Issue #218 – February 29, 2016

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection

Yesterday’s first reading from the book of Exodus (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) contained two verses that have frequently been remembered by so many working in the pastoral care field. The first verse includes the words of God to Moses at the burning bush after God called Moses by name, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.…” (3:5) How often have we sensed the place where we were standing to be “holy ground” whether it was in a waiting room with a family that silently, gently tended to one another at the time of loss or uncertainty, or with a patient or resident that tenderly spoke of a life of struggle with a deep faith and trust in the darkness and pain, or with a colleague who releases tears of love for another colleague in suffering. How sacred the ministry we have, to witness such moments with others who trust us and feel safe as we treat the sacredness of their lives!

The other verse presents a God who is aware of what we go through, has heard our cry, and will rescue: “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry of complaint against their slave drivers, so I know well what they are suffering. Therefore I have come down to rescue them from the hands of the Egyptians and lead them out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey.” (3:7-8) No matter how deep our faith might be, we all still seem to struggle with how is God present to us and if God cares in the midst of suffering and loss. How many people have we sat with as they either harbored resentment toward a distant, capricious God or raged against a God they thought would have done more for (fill in the name)!

Sometimes the God of the bush seems to overpromise what “rescue” might look like? Perhaps, at times, just to know that God “heard their cry” and knows “well what they are suffering” is a more consoling image, than a God who will “rescue.” How often do we find ourselves cringing when a patient, resident, inmate, or family members begin to dream and hope for a certain outcome that we find ourselves thinking might be unrealistic? We become concerned about an eventual disappointment? How do we stay with that person as he or she waits and prays for the “rescue?”

So how do you and I live with and relate to our God with a history of “rescuing?” What does rescuing look like? How is it experienced? Perhaps for some it might, in the end, be a final breath of peace after a horrendous dying process. For another it might mean remission for a while. For another it might mean a reconciled relationship. One image from our Christian experience during this Lenten season could be from an understanding of Christ’s suffering and death, and their role in the “rescue.” One image could be from the writing of Julian of Norwich who reflected on how Jesus’ passion and death revealed the depth of God’s love for humanity and describes the wound in Christ’s side to be “large enough for all mankind that will be saved and will rest in peace and love.” (Showings, 220, quoted in Robin Ryan, God and the Mystery of Human Suffering, p.148). So, have I already been “rescued” in baptism and am I now living out this reality daily, as I try to understand and embrace the Pascal Mystery in my life?

Perhaps in the Lenten season we move between the reverence of the “holy ground” moments, and living in faith that our rescuing God will reveal again how the Paschal Mystery is lived out in our midst.

Continued blessings on your Lenten season,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

2. This Friday, March 4, is the deadline for submitting applications for 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 will be 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. The NACC is deeply grateful to the many systems who already are 2016 Institutional Partners!

The NACC is deeply grateful to the many 2016 Institutional Partners, Endorsers, Supporters, Advocates, and Affiliates who so far have committed in 2016 to partner with the NACC in advancing and supporting the spiritual care profession. If you do not see your system on the growing list, please consider asking to become a partner. You can go to www.nacc.org/about-nacc/institutional-partners/ or contact David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org).

4. How did one of our members speak to her parish about chaplaincy? An NACC Ambassador report!

Our NACC member, Catherine Valeriote, BCC, has been part of our NACC Ambassador initiative that encourages our members to share with diverse audiences what it means to be a chaplain. Catherine recently presented to a group at her parish. Click here to learn what she did, and how it went. Also included is a copy of the flyer she used to announce the presentation. If you would like to contact Catherine to learn more, you can reach her at (cvaleriote@earthlink.net). Thank you so much, Catherine, for sharing the story of our ministry! Please learn more about being an Ambassador by contacting Tim Charek (tcharek@nacc.org).

5. Deaths of two NACC members: Sr. Alice Smitherman, OSB, and Sr. Jude Marie Piazza. RSM.

We recently learned of the deaths of two of our members.
Our NACC member, Sister Alice Smitherman, OSB, BCC, died on November 5, 2015. Sr. Alice joined NACC in 1993 and was board certified in 1995. She served in various pastoral care settings. From 1993 to 2006, she was director of pastoral care and healthcare chaplain at Visitation Church in Kansas City, MO. She was also a member of the Diaconate Selection Committee for the Diocese of Kansas City/St. Joseph and chair of the Diocesan Pastoral Care Coordinating Committee. May she rest in God’s peace. www.mountosb.org/about/sister-alice-smitherman-osb

Our NACC member, Sister Jude Marie Piazza, RSM, BCC, died on February 17, 2016. Sr. Jude joined NACC in 1978 and was board certified that same year. She had a full ministry in nursing, pastoral care and healing touch at hospitals in Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas and Alabama. May she rest in God’s peace. www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=177782380

6. A lovely story by an NACC member about a physician’s care for her mother!

Our NACC member, Sister Frances Smalkowski, CFSN, BCC, the Director of Pastoral Care at Saint John Paul II Center in Danbury, CT, recently wrote a lovely article about her mom’s death and the physician who cared for her. Thank you, Sr. Frances, for sharing this beautiful reflection.
www.newstimes.com/news/article/Frances-Smalkowski-Her-life-was-in-Bigger-6804822.php

7. Becoming ACHPC certified and still much to learn… Read more in January-February Vision!

Gary Weisbrich is now ACHPC, a certified palliative care and hospice chaplain, but even after all the work that brought him to this point, he realizes that he still has more to learn. To read his account of preparing for specialty certification in the January-February issue of Vision, click below.

Journey to palliative certification took many steps – by Gary Weiscrich

8. NACC member, Dr. Jerilyn Felton, DMin, writes about her dog ministry.
Our NACC member, Dr. Jerilyn Felton, who has offered workshops on dog ministry within health care, recently changed focus of her ministry due to the death of her Four-Footed Minister, Alya, in November 2014, from actively promoting dog ministry to that of writing about dog ministry. She has an article that has just been published in The Ark, a journal of Catholic Concern for Animals. To read her article click here. To learn more about her Four-Footed Ministers-Spiritual Sojourners (ABN) go to: www.fourfootedministers.com

9. The NACC 50th Jubilee Chaplain Encounters book is available on NACC website!

Chaplain Encounters: Stories of Grace and Spiritual Healing from the National Association of Catholic Chaplains is the compilation of the ministry reflections written by our members and included in each NACC Now throughout 2015, NACC’s 50th Jubilee year. It is in PDF format, easily downloadable. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Don’t wait any longer! Early Bird Registration Deadline is TODAY – February 29, 2016! After this date, you will need to register at the Full registration rate.

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.

13. The NACC is deeply grateful to all who have become our 2016 Conference Sponsors so far!

The NACC is deeply grateful to all who already have become our 2016 Conference Sponsors, whose financial support helps us keep our fees reasonable, and makes affordable our top quality speakers, and excellent events! Thank you all. Please go to www.nacc.org/conference/gratitude to recognize our 2016 Conference Sponsors.

14. 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.

15. Pre-conference 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.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. Request: what spiritual care marketing materials are you using in outpatient settings?

We have had requests regarding what members are using to market spiritual care services in outpatient settings. If you have developed a flyer or poster, or other materials that you use in your outpatient waiting or exam rooms, would you be willing to share them? We will be sure to network you with others who also share so that we can learn from each other. Please send to David Lichter (dlichter@nacc.org).

21. Register for the remaining NACC 2016 Webinars.

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You can register for a discounted price for all the remaining NACC 2016 Webinars.
To register online, please click on this LINK. To download a paper registration form, please click HERE.

Here are the remaining webinars.

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

The Mercy Outpatient 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
1. Summarize the research that underlines the value of building resiliency in healthcare organizations.
2. Discuss the role of a strategic planning process to generate insight and resolve to prioritize staff resiliency work.
3. Describe the relationship of this initiative with institutional priorities for clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and employee engagement.
4. 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, 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 healthcare 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, PhD
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.

22. Register for the Trinity Spiritual Care Champions 2016-2017 webinar series

The annual registration for the Trinity Champions Programs for spiritual care, ethics, and social sensibilities webinar series is now open until Friday, March 18, 2016. To register, you need to go to the Trinity website, www.trinity-health.org, and from the Programs and Services tab, click “Mission” for the social sensibilities and spiritual care champions schedules and registration. Click “Ethics” for the Ethics Champions schedule and registration. For more information, you can also click here for Trinity’s FAQ for these series.

23. Have you recently checked out the Association of Professional Chaplains webinars?

The APC continues to offer a very helpful series of webinars on a variety of topics on professional chaplaincy. If you have not recently checked them out, please go to: www.professionalchaplains.org/calendar_list.asp

24. Healing Tree: a request for prayers

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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

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The following positions have been posted recently on our Positions Available page.
For more information go to www.nacc.org/resources/positions.

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)

CHAPLAIN
Madison, Wisconsin – SSM Health Care

FULL-TIME CHAPLAIN OPPORTUNITY
Redding, California – Mercy Medical Center

DIRECTOR of MISSION INTEGRATION and SPIRITUAL CARE
Seaside, Oregon – Providence Seaside Hospital

CATHOLIC PRIEST-CHAPLAIN
Tampa, Florida – BayCare Health System

CPE RESIDENCY
La Crosse, Wisconsin – Gundersen Health System

CATHOLIC PRIEST
Greenville, South Carolina – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System

DIRECTOR of SPIRITUAL CARE
Kalamazoo, Michigan – Borgess Health

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

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