Issue #357 – August 2, 2021

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. Please welcome our new NACC members who became NACC members in July! *
3. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2021 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them! *
4. Are you an initial board certification applicant with an Interview in October? *
5. In Vision: Trauma recovery center creates safe environment for patients *
6. Vision seeks articles about trauma-informed care *
7. Vision seeks articles about rituals in this moment *
8. NACC Networking Calls for August/September 2021 – All are welcome to participate! *
9. Member Listening Calls will continue in August on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 *
10. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
11. Please view and share our NACC Social Media series of meme graphics! *
12. Please view and use our NACC Choose Chaplaincy Marketing materials! *

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR OUR NACC 2022 NATIONAL CONFERENCE!

13. Save a new date for our Buffalo National Conference! Friday, March 25 through Monday, March 28, 2022!

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

14. Don’t miss our August NACC webinar: Spiritual and Psychosocial Support: Accompanying Others Impacted by COVID-19. Presented by Rev. Richard Bauer MM BCC, August 19, 2021 ~ 12pm – 1:30pm Central Time
15. All of you are welcome to register for this regional event! 2021 North Central Prairie Chaplains’ Conference: The Women of John’s Gospel as Models for Ministry in Our Time, September 16 @ 8:00 am – September 17 @ 5:00 pm *
16. We are grateful for NACC members’ participation in this study! *
17. A free CPMC educational offering for you. *
18. Another educational resource from APC and its partners
19. Recent job postings *

1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
Yesterday’s readings, from Exodus16 that describes the Israelites’ grumbles and the gift of manna in the desert, and from the Gospel that shares John’s version of the miracle of the loaves and fishes, reminded me of a passage from St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul, Chapter IX, where he wrote:

I certainly liked his imagination of the melon, leeks, and especially garlic! 🙂 I have often appreciated this description when I have had to go through periods of ministry where I was feeling, “It’s just not the same as it was.” How in those times I needed to readjust what was the “substantial nature of its interior food” or what really mattered there, and what was the grounding of ministry for me. I am deeply grateful for the times of ministry when it included the “melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic!” Yet, other times I was called to a deeper dive into my motives for ministry and whom I was serving, and why I was there. It did require a longing for solitude and quiet in the midst of the seeming emptiness of the time. I reflect back on how gracious God was in those times, calling me to a deeper love and commitment, a regenerative compassion born out of that unknowing at the time.

The loaves and fishes story always brings me back to the question, “David, what is enough for you to be grateful for life and ministry?” How much satisfaction, appreciation, gratitude, acknowledgement do I need daily to live with wonder and appreciation for life, the loves of my life, and ministry? How much does it take to be full at the end of the day? What is the morsel of mystery and sip of the sacred that makes me overflow that day? What does it take?

The grumbling of the desert and the miracle of the loaves are good reminders to me to be attentive in the quiet of my prayer.

What are the questions that give you pause?

David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

2. Please welcome our new NACC members who became NACC members in July! *

Please join us in welcoming our new NACC members who joined us in July! Welcome, as together we continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church!

Chaplaincy Ministry
Fr. Johnus Cherunilath (Bensenville, IL)
Mary M. Clarke (New York City, NY)
Lucy A. Collett (Rockville Centre, NY)
Mrs. Tamara Durand (Delafield, WI)
Tom Frieburg (Vancouver, WA)
Mrs. Stephanie Greey (Sacramento, CA)
Ms. Sharon P. Hammond (Tucson, AZ)
Fr. Charles Okonkwo (Bellport, NY)
Ms. Katherine J. Oxley (Maple Grove, MN)
Ms. Margaret A. Pruett (San Antonio, TX)
Donna R. Thompson (Steger, IL)

Professional Ministry
Rev. Alexander J. Aaron (Las Vegas, NV)
Rev. Fr. Jeffrey D. Allan (Livonia, MI)
Rev. William R. Ford BA, M.Div, Certified (CASC), RP (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Student
Mr. Paul A. Grayhek (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Sr. Phuong Ha Nguyen (Burbank, CA)
Mr. Joseph W. Stevens (Wells, ME)

Volunteer Ministry
Dr. Kenneth D. Harrison PhD., PsyD. (Abilene, TX)
Mrs. Barbara Keane (Sarasota, FL)

3. Thank you to those of you who have already given to our 2021 Annual Member Campaign! Please join them! *
Our 2021 Annual Campaign has begun! We are deeply grateful to all those who have been able to give so far! To date, we have received 293 gifts totaling $33,145. 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!

4. Are you an initial board certification applicant with an Interview in October? *
If so, then join us for this free webinar on August 26 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Sr. Pam Nosbusch will discuss the process of the Virtual Interview and explain expectations on the day of your interview. Please register for this event here: Virtual Interview Webinar.

5. In Vision: Trauma recovery center creates safe environment for patients *
Trauma-informed care seeks to recognize what has happened to patients in the past, and to help them heal from their presenting issue without re-traumatizing them. In the first article for our new Vision theme, OraLee Macklenar explains how Mercy Health Toledo opened a trauma recovery center based on those principles two years ago. Click below to learn more.
Trauma recovery center creates safe environment for patients

6. Vision seeks articles about trauma-informed care *
The July-August issue of Vision will address the theme of trauma-informed care and how it affects spiritual care. Past traumas that might affect current health include racism, disparity, incarceration, substance abuse, physical or emotional abuse. If any NACC members have studied the topic or begun using principles of trauma-informed care in their ministry, we would like to hear from you. Please send a summary of your idea to Vision editor David Lewellen, dlewellen@nacc.org.

7. Vision seeks articles about rituals in this moment *
The September-October issue of Vision will cover the use of ritual in our ministry settings. If (particularly) in the past year you have had to create a prayer service or a blessing to address new, unmet spiritual needs, we would like to hear from you. Please send a summary of your experience to Vision editor David Lewellen, dlewellen@nacc.org.

8. NACC Networking Calls for August/September 2021 – All are welcome to participate! *

Wednesday, August 11; 12 p.m. CT — NACC Palliative Hospice Networking Call
Wednesday, August 18; 12 p.m. CT — NACC Member Listening (COVID) Call
Wednesday, September 8; 12 p.m. CT — NACC Palliative Hospice Networking Call
Thursday, September 9; 3 p.m. CT — NACC Nurse Chaplain Networking Call
Friday, September 10; 11 a.m. CT — NACC Dir of Sp Care Networking Call
Monday, September 13; 1 p.m. CT — NACC CPE-Educator Community of Practice Call

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

You must sign up to participate and receive the ZOOM code for the call. If you replied, you will receive a ZOOM passcode to connect connection via internet or smartphone. 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 placed in a waiting room. Please be patient until the host joins the call and allows you access. THANK YOU!

9. Member Listening Calls will continue in August on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 *
We are grateful for the participation and sharing that is happening during these calls. The NACC continues to look for ways to support those who have found this space to share their thoughts and experiences. We continue to have good participation for our Member Listening. Thank you. NACC will offer a listening session on August 18. This is a general listening session asking for you to bring what is on your heart. Our topics vary to address what is important to you in the moment.

NACC Listening Call
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
1pm ET, 12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am 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.

10. Healing Tree: a request for prayers: *
The NACC holds the Healing Tree as a place for members to seek the supporting prayers of their colleagues. We prayerfully support and publish the names submitted by our membership for themselves or their family members. We ask that you please include members and their families who have been affected by the COVID pandemic in your prayers

We continue to pray for our members: Sr. June M. Baker OP, Bonnie Burnett, Sr. Andre Dembowski RSM, Denice Foose, Sr. Leonie T. Iweh DMMM, Sr. Ellen Moore, Mary Beth Moran, Fr. Jim Radde SJ, Martiza Ramos-Pratt, Deacon Thomas J. Rea, Sr. Ann Regan SC, Sr. Paula M. Tinlin SND, and Sr. Louise F. Zaplitny SC.

For the intentions of: Sr. Maira Mary Barry OP (for Sr. Loyola Miller and Diana), Donald L. Brown (for Beth Ann Scannell and her husband Bob), Pamela Proietti (for mother Carole Werrbach, sister Diane Brooks, brother Mark Werrbach and friend Vicki), and Sue Walker (for cousin Natalie).

For loved ones: Johnny Consigli (godson of Sr. Margaret Oettinger), Larry DuPlain (brother of Sr. Mary A. DuPlain SJSM), Fred Leas (husband of Charlotte Leas), Bill Ruiz (husband of Cathi Ruiz), Richard Valeriote (father of Catherine Valeriote), Autumn Vaughn (great-niece of Linda Bronersky), and Michael (brother of Cathy Zylstra).

For the families of: Linda Freeman (on the death of her husband Joseph Freeman), Kathleen Mattone (on the death of family member Nathan Burnett), Peggy (Margaret) Nixdorf (on the loss of her husband Richard), Mary T. O’Neill (on the death of her brother Liam), and Judi Pasino (on the death of a family member and Terry and Michael James Quatrani).

Please let us know if you would like our membership to pray for your health and healing by emailing Ramune Franitza (rfranitza@nacc.org). We will leave the person’s name on the Healing Tree list for three months unless you ask us to remove the name earlier. You can always request us to leave the name on longer.

11. Please view and share our NACC Social Media series of meme graphics! *
We have kicked off a new series of our popular social media meme graphics. The themes for this campaign are Chaplain Wisdom and Join NACC. They will post each Tuesday morning, and we would love for you to like and share them on your own personal social media channels, as you feel moved. Please make sure to like and follow us on Facebook (@choosechaplaincy), LinkedIn (@National Association of Catholic Chaplains) and on our new Instagram (@NACC_Chaplains).

12. Please view and use our NACC Choose Chaplaincy Marketing materials! *
With church activity returning, remember that you can represent NACC and chaplaincy with materials for the narthex, Youth Groups, or other organizations within and outside of your church community. Check out our Choose Chaplaincy videos, Q& A, and materials on our website: www.nacc.org/about-nacc/choose-chaplaincy and www.nacc.org/about-nacc/choose-chaplaincy/materials

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR OUR NACC 2022 NATIONAL CONFERENCE!

13. Save a new date for our Buffalo National Conference! Friday, March 25 through Monday, March 28, 2022!

Our NACC members recently received a special notice that we changed the date of our next annual National Conference from end of October 2021 to Friday, March 25, 2022, through Monday, March 28, 2022. https://www.nacc.org/conference/ While we are disappointed that we needed to change the date again, the NACC Board of Directors appreciated the survey of our members that gave us convincing data that a fall 2021 date would not provide the attendance needed to make a National Conference successful. So, mark your calendars for 2022! We will meet in 2022

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

14. Don’t miss our August NACC webinar: Spiritual and Psychosocial Support: Accompanying Others Impacted by COVID-19. Presented by Rev. Richard Bauer MM BCC, August 19, 2021 ~ 12pm – 1:30pm Central Time *

Overview and Objectives
“The role of the missioner [chaplain] is to stand in the face of horror, and not run away.” Sr. Brigid Corrigan, M.D., MMM. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis. We have often heard that “crisis” can mean both danger and opportunity. In the face of the continued pandemic, new variants and outbreaks, and limited global vaccine availability, the pandemic can be an opportunity to be God’s presence of wholeness, healing, compassion and justice. This webinar will explore the recent Vatican document from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development: Accompanying People in Psychological Distress in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Members of One Body Loved by One Love.

As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to

• Identify the unique challenges to spiritual well-being and mental health emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. (ITP 2, PPS 2).
• Review some of the key themes from Catholic social teaching and explain a Catholic understanding of social responsibility and solidarity and apply these to a pandemic response of spiritual accompaniment. (ITP 2.1)
• Review Catholic understandings of spiritual suffering and hope and how these concepts can assist a chaplaincy response to the pandemic. (ITP 3)
• Describe some of the Church’s and chaplains’ spiritual healing responses for those affected by COVID-19. (PPS 5, ITP 2.2)

NACC Certification Competencies Addressed in this Webinar
ITP 2, ITP 2.1, ITP 2.2, ITP 3, PPS 2, PPS 5

15. All of you are welcome to register for this regional event! 2021 North Central Prairie Chaplains’ Conference: The Women of John’s Gospel as Models for Ministry in Our Time, September 16 @ 8:00 am – September 17 @ 5:00 pm *
Christ the King Retreat Center, 621 South First Avenue, Buffalo, MN 55313
Attend in-person or participate online through Zoom.
Dr. Catherine Cory is an associate professor of New Testament at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She received her M.A. from the St. John’s University in Collegeville and her Ph.D. in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity from the University of Notre Dame. Her areas of specialization are the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation.

Register at web.nacc.org/events/2021-North-Central-Prairie-Chaplains-Conference-251/details

16. We are grateful for NACC members’ participation in this study! *
Our NACC member, Elizabeth Kitamura, BCC, and Dr. Adriane Lewis, at NYU Langone Health, invited our NACC members to participate in their survey exploring the perspective of hospital chaplains on the use of neurologic criteria to declare death. The research team greatly appreciates our members’ willingness to provide their thoughts on this topic. The research results have been published as a paper which is now available. They look forward to future collaborative projects with us.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12028-021-01251-y.pdf.

17. A free CPMC educational offering for you. *

Immigrant detainees face legal challenges and pressures that are unique to the immigration detention experience. Join us for a conversation with Jorge Barón of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project about these stressors and discuss the minister’s role in accompanying affected individuals.

REGISTER HERE

18. Another educational resource from APC and its partners
APC has generously shared with NACC and the other Strategic Partners, a free video resource on grief that APC partnered with four other organizations to create, made possible through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. Research shows that a significant number of frontline providers, at all levels, exhibit secondary traumatic stress, bereavement, compassion fatigue, and burnout. To help address complex trauma, five leading associations have collaborated to bring you innovative resources on grief education.

Dealing with GRIEF: A Series of 5 Short, Powerful Videos

1. The four things that matter most
2. Cumulative grief
3. Processing grief with so much happening in your day
4. Supporting the grief process when significant others are not at the bedside
5. Processing grief as a team

These resources aim to provide timely and practical information to help you care for the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of your patients and their families.
Each video is 2-5 minutes in length and includes a downloadable resource guide. The videos are complimentary and can be accessed via YouTube, www.youtube.com/HPNAinformation.

Help HPNA measure the impact of these resources by complete this 30 second survey. www.surveymonkey.com/r/dealingwithgrief

Produced by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Association of Professional Chaplains, and the Oncology Nursing Society.

NACC is very grateful for this resource.

19. 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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
National Association of Catholic Chaplains

CATHOLIC PRIEST
St. Louis, MO – Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center

DIRECTOR of PASTORAL CARE
Bangor, ME – St. Joseph Healthcare

CHAPLAIN
Charleston, SC – Roper St. Francis Healthcare

PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Wheeling, IL – Addolorata Villa

STAFF CHAPLAIN
Anderson, IN – Ascension

PRIEST CHAPLAINS NEEDED
Central Iowa – MercyOne Central Iowa

CHAPLAIN OPENING
Santa Fe, New Mexico – CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center

CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Stony Brook, NY – Stony Brook Medicine

PORT CHAPLAINCY MINISTRY
Galveston/Texas City, TX – The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston