Issue #335 – September 28, 2020

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. NACC holds an Annual Member Meeting: Honoring the Mission of Chaplains, on September 25th! *
3. NACC Board of Directors plans member listening sessions for future strategic plan *
4. We wish well and God’s blessings on Pamela Jones as she left NACC last Friday. *
5. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2020 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them! *
6. CHAPLAINS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED COVID, how can we support you? *
7. Marketing Communication Advisory Panel seeking members with marketing experience! *
8. Death of former NACC members *
9. Thank you to our many members who are contributing to the October Virtual Certification Interviews! *
10. In Vision: “Not from you”: Direct racism is still with us *
11. Vision seeks articles on chaplaincy, healthcare, and race *
12. Member COVID Listening Call this week, Wednesday, September 30th at 3:00 pm central time. *
13. NACC Networking Calls for September/October 2020 – All are welcome to participate! *
14. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *

2021 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

15. Friday, October 29, to Monday, November 1, 2021, for NACC National Conference! *

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

16. Don’t forget to check the NACC Anti-Racism page for resources!
17. Don’t forget to check the NACC Coronavirus page for resources!
18. Don’t miss our next much-needed webinar on mindfulness! *
19. Did you see the recent document from the Congregation of Faith on caring for persons who are critically ill? *
20. Still seeking potential webinar presenters for the following topics
21. How’s your prep for October 25-31 Pastoral Care Week / Spiritual Care Week 2020? *
22. Seeking Chaplain experiences for research
23. Other free continuing education opportunities
24. Recent job postings *

1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
These were my reflections given last Friday at our NACC Annual Meeting: Honoring the Mission of Chaplains. I share them here in case you were not present or wanted to read them.

First of all, we are grateful to you, Jim Letourneau, our NACC Board Chair, for initiating this NACC Annual Meeting: Honoring the Mission of Chaplains, and inviting members to contribute to, as well as pulling together and preparing this meditative visual of our members’ three words. I was personally very moved by the images and the expressions of our members. Perhaps, you, like I found yourself reflecting back on our 2020 as we experienced it. It’s difficult to remember the early pre-COVID moments of 2020.

In putting together my thoughts for this gathering, I went back to our member, Isabelita Boquiren’s February, World Day of the Sick prayer, and appreciated anew the inspiration and prophetic nature of the opening lines:

Those final words seemed to carry me into March, as COVID began to consume our world and our lives.

In March, many of us were inspired by the March 13 “Lockdown” poem out of Ireland, as Brother Hendrick noted the grace among us in many forms, and then reflected,

How powerfully prophetic were those words as just two months later the killing of George Floyd reignited the mass anti-racism movement, that re-surfaced the fear, hate, meanness and disease of the soul that Brother Hendrick mentioned – and we know there “does not have to be disease of the soul. https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/coronavirus-lockdown-poem

Were you then not further moved late March by the images of Pope Francis standing alone in St. Peter’s Square on a rainy, dreary, March 28th giving his Urbi et Orbi, likening Covid to an “unexpected, turbulent storm” that we are all encountering in “the same boat,” and calling us to express our thanks to “ordinary people … who do not appear in newspaper and magazine headlines” – doctors, nurses, grocery store workers and cleaners, among other essential employees working at the frontline of the pandemic.” https://scroll.in/video/957533/coronavirus-pope-francis-delivers-a-solitary-address-to-an-empty-st-peters-square-in-vatican-city

What about the haunting sung/hymn, the Prayer sung by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion we could listen to and view on YouTube during which people throughout the world were holding up the words of the song and singing along with them. The line that stayed with me was: “Lead us to a place; guide us with your grace; give us faith so we’ll be safe.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nexnnrYyTmc

Around that same time, own NACC member, Elizabeth (Lisa) Ecks, offered us a prayer that we used often, beginning with the words…

We sought then and continue to seek now a centering on what is most important. The days turned to weeks, to months, and each of us can repeat the end of Lisa’s prayer:

Many of you get Richard Rohr’s reflections and probably read this past Monday’s reflection where Richard wrote that he awakened on Saturday, September 19th, to remembering excerpts from three wisdom figures who helped keep him centered that day. One of them was one of my favorites, Ettie Hillesum, from her diary entries captured in “An Interrupted Life, during her time in the transit camp at Westerbork.

So this day, this time, my sisters and brothers of NACC, as we Honor the Mission of Chaplains, each of us has his or her story of how we seek to center ourselves on what really matters. As we Honor our Mission, hopefully in these few moments together we pray with and for one another and can be inspiration and support, helping one another

• to believe and cherish our God who
• dwells within us and
• as Isabelita wrote, peers in be present to all and overall events and experiences of our lives, and
• is most near to those most vulnerable
• As Brother Hendrick noted that while the disease and sickness is about us that “But there does not have to be disease of the soul”

And that we do pray for and are called to be with the most vulnerable among us-the broken in mind and spirit. “For them you have come to be most near.”

So, in these few moments, I want to express my gratitude to you, our members, who are living out this prayer, and honor as you live the Mission of NACC and continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church. Thank you for honoring and emanating this mission daily, in the midst of your own personal, family, and community challenges.

It’s been a privilege and inspiration to have been with you and listen as you learned from, leaned on, and cared for each other over these past months, whether it was during the COVID Listening/ Resource sharing sessions, our diverse Networking sessions, during the meetings of our board, committees, commission, panels, partners in pastoral care, or Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition ZOOM sessions or calls.

What I deeply appreciated about each other those encounters was that none of these encounters was “business as usual” – what we needed to cover, or what we were doing and seeing, but always first and foremost grounding ourselves in the God among us and in how each of us being affected by, and often inspired by, the depths and goodness, creativity and courage, of others with whom or to whom we ministered. I looked forward and continue to look forward to discovering how God remains among us, guiding us, comforting us, challenging us in and through our ministries.

From my perspective, never before have you been so much for one another what our NACC Vision states and calls us to be:

We are deeply grateful to our retired members, who through the Purposeful Retirement initiative, generously stepped forward to lead the Listening/Resource Sharing Session, the Listening Hearts offering, as well as the small group sharing. Particularly grateful to the leadership of Mary Bomba, Linda Bronersky, Mary T. O’Neill, and Mary Lou O’Gorman with the assistance of John Gilman, Virginia Day, Roger Vandervest, and many others.

We are deeply grateful to the Certification Commission, the ITE’s, and the Interviewers who launched last spring and continue this fall to plan, offer, and effectively complete only virtual certification interviews. And thank you for the interviewers who had to adjust to this form of interviewing. We are all learning and growing in this process.

As you are aware, over these past months, the NACC has also become the Fiscal Sponsor of and is partnering with the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition on preparing and resourcing those involved in prison ministry. This graced partnership is stretching us to remain aware of the many affected by mass incarceration, from prisoners to staff, from detainees to families affected by crime, from advocacy or restorative justice. Our brothers and sisters ministering in these areas in dioceses throughout the country look to NACC for developing formation and certification to strengthen and support these ministries.

As you are also aware, through our Partners in Pastoral Care developments over the past four years, we are now inviting dioceses to become further partners with us in the development of leading practices and resources.

So many partnerships continue from the CHA Spiritual Care Advisory Committee to our Strategic Partners in Spiritual Care (APC, ACPE, CASC, and NAJC); from the Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry to our Education partners.

Sustaining communication for partnership in these weeks has been daunting, yet inspiring. We all live in hope.

No doubt chaplaincy has taken a more prominent place in COVID care, as diverse media continue to do stories on chaplaincy, and many of our NACC members. Thank you for being willing to be interviewed where appropriate. Hopefully you have viewed these stories and find hope in them.

Also, thanks to David Lewellen and all of you who have contributed to our Vision blog stories about your ministry in the midst of COVID and our anti-racism efforts. We all continue to find ways to express what we see and experience. Together as we express the meaning and purpose of our lives, we provide one another light and wisdom.

Finally, please join me in expressing our thanks to our NACC Staff, Jeanine Annunziato, Ramune Franitza, Phil Paradowski, Lisa Sarenac, Sue Walker, and Pamela Jones who just left NACC yesterday to return to her teaching career. God’s blessings on her. And, I am so appreciative of the remarkable work of our staff, all working from their homes. As we meet each week, you are all in our prayer as we seek to honor you with our service.

Just a final thought. Recently, my wife, Jackie, shared with me an article written by her Meitler Consulting colleague, Tom. He began the article with the Peter Drucker quote, “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Then he referenced the now well- known US Army War College acronym, VUCA, standing for the global experience of the late 80’s volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

Yes, I recognized today’s global environment in those words. He offered another VUCA: Vision, Understanding, Clarity, and Adaptability or Agility for the Catholic diocesan and education environment they work in.

However, it was helpful to me as I reflect on your ministries and the NACC mission and vision. I am grateful for the NACC Vision, and your abilities in your settings to know and stay grounded in what really matters. I am grateful for the Understanding you provided and continue to provide to one another in these VUCA times, I am grateful for your abilities to put words to, prayers to, images to, and moments like this hour together to help bring Clarity to what we are about together in this healing ministry. And finally, I am grateful for your creativity, courage, and deep centered, other-centered spiritualities that provide you the ability to Adapt and sustain your ministry when others are mired in weariness and wariness. https://www.meitler.com/?s=vuca

Thank you for Honoring your ministry and NACC.

Blessings,

David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

2. NACC holds an Annual Member Meeting: Honoring the Mission of Chaplains, on September 25th! *
This past Friday, September 25th, the NACC held its virtual Annual Member Meeting: Honoring the Mission of Chaplains. Nearly 300 members joined us for this meeting, that included honoring our awardees, our newly certified and those renewing certified, our numerous volunteers, and others. Presentations included those of NACC Episcopal Liaison, Bishop Hying, Executive Director and NACC Board Jim Letourneau. We will share the recording with our members soon!

3. NACC Board of Directors plans member listening sessions for future strategic plan *

Make your voices heard with members of the NACC Board!

As the Board begins to think about a new strategic plan for NACC, they wish to hear from our members what are the needs of the ministry, the profession, the association, and our chaplains. Please register for the Member Engagement Session that best fits your schedule. For the purposes of accurate records, these sessions will be recorded, but individual responses will be kept anonymous.

If you have any questions regarding the Member Engagement Sessions, please contact Jim Letourneau, NACC Board Chair, jimlet0523@hotmail.com.

Thank you!

October 8 NACC Member Engagement Session registration
October 9 NACC Member Engagement Session registration
October 13 NACC Member Engagement Session registration
October 15 NACC Member Engagement Session registration

4. We wish well and God’s blessings on Pamela Jones as she left NACC last Friday. *
Please join us in thanking Pamela Jones for her past months of service to the NACC as our membership services support person. She offered our members dedicated and respectful service in that role. While she had hoped to make this a career change from education, she found herself missing and wanting to return to teaching. We are currently advertising for a new Administrative Specialist/Membership Services. In the meantime, please use membership@nacc.org to contact us with membership questions or info@nacc.org. For education inquiries contact: jannunziato@nacc.org.

5. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2020 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them! *
Our 2020 Annual Campaign was delayed due to the pandemic but is now underway. We are deeply grateful to all those who have been able to give so far! To date, we have received 356 gifts totaling $39,722. 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 (www.nacc.org/donate) or just click here to donate.

Please give as you can! Blessings!

6. CHAPLAINS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED COVID, how can we support you? *
At recent COVID Listening/Resource Sharing Sessions, NACC members who have tested positive for COVID or are experiencing the illness have shared feelings of isolation, bewilderment at how they became infected, and fear of infecting others. The NACC invites members who have contracted COVID to contact the national office so that we can 1) ask how to support you and 2) begin to know how many members have been infected. Any information you provide will be kept confidential at your request. Please contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org. Thank you.

7. Marketing Communication Advisory Panel seeking members with marketing experience! *
Are you passionate about your career as a chaplain and want to share this passion in a productive way? NACC needs members with marketing experience to join the Marketing Communications Advisory Panel to provide ongoing feedback, guidance, and strategic thinking to NACC Staff and Executive Director by reviewing our current plans and initiatives in marketing and communication, and assisting in developing, implementing, and monitoring progress on a comprehensive marketing/communication strategy. (www.nacc.org/about-nacc/leadership/panels-education-editorial-research/marketing-advisory-panel)
Please express your interest to Ramune Franitza (rfranitza@nacc.org).

8. Death of former NACC members *

• We only recently learned of the death of our former member, Fr. Vincent Musaby’Imana who died January 30, 2019. He joined NACC in 2014 and was certified in 2015 May he enjoy the fullness of peace in God’s arms. To read about him, please go to:
  https://www.catholic-sf.org/news/visiting-priest-father-vincent-musabyimana-dies
• We recently learned of the death of Sr. Lucille Borengasser, OSB. She joined NACC in 1975 and was also certified in 1975. May she enjoy the fullness of peace in God’s arms. https://www.arkansas-catholic.org/submitted/article/608/Sr-Lucille-Borengasser-OSB-died

As you learn of the death of one of our members, please alert us. Blessings.

9. Thank you to our many members who are contributing to the October Virtual Certification Interviews! *
The National Office and many volunteers have been busy completing preparations for Virtual Interviews which replaced the face to face interviews in the wake of the pandemic. We keep the interviewer and interview team in prayer for successful weekends. We are so thankful for all our volunteers for their hard work and dedication during these difficult times to the NACC Certification process. NACC values the service of 48 interviewers, 8 ITE’s, 2 Commissioners and 1 chaplain serving as Spiritual Support! Please keep our 47 certification applicants, and all those involved in making these weekends a success, in your thoughts and prayers as they prepare for interviews.

10. In Vision: “Not from you”: Direct racism is still with us *
Maritza Ramos-Pratt is a board-certified chaplain with two master’s degrees and a doctorate. But that hasn’t stopped some white patients from refusing her services because she is Black. To read more of her experiences and how she has coped, visit https://www.nacc.org/nacc-blog/

11. Vision seeks articles on chaplaincy, healthcare, and race *
Our Vision blog is shifting its emphasis to examine how racism affects healthcare and spiritual care. If you have ideas for articles about disparity in treatment, structural inequalities, and barriers to access, representation within our profession, or other topics — or if you have had spiritual care encounters that clarified the issues for you — we would like to hear from you. Please send a summary of your idea to Vision editor David Lewellen, dlewellen@nacc.org.

12. Member COVID Listening Call this week, Wednesday, September 30th at 3:00 pm central time. *
We continue to have good participation for our September COVID Listening. It is much appreciated. So, for the week of September 28, the NACC will offer one general listening session. This is a general listening session asking for you to bring what is on your heart.

Wednesday, September 30 2020, 3pm – 4pm Central Time (4pm ET, 2pm MT, 1pm PT)

ATTENTION: You will need to register HERE for this call. You will be sent automatically the ZOOM information to access this session. If you have trouble registering please let us know at info@nacc.org.

Due to increased security from ZOOM, you may be placed in a Waiting Room. Please be patient until the host joins the call.

For more resources and blog updates be sure to read the latest update on our Coronavirus resources page.

13. NACC Networking Calls for September/October 2020 – All are welcome to participate! *
In addition to Listening Session with Emphasis on Self-care and Grief scheduled for Wednesdays at 3 p.m. CT (NOTE NEW TIME), NACC is offering these Networking calls in September and October:

Tuesday, September 29; 2 p.m. CT —– NACC Hispanic/Latino Chaplain Networking Call
Wednesday, September 30; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC African Member Networking Call
Thursday, October 1; 2 p.m. CT —– NACC Long Term Care Networking Call
Monday, October 5; 11 a.m. CT —– NACC Under 45 Member Networking Call
Tuesday, October 6; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC One-Person Dept. Networking Call
Wednesday, October 7; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC Outpatient Settings Networking Call
Thursday, October 8; 2 p.m. CT —– NACC Nurse Networking Call
Monday, October 12; 2 p.m. CT —– NACC Pediatric Networking Call
Tuesday, October 13; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC Purposeful Retirement Networking Call
Wednesday, October 14; 12 p.m. CT —– NACC Palliative Care/Hospice Networking Call
Thursday, October 15; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC Corrections Networking Call
Monday, October 19; 11 a.m. CT —– NACC Trauma Networking Call
Tuesday, October 20; 1 p.m. CT —– NACC State Liaison Networking Call
Monday, October 22; 2 p.m. CT —– NACC Under 45 Member Networking Call
Tuesday, November 10, 2020; 10 a.m. CT —– NACC Purposeful Retirement Networking Call
Wednesday, November 11; 12 p.m. CT —– NACC Palliative Care/Hospice 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 replied, we will forward ZOOM passcodes for a video connection via internet or you may still call in using your phone. Registering for the call, even if you cannot participate, will allow you to receive notes of the conversation and resources shared.

Calls with less than 5 participants may be postponed.

Due to ZOOM Security requirements, you may be place in a waiting room. Do not disconnect. Please be patient until the host joins the call and allows you access. If you have difficulty in joining calls using ZOOM please let Ramune Franitza (rfranitza@nacc.org) know so that we can address the difficulty. THANK YOU!

14. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
We continue to pray for the special intentions of Maritza Ramos-Pratt BCC, Sr. Mary A. DuPlain SJSM, Susan Balling, Isabelita Boquiren, Fr. Jim Radde SJ, Denice Foose, Fr. Jose Hernandez, Barbara McKee, Mary Lou O’Gorman, Joe Keegan (brother of Sr. Betty Keegan), Liam O’Neill (brother of Mary T O’Neill , Sr. Emily Demuth CSC (on the death of her sister Patricia), Autumn Vaughn (great-niece of member Linda Bronersky), and Pamela Jones, her daughter Erin and husband Eric on the loss of their unborn child Liam.

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.

2021 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

15. Friday, October 29, to Monday, November 1, 2021, for NACC National Conference! *
Mark your calendars for the NACC Conference in 2021! This conference will be held Friday, October 29 through Monday, November 1, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Hotel in Buffalo, NY. It will be preceded by preconference workshops and our NACC retreat. Plan to join us!

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

16. Don’t forget to check the NACC Anti-Racism page for resources!
Please continue to check our NACC Anti-Racism page for resources.
www.nacc.org/resources/antiracism-resources

17. Don’t forget to check the NACC Coronavirus page for resources!
Please continue to check our NACC Coronavirus page for resources.
www.nacc.org/resources/coronavirus-resources.

18. Don’t miss our next much-needed webinar on mindfulness! *
Little did we know at the end of 2019 how valuable our coming October NACC Webinar will be! Please join us for Christian Mindfulness: Space and Grace in Spiritual Care, presented by Kristie J. Zahn BCC, Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time!
Register Here

Program Summary
The concept of “being present” has been an essential competency of chaplaincy long before Mindfulness became the latest thing in pop culture. Today’s webinar is less about what Mindfulness is, and more about how Mindfulness can enable greater God awareness, and in doing so, bring our “inner peace” into our “outer work” in Spiritual Care. Though Mindfulness is often times referred to as being Buddhist in its philosophy, in truth, we as Christians have long understood and been inspired by the lives of many contemplative Christian saints and mystics, including Jesus himself, who modeled how to be fully present, fully aware, through the eyes of compassion and non-judgment. So, with a Christian Spiritual Lens on Mindfulness, we will explore how chaplains can integrate Mindfulness practices into patient care, especially with the SBNR (Spiritual but not Religious) and into personal self-care/stress management.

The intention of this webinar will be to stimulate the mind, open the heart, and inspire the soul by sharing stories, practical tools and best practices that enable us as Chaplains to create Space and Grace in Spiritual Care.

Program Objectives
As a result of this webinar, participants will:
1. By understanding how your mind works, cultivate a Mindfulness practice that strengthens your Christian faith tradition, deepens your relationship with God, and empowers your work in Spiritual Care.
2. Explore best practices in chaplaincy using Mindfulness principles that address issues of spiritual distress in the “Spiritual but not Religious”, inpatient and outpatient.
3. Use Christian Mindfulness to lovingly self-nurture the effects of stress and compassion fatigue.

About the Presenter
Kristie Zahn spent 20+ years of her career as an HR Executive in non-profit, academic, and profit-based companies. Her call to ministry and passion for Mindfulness arose from her own “sacred initiation/care accident” where she experienced “death and rebirth” as she moved through a coma, and extensive time in rehab/recovery. Her healing journey has given her personal experience, as well as insight, wisdom, and compassion with regards to many traditional and complementary paths to healing. She left her corporate career to pursue service in spiritual care and has studied/been credentialed to teach Mindfulness with many esteemed teachers such as Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Sharon Salzburg. Kristie holds Masters’ degrees in Management and Religious Studies and is also a certified Life Coach. Kristie is currently a Board-Certified staff Chaplain at Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine, WI.

NACC Certification Competencies Covered by the Webinar: PIC1, PIC2, PIC3, PIC6, PPS1, PPS2, PPS3, PPS5, OL1, PL2, OL4, OL5

19. Did you see the recent document from the Congregation of Faith on caring for persons who are critically ill? *
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith recently publish a letter, Samaritanus Bonus, that addresses the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life. You can access that letter here.

20. Still seeking potential webinar presenters for the following topics
I was recently asked to suggest webinar presenters on the following topics. I am reaching out to you, our NACC membership, for recommendations for presenters in these areas, whether yourself or someone else. Please let me know as soon as you can. Blessings, David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org).

• The longer-term effects of living in this para-COVID environment.
• Post traumatic growth.
• Spiritual care assessment during COVID. Any changes in degrees of spiritual distress?
• Spiritual care screening.
• Tele-chaplaincy.

21. How’s your prep for October 25-31 Pastoral Care Week / Spiritual Care Week 2020? *
Pastoral Care Week gives opportunities for organizations and institutions of all kinds and types to recognize the spiritual caregivers in their midst and the ministry which the caregivers provide.

This year’s dates are October 25-31, 2020. This year’s theme is Collaborative Healthcare: Chaplains Complete the Picture. Learn more at www.nacc.org/resources/awareness-resources/events-and-observances-pastoral-care-week

22. Seeking Chaplain experiences for research
Rev. Carol Barrett, MDiv, BCC is seeking chaplain experiences for a research project. If you have incorporated Ignatian Spirituality into your chaplaincy OR if you have provided for spiritual care of individuals suffering with PTSD (from any type of traumatic events), you may contact Rev. Carol at cjbarrett44@gmail.com

23. Other free continuing education opportunities

• God Was in This Place, and I Did Not Know
  As communal religious leaders we too seek answers to these questions. In examining Jacob’s encounter with God (Genesis 28:10) we will have the opportunity to explore ‘Predicate Theology – not where is God, rather WHEN is God’.

  Friday, October 2, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Featured speaker: Rabbi Steven E. Kaye, BCC, MSW
  https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer-care/support/spiritual-care/upcoming-events/god-was-place-i-did-not-know

• McDonald Agape Virtual Conference – “I Was Sick and You Came to Visit Me: Reflections on the State of Pastoral Care” November 6 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
  The Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics and the McDonald Agape Foundation would like to welcome you to participate in the upcoming webinar, “I Was Sick and You Came to Visit Me: Reflections on the State of Pastoral Care,” scheduled for Friday, November 6th, 2020. This conference is the fifth and final in a series of annual conferences on controversies in Christian thought about care at the end of life, called, “Dying a Christian Death.” The webinar will be moderated by Farr Curlin, MD, Duke University, and Daniel Sulmasy, Acting Director and André Hellegers Professor of Biomedical Ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University.

  Info and registration information at https://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu/events/mcdonald-agape-virtual-conference-i-was-sick-and-you-came-to-visit-me-reflections-on-the-state-of-pastoral-care/

24. 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

CHAPLAIN
Waterloo, Iowa – Waterloo Medical Center

DIRECTOR of PASTORAL/SPIRITUAL CARE
Notre Dame, IN – The Sisters of the Holy Cross, Inc

CHAPLAIN
Santa Maria, CA – Marian Regional Medical Center

DIRECTOR MISSION INTEGRATION
Henderson, NV

SPIRITUAL CARE MANAGER
Billings, Montana – St. Vincent Healthcare / SCL Health

DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL CARE
Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital