC member Ann Healey, PhD, BCC
We just recently learned of the death of our NACC member, Ann Ruston Healey, who died on August 21, 2018. Ann joined and was board certified with NACC in 1982 and remained with NACC until her death. Along with being a board certified chaplain, Ann served her diocese of Fort Worth for many years, including as director of Permanent Deacon Formation. Ann was also the only woman elected President of the National Association of Deacon Directors from 1994-1996. To learn more about Ann’s legacy go to
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?pid=190042052
3. 2018 Annual Campaign Update! Thanks to those who have given! Please join them!
We are deeply grateful to all those who have been able to give so far to our 2018 Annual Campaign. To date we have received gifts totaling $43,247 compared to gifts totaling $43,161 at this time last year. If you have not yet been able to donate, please consider doing so today or this week! Thank you!
Please note: You can also make your donation online RIGHT NOW by going to the Annual Campaign webpage (https://www.nacc.org/donate/) or just click here to donate: nationalcatholicwiassoc.wliinc32.com/forms/donation.aspx. Please give as you can! Blessings!
4. Certification Interviews This Weekend!! Thank you to our many members who are contributing to the October 20 & 21, 2018 interviews!
The National Office and many volunteers have been busy completing preparations for the October 20 & 21, 2018, certification interviews. The interviews are being held in Rockville Centre, NY; Milwaukee, WI; and Petaluma, CA. There are at least 72 people involved in the interview weekend: 26 applicants, 31 interviewers, 8 Interview Team Educators (including 2 shadow ITEs), 3 Site Coordinators, 1 Certification Commissioner-on-Call, and 3 Spiritual Support Volunteers as well as other volunteers. We are so thankful for all our volunteers’ hard work and dedication to the NACC Certification process! Please keep our certification applicants, and all those involved in making the weekend a success, in your thoughts and prayers as they prepare for interviews.
5. Thursday, November 8, 2018. Certification with the NACC.
This free webinar will be presented by Susan S. Liguori, BCC, and Bonnie J. McCulley, BCC, of the NACC Certification Commission. It will provide participants with an overview of the NACC certification process, with special attention to the revised NACC competencies and procedures. The webinar will present key information about certification and provide a forum for answering questions. All members actively seeking certification, or considering doing so, are encouraged to register for this webinar!
Even though there is no charge to participate in this webinar, please register for it by clicking on this LINK. If you prefer to register using a paper registration form, a downloadable registration form can be accessed at this LINK.
6. APC and NACC’s First Palliative Care and Hospice Action Reflection Workshop.
On October 5 & 6, five applicants completed our first Joint Action Reflection Workshop at APC to earn advanced certification and test run the process. A second workshop is being planned for Spring of 2019. Thank you for keeping the presenters and applicants in your prayers. For more information on Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification (PCHAC) and/or the Action Reflection Workshop, please visit our website: www.nacc.org/certification/palliative-care-and-hospice-advanced-certification. You may also contact Ramona Zeb, Administrative Specialist Certification for more information at rzeb@nacc.org or (414) 483-4898 Ext. 304.
7. In Vision: Healthcare and Prison Chaplaincy: Two sides of the same coin
Thirty years ago, Dale Recinella’s call to prison ministry took him by surprise. But in the current issue of Vision, he writes about the great need for healing behind bars – and how “we need armies of well-trained and well-led Catholic laity to shoulder this effort.”
Healthcare and Prison Chaplaincy: Two sides of the same coin
8. NACC Networking call for October 2018
Take an hour to share your ministry with your colleagues. It is often uplifting to share concerns, ask questions or suggest resources with those who are in like ministry. If you wish to participate on any of our calls and have not already responded, please contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org for more information. Times listed are Central Time Zone.
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 12 p.m. CT Palliative Care/Hospice Networking
Registering for the call, even if you cannot participate, will allow you to receive notes of the conversation and resources shared.
NACC realizes the value of networking and appreciates members taking time out of their schedules to share and lend support to others who are ministering in the same area.
Unfortunately, the calls lose value if there are few participants, limiting the sharing that could take place. In order for the call to have the most value for participants, we will postpone a call until the next quarter if there are fewer than 5 participants who have registered for the call a week prior to its scheduled date.
To sign up, contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org for more information, questions, comments or concerns.
2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, MAY 31 – JUNE 3, 2019
9. Friday, May 31, to Monday, June 3, 2019, for NACC National Conference!
Mark your calendars for the NACC Conference in 2019! This conference will be held Friday, May 31, to Monday, June 3, 2019, at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center in Mundelein, IL. It will be preceded by preconference workshops and our NACC retreat. Plan to join us!
10. Consider today! 2019 NACC Conference call for workshop proposals
On behalf of the NACC, you are invited to submit an application to lead a workshop for the upcoming 2019 NACC Conference. This conference promises to be rich and memorable, with the gift of presence of friends, mentors and colleagues old and new. We welcome the addition of the gift of your presence as a workshop presenter. Visit the NACC website today to view the Submission Guidelines and download an application form.
Workshop applications will be accepted through Friday, November 2, 2018.
11. 2019 NACC Conference Theme and Logo!
The NACC is pleased to announce the theme for the 2019 National Conference is “Partners in Pastoral Care: Continuing the Healing Ministry of Jesus in the Name of the Church.”
In May/June 2019, Chaplains and those serving in varied ways in pastoral care from across the nation, Canada, and beyond, will gather in Mundelein, IL, to be energized, supported, challenged and transformed personally and professionally. This year’s conference theme “Partners in Pastoral Care” will provide the opportunity for each person to:
- Be inspired and supported in their own particular ministry,
- Receive specialized sessions in their own area of ministry,
- Network with other pastoral care providers in health care, parish, correctional, and other ministry settings,
- Be exposed to diverse resources to improve their ministry.
The 2019 conference will also allow participants to celebrate the Eucharist and other liturgical services along with the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful environs of the University of St. Mary of the Lake campus.
Visit the NACC website to get a first look at the 2019 Conference Logo.
12. 2019 NACC Conference Schedule
The 2019 conference schedule is now available. Visit the NACC website to learn more about the events being offered as part of the 2019 NACC Conference.
Stay tuned to the coming issues of NACC Now for more information on the 2019 conference.
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
13. This past Saturday, October 13, was World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Are you aware of these resources…?
- Just recently published is the “White Paper for Global Palliative Care Advocacy: Recommendations from a PAL-LIFE Expert Advisory Group of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Vatican City” You can access this resource at https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jpm.2018.0248.
- These three resources can be accessed on the CHA website, www.chausa.org/palliative-care:
- “Expressing Your Health Care Wishes,” which includes FAQs about advance directives.
- “Caring Even When We Cannot Cure,” which explains the differences between palliative and hospice care.
- “Caring for People at the End of Life,” which explains the Catholic Church’s teaching about end-of-life decisions.
14. You have probably received this announcement about The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, you most likely received an announcement from Wendy Cadge on the newly launched The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (chaplaincyinnovation.org).
(Read the statement here)
Our Strategic Partners in Spiritual Care applaud and support this initiative, as it partners with us in advancing the profession of chaplaincy. Learn more about it by reading its mission and purpose, its case statement, and view its leadership.
Here also is an interesting article about The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab in America Magazine. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/10/09/how-new-chaplaincy-innovation-lab-building-learning-community-ministers
15. Webinar in Spanish for those ministering to family, loved ones and those affected by the harm of crime and incarceration.
Please join this webinar in Spanish offered by the Catholic Prison Ministry Coalition to learn about and discuss best practices in ministering to family, loved ones and those affected by the harm of crime and incarceration.
Queridos compañeros en Cristo,
Acompáñenos. Petra Alexander y Julio Escobar -darán ejemplos de las mejores prácticas para ministrar a las familias, los seres queridos y a los afectados por el daño del crimen y el encarcelamiento.
Ministering to Those Affected by Crime and Incarceration Ministrando a los afectados por el crimen y el encarcelamiento |
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Tuesday , October 23, 2018 1:00 pm EDT, 10:00 am PDT National Hispanic Heritage Month First webinar in Spanish. |
Martes, 23 de Octubre, 2018 1:00 pm EDT, 10:00 am PDT Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana Primer webinar en Español. |