Issue #314 – December 9, 2019

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection
2. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2019 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them!
3. A warm welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in November!
4. Congratulations to our NACC members newly board certified at the NACC Certification Commission’s November 22, 2019 meeting!
5. Are you willing to serve NACC in a volunteer capacity? We will have openings in 2020.
6. In Vision: Hospital staff can alleviate NICU parents’ stress
7. NACC Networking calls for the remainder of December 2019!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2020 CONFERENCE, Monday, May 11 – Thursday, May 14 in Cleveland, Ohio!

8. Monday May 11 – Thursday, May 14, 2020, for 2020 Conference!
9. Here are our plenary speakers for the 2020 Conference!

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

10. Coming soon! The NACC 2020 webinar series will be announced soon – keep your eyes open for the notification e-mail!
11. Catholic Prison Ministry Coalition (CPMC) Free Webinar: Ministry to the Incarcerated during the Holidays
12. Interesting article on chaplaincy in the Washington Post in case you did not see it.
13. Transforming Chaplaincy is pleased to announce its education offerings for 2020!
14. Request for help with a research study.
15. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
16. Recent job postings

1. Executive Director’s Reflection
Yesterday was not only the second Sunday of Advent, but also, December 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It provided a graced opportunity to reflect on Mary and her role in salvation.

The reading of Luke’s narration account of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) is so familiar to us. The “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” is repeated by us in every “Hail Mary”. “The Lord is with you,” reminds us of the beginning of each Eucharist and repeated often throughout the service. “May it be done to me according to your word.” is a mantra each of us wants to repeat with every breath we take. It’s a beautiful story we never tire of hearing and reliving again and again. I cannot wonder what it would have been like to encounter the invitation. How prepared am I to embrace a central role in God’s plan? Yet I do!

The second reading yesterday from Ephesians (Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12) really helped me to understand and embrace in my own way the mystery of the invitation. We read:

Wow, that really hit home for me, as it reminded me again of what Mary must have known through grace. We are blessed (as she was) and have been given every spiritual blessing in the heavens! That’s so hard to imagine and comprehend, as “heaven” seems so far away and unimaginable! Yet, we have every spiritual blessing from “there”! That we have been “destined” for “the praise and glory of his grace”! Being “full of grace” is also our destiny and present reality! Wow! Yet, also we have been chosen and destined, as Mary was. And our existence if for his praise and glory – just like Mary’s Magnificat! My soul glorifies the Lord!

Isn’t this remarkable? So, yesterday’s feast was not just another “good for Mary” for being called to be Jesus’ Mother and for saying “yes” to God’s grace. It was a call again for me (and you) to marvel at our blessedness, to embrace anew our being chosen and our destiny and purpose.

How prepared am I to embrace anew my central role in God’s plan? Be it done unto me…

Blessings,

David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

2. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2019 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them!
First of all, a big thank you to those who were able to give to our December 3, 2019, #Giving Tuesday campaign, as we met our $2,500 goal to receive also a $250 challenge gift. 14 gifts and pledges totals $4,450. Adding the $250 challenge gift brings our #Giving Tuesday total to $4,700. Thank you so much.

This brings our 2019 Annual Campaign total to $59,469 from 501 gifts. In 2018, our NACC Annual Campaign total was $59,877 from 493 gifts. We hope we might still reach that amount in 2019.

If you can join other members in making your 2019 gift, please do so! 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. Please give as you can! Blessings!

3. A warm welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in November!
Please join us in welcoming our new NACC members!

Affiliate Members
Sherri Brewer (Vancouver, WA)
Sr. Jean M. Ciuffini OSF (West Peoria, IL)
Danica Vaughn (Livonia, MI)

Full Members
Rev. Martin J. Bancroft Jr. (Brentwood, NY)
Dr. Ann Christensen (Tucson, AZ)
Rev. Augustine C. Emeh (Brooklyn, NY)

Student Members
Mrs. Jeanne M. Bellairs (Vista, CA)
Thomas E. Fox (New York, NY)

4. Congratulations to our NACC members newly board certified at the NACC Certification Commission’s November 22, 2019 meeting!
Congratulations to our NACC members who were granted board certification!

5. Are you willing to serve NACC in a volunteer capacity? We will have openings in 2020.
The NACC has several opportunities for serving as a volunteer leader on its board of directors, committees, commissions, and panels in the coming the coming months. We need your engagement and leadership to fulfill our mission. Here is an opportunity to use your gifts to benefit your colleagues in chaplaincy and the profession.

We will have openings on all our Committees, Commissions and Panels. There are several specific opportunities for 2020. For information on who is eligible to NACC positions, please see Committee, Commission and Panel Descriptions and responsibilities here: https://www.nacc.org/membership/volunteers/. Here is listing of openings.

The Board of Directors will have two positions for members who will be voted by you, the members. Members can nominate themselves or another member who may be elected to a 3-year term. The election will take place mid-2020 and the terms are effective January 2021. If you are interested in serving, please contact Ramune Franitza (rfranitza@nacc.org) for an application.

Also please watch for the NACC and You Webinar in early 2020 to give you an understanding of NACC’s leadership structure. We need your valuable participation.

6. In Vision: Hospital staff can alleviate NICU parents’ stress
When a newborn is whisked off to the neonatal intensive care unit, it sends the parents on a journey they probably weren’t prepared for. In the current issue of Vision, Louise Eggen describes the trauma such parents endure, and how chaplains, nurses, and other parents can help them feel a little more normal.
https://www.nacc.org/vision/november-december-2019/hospital-staff-can-alleviate-nicu-parents-stress/

7. NACC Networking calls for the remainder of December 2019! *

Monday, December 9, 2019 at 1 p.m. CT — NACC CPE-E Community of Practice Call
Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. CT — NACC Purposeful Retirement Networking Call

To sign up or for more information, questions, comments or concerns contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org.

You must reply to participate and receive the ZOOM code for the call. If you reply, we will forward ZOOM passcodes for a visual connection via internet or, if you prefer, you can still call in using a phone line. Registering for the call, even if you cannot participate, will allow you to receive notes of the conversation and resources shared.

If you’ve had difficulty in joining calls using ZOOM please let Ramune Franitza (rfranitza@nacc.org) know so that we can address the difficulty. THANK YOU!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2020 CONFERENCE, Monday, May 11 – Thursday, May 14 in Cleveland, Ohio!

8. Monday May 11 – Thursday, May 14, 2020, for 2020 Conference!
Mark your calendars for the Vision 20/20 The Future of Spiritual Care Conference in 2020! This conference will be held Monday, May 11, through Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. It will be preceded by pre-conference workshops (PDI). Plan to join us!

9. Here are our plenary speakers for the 2020 Conference!
We have a great lineup of plenary speakers for our Vision 20/20 The Future of Spiritual Care Conference in 2020! Please plan to join us!

• Monday, 5/11/20, Dr. Shane Sinclair, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
• Tuesday, 5/12/20, Dr. Rhonda Magee, MA JD, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco
• Wednesday, 5/14/20, Dr. Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA, Chief Experience Office, Cleveland Clinic
• Thursday, 5/14/20, Dr. Eboo Patel, MD, MA, President, Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC)

Learn more about them at: www.nacc.org/2020-vision/2020-plenary-speakers.

10. Coming soon! The NACC 2020 webinar series will be announced soon – keep your eyes open for the notification e-mail!

11. Catholic Prison Ministry Coalition (CPMC) Free Webinar: Ministry to the Incarcerated during the Holidays
Chaplain Bill Goeke of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will discuss the challenges of and practical suggestions for ministry to the incarcerated during the Holiday Season. This webinar will be recorded and made available by Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition. Dec 17, 2019 01:00 PM EDT. To register: https://usfca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tylW1X67QomYeE45sU6Ykg

12. Interesting article on chaplaincy in the Washington Post in case you did not see it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/as-americans-become-less-religious-the-role-of-chaplains-may-grow/2019/11/29/18ca2368-12c5-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html

13. Transforming Chaplaincy is pleased to announce its education offerings for 2020!
All Transforming Chaplaincy programs are open for registration. For dates, costs, and information on how to register, please click here.

14. Request for help with a research study.
Paul S. Nomsule is a doctoral learner, under the supervision of Dr. Warrick Stewart. Dr. Stewart is a member of the College of Doctoral Studies at Grand Canyon University. Paul is conducting a research study to ascertain whether there is a relationship between Emotional Intelligence and job satisfaction among healthcare chaplains in the United States and has asked for help from the NACC and its members.

He is recruiting healthcare chaplains that meet these criteria:

• >18 years old;
• have at least one unit of clinical pastoral education (CPE); and
• have been in a healthcare chaplain for at least a year in a status of either a full-time or part-time.

You are not eligible to participate in this research if you:

• < 18 years old;
• are not a healthcare chaplain;
• do not have at least one unit of clinical pastoral education;
• are less than a year as either a full-time or part-time healthcare chaplain.

The activities for this research project will include:

• Responding to the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0 survey (EQ-i 2.0). The EQ-i 2.0 has 133 short items. It takes a respondent between 30-45 minutes to respond to the 133 items. Please attend to the survey items in a single sitting.
• Respond to Job Descriptive Inventor/Job in General (JDI/JIG) survey in a single sitting. The job satisfaction survey has 90 short items. It takes a respondent between 15-30 minutes to respond to the 90 items.
• Those who wish to participate in the study will do so by filling out the two surveys (EQ-i 2.0 and JDI/JIG) through the links provided below.
  Please click on Link 1: SurveyMonkey link to consent and respond to Job satisfaction: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NM2NJMC
  After you are done with Job satisfaction survey, click link 2 to take Emotional Intelligence survey: http://s.mhs.com/Kc84Bjd

Taking part in this study is voluntary. There is no financial compensation for being part this study
If you are interested in participating in this study, please respond. Any questions should be addressed to Paul at 412-708-4041 or PNomsule@my.gcu.edu.

15. 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: Fr. Art Schute, Kathi Schaaf (Sister of Sr. Charlene Schaaf CDP who recently died and for Sr. Charlene and her family), Nolan (4-year-old grandson of member Dale Recinella), Fr. Jim Radde, SJ, Isabelita Boquiren, Susan Balling, Jim and Frances Castello.

16. 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.

MANAGER of SPIRITUAL CARE
Bellingham, WA – PeaceHealth

CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN (Part-Time)
El Paso, TX – Bienvivir All-Inclusive Senior Health

SPIRITUAL CARE MANAGER
Albany, NY – St. Peter’s Health Partners

SPIRITUAL CARE DIRECTOR
New Brighton, MN – Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck

DIRECTOR of SPIRITUAL CARE – Trinity Health
Livonia, MI – Trinity Health

ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
Indianapolis, IN – Franciscan Health-Indianapolis

CATHOLIC STAFF CHAPLAIN
Los Angeles, CA – UCLA Health

PART TIME CHAPLAIN POSITION
Oakland, CA – MERCY Retirement and Care Center

MISSION & SPIRITUAL CARE DIRECTOR
Brainerd, MN – Essentia Health

FULLTIME STAFF CHAPLAIN
Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital

ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Boston, Massachusetts – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center