Issue #225 – June 13, 2016

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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
Karl Rahner is known to have made the remark, “Most humble people I know have reason to be humble.” While it might seem cliché or obvious, his intent was to observe that for most of us our lives are marked by moments of failure and sin which we have had to face with a painful honesty and fragile faith. In moments of self-doubt and pity, we wonder if we will ever recover from this experience or whether we will ever be the same. Of course, we never do “recover” and our lives are never the same. Like David we live with the mantra, (Psalm 51:3-4) “For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. Against You, You only, I have sinned, and what is evil in Your sight.”

For me the beauty of that verse from Psalm 51 is not that it implies some heavy, tormenting guilt from which we are never freed, but a grounded truth that we live and love within a milieu of the fate-filled forgiveness that has become a powerful drive in ministry. In reality is there any other drive – to love as we have been loved through forgiveness and rebirth? Yet, isn’t forgiveness such a remarkable gift! What a grace, given and received, that permeates our spirit, heals our hearts, and becomes a wellspring of love! Thank God we never recover or our lives are never the same!

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our daily ministry was marked by the humility exemplified by the lavishly loving woman in yesterday’s gospel, Luke 7:47, about whom Jesus remarked, “So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love!” When we think about so many people to whom and with whom we minister who live with the internal torture and self-incriminating dynamic of un-forgiveness, we feel humbled that a ministry is given to us to live generously the gift of fruitful forgiven life.

David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director

2. NACC Board of Directors announces results of board election. *
The NACC Board of Directors is very grateful to all our members who exercised their responsibility to participate in the recent board election. Beverly Beltramo and Carolanne Hauck were elected to fill the two open 2017 board seats. As we congratulate and thank them for their upcoming service as Board members, we are very grateful also to Nancy Cook and Hyun Underwood both for their willingness to consider serving the NACC in this way, and for their ongoing generous service to the NACC.

Please pray for all those who contribute to the NACC their gifts of leadership and service.

3. Welcome new NACC members who joined us in May *
We warmly welcome our new NACC members who joined us in May!

Full Members
Rev. Hyginus N. Agu RCM (Bridgeport, CT)
Rev. Fr. Bartholomew G. Amobi (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ)
Sr. Madeline M. Cipriano RSM (Nanuet, NY)
Mr. Brendan O. Egonu (Laurelton, NY)
Mr. James D. Kassahn (Cheyenne, WY)
Sr. Sue McCrery (Kalamazoo, MI)
Mr. James L. Robinson (San Antonio, TX)
Mr. Fernando Serna (Portland, OR)

Student Members
Ms. Alma A. Francis (Orlando, FL)
Rev. Valentine U. Ibeh (Reading, PA)
Mrs. Rosalinda Pastrana (Bolingbrook, IL)
Mrs. Julianna K. Tabinowski (Cranberry Township, PA)

Associate Member
Rev. Raymond E. Burger (Olathe, KS)

4. Death of our member, Ursula “Toni” Betting, BCC *
Ursula “Toni” Betting was campus Chaplain at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where she developed the Infant Bereavement program. Additionally she served as secretary-treasurer and president for the North Dakota Chaplains Association, who in 2011 named her Chaplain of the Year.
To learn more about Toni visit her obituary at www.aberdeenfuneralhome.com/obituary/ursula-toni-betting. May she enjoy the fullness of God’s peace!

5. New NACC giving opportunity through AmazonSmile Purchases!
The NACC is now listed as one of the charitable organizations you can designate for your AmazonSmile purchases. Support us every time you shop on Amazon! Just select the NACC as your AmazonSmile charity of choice and we’ll receive a donation every time you shop. Here’s what to do:

Make sure you’re logged in to Amazon.com
Go to the NACC’s AmazonSmile page: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/39-1368967
If you don’t have a charity selected, just click “Start shopping.” If you’ve previously selected a charity through AmazonSmile you’ll be prompted to change. Click “Yes, change my charity.”

Whenever you want to shop with Amazon, be sure to go to smile.amazon.com—it has all the same products and prices as the main Amazon website, but we’ll receive 0.5% of the purchase price as a donation!

6. Seeking applicants for additional NACC leadership positions *
The Board of Directors election process has concluded for 2016. The Nominations Panel is now focusing its efforts on the NACC leadership positions that will be open January 1, 2017. Currently identified openings are:

Certification Appeals Panel (1)
Certification Commission (2)
Editorial Advisory Panel (1)
Educational Advisory Panel (2)
Ethics Appeals Panel (2)
Finance Committee (1)
Governance Committee (1)
Nominations Panel (1)
Standards Commission (2)

The NACC website is in the process of being updated with new versions of the Roles, Responsibilities and Criteria for the various committees, commissions, and panels. Information about the application process and the updated application forms will be uploaded onto the website as well. Our anticipated completion date for these updates for the website is June 20, 2016.

Make a difference and get involved as NACC is a membership-directed organization! Please contact the national office for more information.

7. Interviewer Recruitment for the October 8 & 9, 2016 Interviews Beginning in June! *
Please check your email if you are interested in being an interviewer this Fall. Interviews are being held in Portland, OR; Omaha, NE; Milwaukee, WI; and Lancaster, PA. We start our recruitment within the interview state and then move recruitment to surrounding states. We will be looking for a commitment from about 22 experienced interviewers and 11 new interviewers. If you would like to sign up to be an interviewer before the recruitment begins, please email Ramona Zeb at rzeb@nacc.org.

8. Certification Commission and Interview Team Educator Meetings June 22-25, 2016 *
The Certification Commission will be meeting to discuss many items regarding certification. During this time, they will also vote on the recommendations of the interview teams for initial certification from May interviews and certification renewals. Interview Team Educators (ITE’s) will be meeting as well as participating in a joint meeting with the Certification Commission.

9. Upcoming professional networking calls for June 2016 *

Tuesday, June 14, Noon Central Time – Long Term Care Members
Thursday, June 23, 11:00 a.m. Central Time – Palliative Care & Hospice Members

If you wish to participate on any of these calls and are not already on that particular call list, please contact Tim Charek: tcharek@nacc.org

10. Second Request from the NACC Certification Commission *
Is there an NACC member who speaks the Burmese language, also called Myanmar, (the official language of Myanmar (Burma), spoken as a native language by the majority of Burmese) who might be able to assist an NACC applicant pursuing certification? Perhaps one or more of our members have served as missionaries in this area, or have assisted persons or families of this nationality and may have a familiarity with the language. It would be of great assistance for our NACC member to have a bilingual mentor to assist while preparing for the certification process. Please let Ramona Zeb (rzeb@nacc.org) know if you can help! Thank you so much!

11. Carol Taylor: When cure is off the table … *
When no cure is possible, chaplains must be skilled at providing a deeper kind of hope, Carol Taylor told the NACC conference in Chicago. To read a summary of her speech and much more conference coverage in the new issue of Vision, click below.
www.nacc.org/vision/2016-may-jun/carol-taylor-when-cure-is-off-the-table

12. Fr. Thomas G. Landry III, former Interim Executive Director, in the news *
Fr. Tom Landry, NACC interim executive director from 2006-7, is becoming pastor of St. Peter Parish in Northbridge, Massachusetts, where he has been administrator. Congratulations, Father Tom! Read the news item at this link: www.catholicfreepress.org/lead-story-1/2016/06/03/bishop-mcmanus-announces-pastoral-changes

13. We are grateful to the over 500 members who responded to the recent NACC survey!
We are very grateful to the more than 500 members who completed the recent survey that asked members questions that would provide us information to help us present NACC to potential funders, as well as to help us develop messages to share with those who are not aware of chaplaincy and the NACC. You can view the responses below. We will keep you updated on our progress with this effort.
National Association of Catholic Chaplains – Members Survey – Goal IV
Question #1 How have you benefited from your membership in NACC?
Question #2 Why should foundations or potential donors care about funding the work of NACC? What difference does our ministry make?
Question #3 As you think about the continuum of programs and services offered by NACC, which area(s) do you believe offer(s) the greatest opportunity to do the greatest good? Why?

2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2017

14. Mark your calendar for April 28-May 1, 2017 NACC Conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM!
The NACC is pleased to announce that the 2017 Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, just outside Albuquerque (tamaya.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html). Mark your calendars for April 28 – May 1, 2017. More information on the conference will be available in the coming months. We hope you can join us.

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15. Ordering audio recordings of 2016 National Conference materials
If you are interested in audio recordings of any of the 2016 National Conference offerings, you can place an order at www.dcprovidersonline.com/nacc/.

16. 2016 Conference resources can be accessed on the NACC website.
Whether you participated in the 2016 National Conference or not, you can access the support materials and PowerPoints for many of the workshops on our NACC website at www.nacc.org/conference/2016-conference-handouts-and-other-materials

17. We are deeply grateful to our 2016 Conference Scholarship Donors!
We are thankful for the generosity of all those who donated to the NACC Scholarship Fund. All donations received help NACC members to attend the NACC National Conference. Your support is appreciated. To view the conference scholarship donors, please go to: www.nacc.org/conference/gratitude2

18. We are deeply grateful to our 2016 Conference sponsors!
The ability to keep the conference fees reasonable relies very much on the willingness and generosity of a variety of sponsors. We received $37,500 in sponsorships. We are deeply grateful. To view the sponsors, please go to www.nacc.org/conference/gratitude.

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19. Second Request: ministering to ER staff working with victims of sexual assault *
St. Thomas Health, Nashville, TN, is seeking from spiritual directors any examples of current initiatives to minister to ER staff working with victims of sexual assault. Often staff experience their own trauma due to recurrent care for such patients. If any of you have models of care for these staff, please share with Ward Carver (ward.carver@sth.org).

20. June NACC Webinar addresses spiritual care in the outpatient setting. Not too late to register!
The outpatient setting for chaplaincy services is a new frontier for every spiritual care department and chaplains. There are not many initiatives, much less models for us to learn from. Mercy is one system that has been involved in developing and learning from programs in outpatient settings. Don’t miss this next NACC webinar in our 2016 program which is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Jennifer Cobb and Mercy Spiritual Care Leaders will present “The Mercy Out-Patient Setting: What We are Learning and Developing”.
If you have not already done so, it is still not too late to register for this webinar.

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.

Participants qualify for 2.0 CEHs total for the session (which includes 90 minutes for the webinar plus 30 minutes preparation time).

To register for this webinar, as well as for any other NACC 2016 webinars, please visit the webinar page on our website by clicking on this LINK. The web page contains a link to a downloadable paper registration form, but you can also register online by clicking on REGISTER.

21. Other future NACC webinar topics
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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: Rosemary Benya BCC, Sr. Nancy Beckenhauer, Charlotte Leas, Mara Kujawa (very good friend of NACC staffer Sue Walker), Jeanine and Jim Annunziato (at the death of Jim’s father), Marilyn and Chuck Silkey (sister and brother-in-law of NACC member Kathy Ponce), Dr. David Nile (Husband of recently deceased NACC member Lucy G. Nile BCC),Amy in Redwood City, CA (friend of NACC member Theresa Sullivan), Julie Bablin, the family of Dale Dewitt, 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), 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).

23. 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.
DIRECTOR, PASTORAL CARE
Atlanta, Georgia – Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital
CHAPLAIN
Evansville, Indiana – St Mary’s Health System
ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST/SPIRITUAL CARE PROVIDER
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – St. Boniface Hospital
CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Fullerton, California – St. Jude Medical Center
MAYO CLINIC CPE
Rochester, MN – Mayo Clinic
CHAPLAIN CATHOLIC
New Mexico – UNM Hospitals
CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
New York City, NY – Mount Sinai Health System
CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION SUPERVISOR
Peoria, IL – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN
Baltimore, Maryland – Mercy Medical Center
REGIONAL DIRECTOR – MISSION, ETHICS AND PASTORAL CARE
Jefferson City, Missouri – St. Mary’s Hospital
FULL-TIME STAFF CHAPLAIN – ROMAN CATHOLIC
St. Paul, Minnesota – St. Joseph’s Hospital
CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Grand Rapids, Michigan – Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, hospital campus

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