Tuesday, May 27, 2014
(Read this issue online: www.nacc.org/resources/e-news/nn-issue-172.aspx)
NACC
1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. Mark your calendar for March 6-9, 2015! NACC 2015 50th Anniversary Conference! *
3. NACC 2013 Annual Report is available for your reading! *
4. You can access the NACC 2013 highlights handout and 2014 Business meeting slides. *
5. Congratulations to our members celebrating in 2014 25 years as an NACC member, and those celebrating 25 years board certified with NACC! *
6. Volunteer of the Month: Deacon Roger Vandervest, MAPS, BCC *
7. Update on the NACC Palliative Care and Hospice Certification Specialty *
8. The value of chaplaincy? Priceless. *
9. May-June Vision is available for reading on the NACC Website! *
10. NACC upcoming network calls *
11. Some tributes to our recently deceased NACC member, Sr. Thomas J. Gaines, SC *
CONFERENCE
12. Thank you to all who prayed for the success of the 2014 Conference! *
13. Thank you to all who made our 2014 National Conference in St. Louis a success! *
14. Ordering audio recordings of 2014 National Conference materials possible. *
15. 2014 Conference resources can be accessed on the NACC website. *
16. Did you take photos at the 2014 Conference you are willing to share? *
17. Did you get photographed at the 2014 Conference? *
18. We are deeply grateful to our 2014 Conference sponsors! *
19. NACC members raised $3,450 for the Guardian Angels Settlement Association! *
20. NACC recognizes Distinguished Service and Outstanding Colleague Awards recipients *
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
21. CHE Trinity Webinars of Social Practice Champions *
22. Local gatherings
23. Save the dates for NACC 2014 webinar series
24. APC Educational Opportunities
25. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
26. Recent job postings *
* new/updated items
1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
It was quite a 2014 NACC Conference, and we missed all of you who were not able to make it. The more than 400 who participated commented on the renewal of spirit that was the first part of the overall theme of Gateway to Compassionate Leadership.
I want to use this reflection to share some highlights from the final presentation given by Mr. Chris Lowney, who currently chairs the board of the Catholic Health Initiatives…
(Read more>)
2. Mark your calendar for March 6-9, 2015! NACC 2015 50th Anniversary Conference! *
Please mark your calendars for our 2015 NACC 50th Anniversary Conference to be held Friday, March 6th to Monday, March 9th, 2015. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, near Reagan Airport, Alexandria, VA.
3. NACC 2013 Annual Report is available for your reading! *
You are invited and encouraged to read our NACC 2013 Annual Report. It is the accountability statement of our member leadership and the NACC staff to you, our members. We make it available prior to our national conference to ensure you have the opportunity to view it. We invite and encourage all members to read it. We are grateful to all NACC Board, Committees, Commissions, Panels, representatives, and staff who contributed summaries of 2013 activities to this 2013 Report. Please go to www.nacc.org/resources/publications.aspx.
4. You can access the NACC 2013 highlights handout and 2014 business meeting slides. *
You can access the NACC 2013 highlights handout and the 2014 business meeting slides at www.nacc.org/docs/conference/2014/Business meeting PPT 2014.pptx. They provide a good overview of the NACC efforts related to the 2012-2017 strategic goals, the NACC financial and membership status. We hope that you will find them very helpful.
5. Congratulations to our members celebrating in 2014 25 years as an NACC member, and those celebrating 25 years board certified with NACC! *
At the 2014 NACC Conference Business meeting, we recognized our members who have been NACC members for 25 years and those who have been board certified with NACC for 25 years. Not all of you were present at the Conference, so we again extend to all of you warm and hearty congratulations! Thank you for your membership and thank you for your years of continuing the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church! Click here to go to the lists.
6. Volunteer of the Month: Deacon Roger Vandervest, MAPS, BCC *
Starting this May we are moving our “Featured Volunteer” item from Vision to NACC Now, and highlighting one volunteer per month. Deacon Roger Vandervest is on our Research Task Force and once upon a time, couldn’t imagine working with sick people. Click here to read the full article.
7. Update on the NACC Palliative Care and Hospice Certification Specialty *
The NACC Palliative Care and Hospice Certification Specialty Implementation Task Force will complete its pilot project soon. The project included six NACC board certified members who prepared materials and will be interviewed in Milwaukee June 24-25, 2014 by interviewers, including a physician or nurse practitioner in palliative care or hospice. The NACC Certification Commission will be reviewing the outcomes of the pilot project and making any revisions to the procedures and communicating them to the membership before the end of July. If you want and plan to apply for this certification specialty and send your materials by the next deadline, September 15th, you can access now the NACC Standards and Procedures at www.nacc.org/certification/standards-and-procedures.aspx. Any procedure changes should not be major ones and you will know about them by the end of July. For questions, please contact Lindsey Tews () or David Lichter ().
8. The value of chaplaincy? Priceless. *
Beyond funding and organizational charts, the value of chaplaincy is ineffable, Blair Holtey believes. To read his thoughts on encounters with others and the gift of presence in the May-June issue of Vision, click here.
9. May-June Vision is available for reading on the NACC Website! *
The May-June Vision issue is available to you. This issue’s theme is on the value of chaplaincy. Enjoy the issue. We are grateful to David Lewellen and the Editorial Advisory Panel for their continual leadership and guidance.
10. NACC upcoming network calls *
In the coming weeks, we will have several networking calls. If you are not yet signed up to receive notices of these calls, please contact Cindy Bridges () and she will add you to the email list for that group. Please note that all times are indicated in the Central time zone.
· Monday, June 02, 3:00 p.m. – African Members
· Tuesday, June 03, 10:00 a.m. – Members working in the area of Rehabilitation
· Tuesday, June 03, 2:00 p.m. – One Person Departments
· Wednesday, June 4, 10:00 a.m. – Bilingual/Hispanic/Latino Members
· Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m. – Chaplains working in Corrections
· Wednesday, June 4, 3:00 p.m. – State Liaisons
· Thursday, June 5, 10:00 a.m. – Research Task Force
· Friday, June 6, 10:00 a.m. – Deacon Members
· Monday, June 9, 11:00 a.m. - State Liaisons
· Monday, June 9, 1:00 p.m. – Directors of Pastoral/Spiritual Care Departments
· Monday, June 9, 3:00 p.m. – Retired/Emeritus Members
· Tuesday, June 10, 9:00 a.m. – Members Age 45 and Under
· Tuesday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. – Research Journal Group
· Wednesday, June 11, 9:00 a.m. – Long-Term Care
· Wednesday, June 11, 10:00 a.m. – Retired/Emeritus
· Friday, June 13, 10:00 a.m. – CPE Supervisors
11. Some tributes to our recently deceased NACC member, Sr. Thomas J. Gaines, SC *
Tim Serban sent the following reflection on Sr. Thomas J. Gaines to some who worked with her in the Red Cross disaster deployments. “Dear Colleagues, I wanted to share some sad news with you today. I received a call from Chaplain Peggy Shaver in Ohio to inform us that Sister TJ Gaines who has long been a very dedicated supporter of the American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Team has died. TJ was one of the originals trained in 1999 and has deployed to more disasters than some of the most seasoned disaster responders in our history. She would frequently drop in on our DSC orientations and trainings and always shared sage advice to the newly trained volunteers who were anxious and nervous about this whole prospect of responding to a disaster. TJ was diagnosed with a terminal condition about a month ago and elected hospice care in her final days and died peacefully yesterday with friends and family and Community gathered. Her service will be on Thursday and we will remember her fondly on Friday during our DSC orientation at the NACC conference this weekend. Please remember her and keep her family in your thoughts and prayers as she truly was a Chaplain’s Chaplain! And it is fitting that the words of Sir Harry Lauder would reflect the life TJ lived: “...We always knew which way she went by the light she left behind…” –Tim. Also, you can read Sr. T.J.’s obituary here.
2014 CONFERENCE
12. Thank you to all who prayed for the success of the 2014 Conference! *
We are deeply grateful to all of our members who were not able to attend this year’s national conference in St. Louis, but remembered the participants in prayer. You and your ministry were remembered daily in our liturgies. You were not far from us in spirit.
13. Thank you to all who made our 2014 National Conference in St. Louis a success! *
More than 400 participants gathered for our 2014 Conference in St. Louis and experienced its inspiration, information, and nourishment through plenaries, workshops, liturgies, business meeting, and social gatherings. We extend our special thanks to the Conference Planning Task Force, Bob Barnes, Peg McGonigal, Fr. Jack Crabb, Wilson Villamar, Angie Vorholt-Wilsey, and our NACC staff, for all their tireless planning and on-site support and guidance! We are grateful to our attendees for coming and for the sacrifices they made to do so.
14. Ordering audio recordings of 2014 National Conference materials *
If you are interested in audio recordings of any of the 2014 National Conference offerings, you can place an order at www.dcprovidersonline.com/nacc/.
15. 2014 Conference resources can be accessed on the NACC website. *
Whether you participated in the 2014 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/2014-materials.aspx
16. Did you take photos at the 2014 Conference you are willing to share? *
We saw many of you taking photos at the 2014 Conference. Would you like to share them? Please send them to Jeanine Annunziato (). Thank you!
17. Did you get photographed at the 2014 Conference? *
A few wandering photo-takers (not photographers ☺) captured a variety of poses. Once we start receiving photos they will be posted on our conference page.
18. We are deeply grateful to our 2014 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 $31,860 in sponsorships. We are deeply grateful. To view the sponsors, please go to www.nacc.org/conference/default.aspx#sponsors.
19. NACC members raised $3,450 for the Guardian Angels Settlement Association! *
At the Sunday, May 18, 2014, Conference banquet, NACC members raised $3,450 for the Guardian Angels Settlement Association (GASA). Established in 1859 by the Daughters of Charity as an orphanage for young immigrant girls, it has evolved into an agency serving children, teens, families and older adults (gasastl.org). Thank you to all who gave!
20. NACC recognizes Distinguished Service and Outstanding Colleague Awards recipients *
At the 2014 Awards Banquet the NACC recognized the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago (www.chicagofranciscans.org) for their Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation (www.franciscanservices.com/the_franciscan_organization/fscsc.cfm) with the Outstanding Colleague Award (accepted by Sr. Francis Clare Radke), and Joseph G. Bozzelli, BCC, with the distinguished service award…
(Continue reading this, and see a photo of the recipients>)
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
21. CHE Trinity Catholic Social Practice Champions 2014 *
If you have not already signed up for the CHE Trinity Catholic Social Practice Champions 2014 Webinar Series, please do so. They have a wonderful lineup of speakers. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON JUNE 6, 2014, AT 12PM EST. INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE! Since this was not advertised heavily earlier, ask your colleagues if they are interested and let them know they can register for the “early” fee.
All calls are 12:00-1:00pm (EST) / 9:00-10:00am (PST)
· June 18: Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching, Megan McKenna
· July 30: Advocacy, Sr. Simone Campbell
· August 20: Economic Justice, Fr. Albino Barrera
· September 24: Racial Justice in Health Care, Sr. Shawnee Daniels-Sykes
· October 22: Ecology and the Natural Environment, Sr. Sharon Zayac
· November 19: A Just Workplace, TBD
· December 3: Immigration, Mark Kuczewski
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22. Local gatherings *
Mark your calendars:
· June 6, 2014, Because You Never Died Before by Kathleen J. Rusnak, Ph.D, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. See details here!
· June 21, 2014, The Chaplain’s Most Difficult Challenges, Seattle, WA. Details to come.
23. Register now for the NACC 2014 webinar series
These NACC webinars for 2014 address often-requested topics by our members. All are scheduled, as in past years, on Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 pm Central Time. For more details and registration information visit the NACC website www.nacc.org/resources/edevents/default.aspx or contact Annie Kulhanek ().
June 5 and 12, 2014
Summary Point Charting for Interdisciplinary Effectiveness
Presented by Gordon Hilsman, D.Min., BCC-S
July 10 and 17, 2014