Issue #217 – February 15, 2016

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
Yesterday’s Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 brought us again to where “led by the Spirit,” we go with Jesus to the desert as He encounters Satan and the three temptations. So much has been written about these temptations and what they mean for us, yes?

You probably recall Henri Nouwen’s In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, in which he interprets the three tests to be: relevant, spectacular, and powerful with corresponding antidotes of contemplative prayer, confession/forgiveness, and theological reflection focused on love. It is a beautiful reflection. www.goodreads.com/book/show/2520.In_the_Name_of_Jesus

The language of being tested or tempted is often used by us, whether it is a light, colloquial comment when offered something we would really enjoy but don’t need, or when we are confronted anew with an area of weakness in our lives under the duress of hard times. The Greek word used by Luke, peirazo, is also used by Matthew both in the desert narrative and when the Sadducees (16:1) and the Pharisees (19:3), and the lawyer (22:35) tested/tempted Him, and by Mark in the desert narrative (1:3), also when the Pharisees wanted a sign from heaven (8:11) and a decision on divorce (10:2). Jesus is tested early and often!

Another definition of “test” is to “reveal the strengths or capabilities of (someone or something) by putting them under strain.” (www.google.com/search?q=what+does+it+mean+to+be+tested&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8). Perhaps this choice of Gospel, through showing us again Jesus’ strength of faith, revealing who He truly is when tested by Satan, is key for us this first Sunday of Lent. It reminds us how life tests you and me right now, and whether our own strengths and capabilities are resources for us, revealing who we really are. So what are my spiritual resources that are daily givens in my life that I lean on even more so in tested times? So how do times in which I am truly test reveal who I really am before God and to others?

If the ultimate grace of Lent is deeply embracing the Paschal Mystery celebrated in the Triduum, then maybe a good practice of this Lent might be not so much the prayer, “Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.” But “Reveal to me when I am in trouble.” Reveal the “truth in the heart.” Reveal the “beloved” I was marked with in Baptism. Reveal the “faith, hope, and love” abiding in me. Reveal my true self that God knows and loves. In the silence of doubt in the midst of being tested, whisper Your trust in Your Life in me.

What happens when I am tested? I pray the Spirit leads each of through this season of Lent, and each of us are renewed and reawakened in the Paschal Mystery of the Triduum.

Blessings on your Lenten Journey,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

NACC

2. Please consider serving in NACC leadership: Board of Directors *
The NACC Board of Directors (BOD) needs to fill two elected-member seats at the end of 2016 when Mary Lou O’Gorman and Jane Mather complete their Board Terms. In these coming weeks, the NACC Nominations Panel is seeking the names of potential candidates for election. If you would like to review the board member qualifications, please go to www.nacc.org/about-nacc/leadership/board-of-directors for a Board application form. Please also encourage other qualified members whom you think would be good candidates for the Board to complete an application. Please submit your application to be a candidate for the BOD by Friday, March 4, 2016.

3. Death of an NACC member: Albert Rinaldi *
We recently learned that our NACC member, Albert Rinaldi, BCC, died on Feb 1, 2016. Albert had been a chaplain at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Albert had just joined and was board certified with NACC in 2012. He had been burdened with much for the past year. May he enjoy the fullness of God’s peace. www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/1252853/Rinaldi-Albert.php

4. Postmark Deadline for Initial Certification Application Materials Tomorrow –February 16th *
Tomorrow, February 16, 2016, is final day for your application binders for initial certification and advanced palliative care and hospice certification. The deadline for application binders has to be postmarked tomorrow. 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.

5. The NACC 50th Jubilee Chaplain Encounters book is now available on NACC website!
Do you remember throughout 2015, NACC’s 50th Jubilee year, we included in each NACC Now a ministry reflection by one of our members? Well, they are all compiled in Chaplain Encounters: Stories of Grace and Spiritual Healing from the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. The edition includes introductions by NACC Board Chair Mary Lou O’Gorman, and NACC Executive Director David Lichter. It is in a pdf format, easily downloadable. We will be exploring other publishing venues as well. Take and share it with family, friends, and those you know who wonder about the mystery of this ministry. We want to express a special thanks to all of our members who contributed their stories to this collection, and to David Lewellen for his oversight of the project.
www.nacc.org/resources/chaplain-encounters

6. Browser choices and new credentials: tips for using our new website *
A few people have been contacting us because they cannot view or navigate our new website correctly. Typically they are confronted with an all-black window when they try to open our website. This is a result of using an obsolete web browser. Our website’s navigation menus will not display or operate correctly in Internet Explorer version 8 (IE8) or earlier (see screenshots). Although IE8 has been obsolete for some time, and is not recommended for use by Microsoft due to security and compatibility issues, some people are still using this version. We’ve even had reports that some members’ workplaces still have IE8 installed across the entire system. If this is the case at your workplace, you may wish to ask your IT folks if there is an alternate browser that is allowed for use (such as Firefox).
IE-screenshot
(fig. 1 and 2, above: NACC website as viewed with Internet Explorer version 8)

Our IT/Admin strongly recommends that no one use IE8 (or earlier) for any website, due to major security concerns, and definitely not for the NACC website as you will be unable to use the site’s menus.

Our website will display and operate normally with any recent version of the following browsers:
Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html)
Mozilla Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
Internet Explorer (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/download-ie — version 9, 10, or 11 only)
Opera (www.opera.com)
Safari (for Mac) (www.apple.com/safari)
Omniweb (Mac) (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/5166/omniweb)
…and many more. Feel free to experiment if you’re a user of one of the very worthy, but lesser-known web browsers out there.

A note on member login and credentials…
Please note that the former login system for Member Pages on the old website has been completely removed. NACC members will now use the new Web Portal to perform all member activities online: paying dues, registering for local events or the national conference, updating member information, and accessing any protected member-only content. To visit the NACC Members’ Web Portal, go to https://nationalcatholicwiassoc.wliinc32.com/Portal/PortalStartPage.aspx. Your username will be your membership number OR email address. You can request your username or password by clicking the message “Click here for personal login information” next to the login boxes. Contact Phil for login assistance or follow the directions on the website.

Our webmaster welcomes feedback of any kind about the site, as well as reports of missing items and broken links. You can send notes to Phil Paradowski at pparadowski@nacc.org. Please also contact him if you need help locating a resource or page from the old website.

7. Advance Care Planning Benefits Everyone. Read more in January-February Vision! *
Advance care planning benefits everyone, but it becomes particularly important in palliative care. In the new issue of Vision, Lori Kaufmann describes how the Respecting Choices program at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, engages patients in structured conversations to create a care plan that meets their goals. To read more, click below.
www.nacc.org/vision/2016-Jan-Feb/Advance-care-planning-helps-patients-in-palliative-care-by-Lori-Kaufmann-and-Danielle-Rathke/

8. Scheduled NACC networking calls for the remainder of February 2016 *
Email notices have been sent to members that are on the specific networking call lists. If you would like to participate or have not received an email for these or other networking calls, please contact Tim Charek (tcharek@nacc.org).

Monday, February 15, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time – Latino/Hispanic Members
Tuesday, February 16, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time – African Members
Thursday, February 18, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time – New Members
Tuesday, February 23, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time – Correctional Chaplains
Tuesday, February 23, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time – New Members
Thursday, February 25, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time – Palliative Care/Hospice
Friday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time – CPE Supervisors

9. Recent letters sent by NACC to ordinaries and bishops of the United States *
February 11, 2016, David Lichter, on behalf of the NACC, sent out NACC’s World Day of the Sick (WDS) letter to the U.S. bishops, as he has done since 2011. Each year when the NACC Episcopal Advisory Council meets at the USCCB Fall Assembly, the Council helps determine a topic or theme for the next year’s WDS letter, and David reviews the letter with the USCCB Episcopal Liaison, now Bishop Donald Hying. A copy of this year’s and the prior years’ letters can be accessed at www.nacc.org/about-nacc/leadership/episcopal-advisory-council/. Also included in each letter to an ordinary, as usual, was a list of our NACC members, both board certified and those not board certified, who are ministering in his diocese. Many of the bishops send a letter of thanks and appreciation for our communication with them. We hope it encourages them and fosters stronger bonds of relationship with our members.

2016 NATIONAL CONFERENCE APRIL 22-25, 2016

10. Don’t wait longer! Early Bird Deadline of February 29, 2016, is quickly approaching! Register today for the 2016 National Conference. *
There are three options for registering and paying for the Conference.

Register online using the registration portal and pay with Visa or MasterCard.
Register online using the registration portal and indicate you wish to be billed and will mail your payment.
Register by completing a paper registration form and mail the form with your payment (check/money order) to the NACC office.

11. As you register, please consider a donation to the NACC Scholarship Fund. *
Please consider a donation to the NACC Scholarship Fund. All donations received will help an NACC member to attend the NACC National Conference. Every dollar counts; no amount is too big or small. Thank you for your support.

12. Preconference Day of Reflection will provide time for reflection and renewal!
On Thursday, April 21, 2016, the preconference Day of Reflection will take place at the Techny Towers Conference and Retreat Center in Techny, IL. The theme will be “In the Making: A Spirituality of Creation, Call, and Engagement” and the event will be led by Monica Meagher, MDiv. Please plan on joining your colleagues for this day. For more information go to: www.nacc.org/conference/day-of-reflection

13. There is still room in the pre-conference workshops! *
For those looking to receive further continuing education hours before the conference, the Task Force is pleased to offer a selection of five pre-conference workshops. These four-hour workshops are offered in the morning on Friday, April 22, prior to the official start of the conference. Don’t spend your morning looking for something to do; spend it with others learning new and exciting things about pastoral care. Full descriptions for each of the pre-conference workshops can be found on the NACC website. Already registered but didn’t sign up for a pre-conference workshop? No problem! Visit our online registration portal, select the Pre-Conference workshop and pay with Visa or MasterCard or complete a paper registration form and mail it to the office with your payment.

14. American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Provider Orientation (Thursday, April 21, 2016) *
If you are interested in learning more about supporting the needs of those impacted by disaster and mass casualties, please consider registering for this four-hour orientation. More information on the session and how to register can be found on the NACC website at www.nacc.org/conference/redcross

15. Don’t wait, make your hotel reservation today at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare *
The guest room block with the special conference rate of $139 per night (plus taxes) is starting to fill up. The block will be held until March 30, 2016, or until it is sold-out, whichever comes first. For reservations or inquiries, please call the Chicago Marriott O’Hare at (773) 693-4444. Please specify that you are attending the NACC 2016 Conference in order to secure the special room rate. Reservations may also be made online.

16. Roommate Referral Service: save some money, make a friend! *
The NACC is pleased to again facilitate a Roommate Referral Service. Follow the link below to find out how to submit your information and get onto the list. We will send you a list of potential roommates. It will be up to you to contact individuals on the list to discuss the suitability of rooming together. The last date that names will be accepted is Wednesday, March 30, 2016. To sign up for Roommate Referral, click here.

17. Let others know about the possibility and value of a vendor table at the conference *
At each of its national conferences the NACC sets aside space for exhibitors to display and sell items of interest to the conference attendees. Such items may include cards, artwork, books, musical recordings and similar inspirational religious giftware. We provide this opportunity because conference attendees look for resources and services that contribute to the work they do as chaplains as well as their own self-care.

This conference supports the continuing professional development of our members. We invite you to participate in our conference by displaying your products and/or services via a tabletop exhibit. Know that your exhibit will enhance that development. Please seriously consider being a participant at this special event. If you are not a potential vendor yourself, but are aware of someone, or some organization, that may be interested in exhibiting at the conference, please pass this information to them, or else contact Andris Kursietis (akursietis@nacc.org) at the national office and provide him with contact information for the interested party.

We anticipate 400-450 attendees that will include chaplains, mission directors and other healthcare executives. The exhibitors for the 2016 conference will be located near the main ballroom where many major sessions will be held. This area will host coffee breaks.
Full exhibitor specifications and application materials can be found on the NACC website at www.nacc.org/conference/vendors. Vendors can register online by clicking on this LINK.

CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS

18. This Thursday is February’s NACC Webinar on Research! *

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central Time. How to Speed Read a Research Article: A Beginner’s Guide to Research Literacy, presented by LaVera Crawley, MD, MPH

Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Identify the differences between types of research approaches (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods)
Identify strategies for accessing research literature (introduction to literature databases and other strategies) and finding research articles relevant to chaplaincy or spiritual care (introduction to search strategies)

Use a method for “speed reading” research articles (understanding how research literature is structured to allow for quickly gleaning the gist of an article).

To register online, please click on this LINK.

One of our new NACC Standards for Certification that will be implemented beginning with the February 15, 2017, application deadline is: 305:7. Articulate how primary research and research literature inform the profession of chaplaincy and one’s spiritual care practice. How do we prepare ourselves for this standard?

The research enterprise creates well over one million new articles annually. In any given health specialty profession, this could mean needing to keep up with tens of thousands of articles a year! Although the number of evidence-based chaplaincy articles published each year is still manageable, the task of keeping up can easily get out of hand if one adds searching the medical, nursing, social work, and other related professional literatures for studies that are relevant to providing spiritual care. What’s a chaplain to do?

This webinar is designed to provide chaplain viewers/listeners a strategy for learning how to find relevant research literature and to quickly peruse even the most complex published articles in a way that allows for a basic understanding of the purpose, methods, and findings of any study. A brief review of the basic understanding of types of research approaches will lay the groundwork for beginning inquirers. This is followed by a presentation on how to find and access research articles. Lastly, a “speed reading” method used by many physicians to keep up with the literature will be presented.

We are pleased that LaVera Crawley, MD, MPH, will be able to conduct this webinar. LaVera joined NACC in 2011 and is an ACPE Supervisory Candidate. She has served on the NACC Research Task Force and is now on the NACC Research Advisory Panel. For more than 30 years, LaVera has had successful careers in medicine and ethics, and academic research in health disparities in end-of-life care for which she received national and international recognition. LaVera received her MD from Meharry Medical College; completed her Family Medicine residency and chief residency at USCF; her MPH from UC Berkeley; an Ethics Fellowship at Stanford; and a Palliative Care Education Fellowship at Harvard. Along with her CPE supervisory work, she also serves on the Palliative Care Team at the Alta Bates Campus. As a Catholic lay woman, LaVera is active in the social justice programs in her parish.

19. Read about and register for the remainder of NACC 2016 Webinars for 2016. *

Continuous Quality Improvement for Spiritual Care Services
Presented by Diane Kreslins, BCC, MPC, Spiritual Director
Thursday, May 19, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
Diane Kreslins has had spiritual care leadership roles in several settings and has developed ways to improve how and what is offered. Recently retired from leadership roles, Diane will offer ways to assess the quality of one’s spiritual care service in healthcare in light of current national standards, and to identify quality improvement based on the results of one’s assessment to ensure quality spiritual care services.

Program Objectives

Review of the current national standards for quality spiritual care services in healthcare as established by chaplaincy certifying associations
Identify a Quality Assessment Questionnaire to assess current standards of practice of spiritual care services in your organization
Knowledge on how to compare your current standard of practice to the national standard of practice
Identify quality improvement based on results of assessment to ensure quality spiritual care services

The Mercy Out Patient Setting: What We are Learning and Developing
Presented by Jennifer Cobb and Mercy Spiritual Care Leaders
Thursday, June 23, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
Chaplaincy Beyond the Hospital: What We’ve Learned and Our Next Steps. Mercy, along with its 46 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, has more than 700 physician practices and outpatient facilities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. For several years, Mercy’s mission and spiritual care leaders have been pioneering the development and implementation of spiritual care services beyond the acute care setting. In addition to a wide variety of patient settings, Mercy chaplains also innovate through using technology to provide spiritual care. Since 2014, telephone and email encounters have become a stable part of how chaplains offer spiritual care for those outside the hospital setting. In 2015, Mercy teleSpiritual Care offered the first use of virtual chaplaincy as part of an integrated team approach to in-home patient care. Jennifer Cobb, Director of Mercy Mission & Spiritual Care, and leaders of spiritual care services will offer what they have learned through this journey and what they are initiating now.

Chaplaincy Support for Employee Resilience: A Work of Improvisation
Presented by Charles Ceronsky, BCC, Director Spiritual Care Services, and Judy Connolly, BCC, D.Min, Chaplain
Thursday, July 14, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
Across the country, healthcare reform is demonstrating the need for more robust staff engagement even as the stress associated with rapid change mounts. The science of resilience is advancing in ways that suggest that the skillset of professional chaplains is particularly important and timely in that regard. As part of our system-wide strategic planning three years ago, Spiritual Health Services at University of Minnesota Health decided to move beyond mere availability to staff and declare nurturing staff resilience a strategic initiative. This webinar offers a case study of efforts and outcomes that are now fueling new thinking and creative openings for the role of chaplaincy in the support of staff and providers.

Program Objectives

Summarize the research that underlines the value of building resiliency in healthcare organizations.
Discuss the role of a strategic planning process to generate insight and resolve to prioritize staff resiliency work.
Describe the relationship of this initiative with institutional priorities for clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and employee engagement.
Review specific strategies and interventions to consider for your setting.

Certification by the NACC
Presented by the NACC
Thursday, July 28, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the NACC certification process, with special attention to the revised NACC standards and procedures. We will present key information about certification and provide a forum for answering questions about certification with the NACC. This free webinar will be presented by members of the NACC Certification Commission. This webinar will be repeated in November.

Renewal of Certification by the NACC
Presented by NACC Certification Commissioners: Augustine (Austine) Duru, MA, MDiv, BCC, Ms. Kathleen M. Ponce, MAPS, BCC, and Jane W. Smith, DMin, BCC, AADP
Thursday, August 18, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the renewal of certification process and documentation and provide a forum for answering questions about NACC renewal of certification. This free webinar will be presented by members of the NACC Certification Commission.

Metrics for spiritual care interventions: a CHI Kentucky One Initiative
Presented by Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky, MSSW, BCC
Thursday, September 22, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
CHI Kentucky One’s Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY, gets over 100 Emergency Department (ED) visits a day that puts pressure on maintaining high quality service and on staff health. The Jewish Hospital Clinical and Operational Excellence (COE) team worked collaboratively with the Pastoral Care and Clinical and Process Excellence (CPE) to launch an innovative Chaplain Intervention Program (ChIP) that integrated skilled chaplains into the ED environment with a two-fold approach to provide patient care and deliver staff support. Mission leader, Rabbi Nadia Siritsky, BCC, a social researcher by background, will share the process of developing the metrics used to measure effectiveness, what they are learning, and how they are moving forward to integrate metrics in spiritual care. .

What every chaplain should know about the business of health care
Presented by Tim Crowley, MHA, MAPM, LFACHE
Thursday, October 13, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
The revised Standards of Practice for Chaplains includes Standard 15, Business Acumen: The chaplain values and utilizes business principles, practices and regulatory requirements appropriate to the chaplain’s role in the organization. NACC (and the Common standards) include standards 305.1 Promote the integration of Pastoral/Spiritual Care into the life and service of the institution in which it resides and 305.3 Articulate an understanding of institutional culture and systems, and systemic relationships. What does this look like from the perspective of Tim Crowley, a hospital executive for over 35 years, who is completing his CPE to become a board certified chaplain for hospice. Tim will offer his health care business perspective, providing answers to such questions as: Where does revenue come from? What is my role in managing expenses? Do I really need to manage a budget? Why is spiritual care under the microscope? How does a pastoral care director explain the value proposition of the pastoral care department to administration?

About the Presenter
Tim Crowley is a retired Hospital Executive with 37 years of experience leading hospitals ranging in size from small rural to large urban. He is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a married father of two and a grandfather of five. Tim and his wife, Katie, live in Loveland, OH. He is working toward an encore career as a hospice chaplain, and is currently in his third unit of CPE at Twin Towers, a continuing care retirement community in Cincinnati. He spent much of his career serving as a mentor to students in health administration, and serves as volunteer faculty with the MHA Program at the University of Cincinnati. He also serves on community boards for organizations which focus on the care of seniors, and leads a grief support group at his parish. He holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois, a Master in Hospital and Healthcare Administration from Saint Louis University and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from The Athenaeum of Ohio. A Chicago native, he is an avid golfer and relishes a broad circle of friends.

Ethical Issues Facing Our Healthcare Settings, and Implications for Spiritual Care
Presented by Rev. Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, Ph.D.
Thursday, November 10, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
This webinar will provide an overview of the ethical issues that face the work environments within which we function as chaplains. Fr. Thomas Nairn will examine these issues through the lens of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care, and offer suggestions on their importance for our spiritual care ministry.

Certification by the NACC
Presented by the NACC
Thursday, November 17, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
This webinar is a repeat of the July presentation, and will provide participants with an overview of the NACC certification process, with special attention to the revised NACC standards and procedures. We will present key information about certification and provide a forum for answering questions about certification with the NACC. This free webinar will be presented by members of the NACC Certification Commission.

Chaplaincy and the Ritual Ministry: Its Role and Value
Presented by Jim Letourneau, BCC and Linda Bronersky, BCC-S
Thursday, December 8, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time

Program Summary
In the Sept.-Oct. 2014 issue of Health Progress, Brian Smith noted that “The third core competency of spiritual care is the skillful facilitation of meaningful ritual. Rituals serve a deeply human need to create meaning, honor important events and create sacred space for patients, families and communities. Spiritual care providers offer ritual care for a variety of needs and occasions.” Linda Bronersky and Jim Letourneau will explore the role and value of the ministry of ritual, providing a variety of examples of what they have provided and experienced.

To register online, please click on this LINK. To download a paper registration form, please click HERE.

20. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
Please let us know if you would like our membership to pray for your health and healing. Also please let us know when you want us to remove your name from our Healing Tree.

We continue to pray for: Fr. Douglas F. Faraci, Maritza Ramos-Pratt, Jane Chiamaka Onuoha (very young baby of our NACC member Michael Onuoha), Kathleen (Kate) Sullivan, Sandy Tiefenbrun (spouse of Anita Barni), Marie Coglianese, Nancy and Sheila Amrich (nieces-in-law of NACC member Sr. Paracleta Amrich), Isabelita Boquiren, Diana Annunziato (Mother-in-law of NACC staffer Jeanine Annunziato), Sister Patricia Watkins, GNSH, Rev. Gerald U. Onuoha, David Markiewicz (grandson of recently deceased NACC member Roberta Markiewicz), Sister Stephanie Morales, FMI, Marybeth Harmon, Renato Fallico, Susan Balling, Maria Meneses, Chaplain Julia Mary Sweeney (mourning the death of her sister, Margaret Maureen Lewis, BA Honors), Sr. Sheila Prendeville, CPPS, Sister M. Dianna Hell, Sister Maria Theresa Hronec, Betty and Louis Skonieczny, Jim Castello, Jeff Michel (brother-in-law of David Lichter), Thomas from Chicago (12 years old), Thomas Smiley (brother of member Diane Smiley), Marga Halala, Donn Renfro (son-in-law of Karen Pugliese), Amy in Atlanta (friend of NACC member Theresa Sullivan), Thomas (grandson of NACC member Ginny Grimes Allen), Beth from Boston (friend of NACC member Dana Sandlin), Sr. Janet Bielmann, Elizabeth A. Walsh, Francesco Marshall, Glenn and Pat Teske, Susan Murphy, Fr. Jim Radde, SJ, Sr. Mary Clare Boland, SP, Sr. Phyllis Ann DiRenzo, Kathy Brier (daughter of NACC member Theresa Brier), Gloria Troxler, Fr. Kevin Ikpah, and Kelly Elizabeth Sexton (daughter of NACC member Melyssa Sexton).

21. 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
Park Ridge, Illinois – Presence Resurrection Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

MANAGER CHAPLAIN
Stockton, California – St. Joseph’s Medical Center/Dignity Health

CHAPLAIN
Santa Rosa, California – Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

CHAPLAIN (Full-time)
Waterville, Maine – Mount Saint Joseph Residence and Rehabilitation

CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Albuquerque, New Mexico – UNM Hospitals

PASTORAL CARE CHAPLAIN
Adrian, Michigan – The Adrian Dominican Sisters

CHAPLAIN
Monroe, Wisconsin – Monroe Clinic

CATHOLIC PRIEST – CHAPLAIN
Napa Valley, California – Queen of the Valley/St. Joseph Health

CATHOLIC PRIEST
Topeka, Kansas – St. Francis Healthcare

BOARD CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN
Nashville, Tennessee – Saint Thomas Health

ST. MARY CPE PROGRAM
Langhorne, Pennsylvania – St. Mary Medical Center and Holy Redeemer (Meadowbrook)

View these jobs and more at: www.nacc.org/resources/positions.

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