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� Pastoral care assumes a very specific understanding as o “the nature and caring activity of the divine” and o “of the human persons in relation to the divine” (Lartey 2012) o We continue the healing ministry of Jesus, which is a pastoral ministry of the Pastor Bonus or Good Shepherd. (John 10:1-18) (#) � Aged, Ill, Dying � Victims of loss, destruction, violence � Lost, lonely, least � Imprisoned � Refugees/immigrants (#) 1

“…so they do not feel excluded from the community and they can experience, because of the proximity of one who meets them, the presence of Christ which passes now in the midst of the sick in body and spirit.” Pope Francis, World Day of Sick, 2017. (#) � 2016-2017 Raskob-funded � Collaborative Planning Initiative � Partners in Planning for Pastoral Care (#) � Those with the most critical pastoral needs and the settings where they are mostly found; � The competencies needed to meet those needs; � The diverse ministries (board certified, pastoral associates, volunteers, etc.) needed with these competencies; � The standards/training/formation required to obtain those competencies; � The core elements for professional and volunteer pastoral care formation and accountabilities required; � An agreed upon organization approach to providing the ministry preparation needed in response to what we learned. (#) 2

National Catholic Ministry Associations/Ecclesial Leadership: � Richard Deshaies, S.J., American Association of Catholic Correctional Chaplains (ACCCA) � Deacon Thomas Dubois, National Association of Deacon Directors (NADD) � Harry Dudley, Assistant Director, USCCB Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service � Elisabeth Román, President, National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry (NCCHM) � Fr. Andrew Sioleti, National Conference of Veterans Affairs Catholic Chaplains (NCVACC) � Brian Smith, Sr. Director, Catholic Health Association CHA USA) � Carol Walters, President, National Association of Lay Ministry (NALM) and Alliance for Certification of Lay Ecclesial Ministry (ACLEM) � Jean Marie Weber, Cardinal Stritch University Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry (AGPIM) (#) Representatives of health care/correctional/diocesan pastoral care training programs: Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, Director, Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc., Germantown, NY 1. Deacon Edgardo Farias, Director of Detention Ministry, Archdiocese of Miami 2. Denice Foose, NACC BCC, pastoral care diocesan program of Archdiocese of Galveston- 3. Houston Mary Ann McDermott, Faith Community Nursing, Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola 4. University Chicago Lisa Burkhart, Ph.D., RN, MPH, Faith Community Nursing,Niehoff School of Nursing, 5. Loyola University Louise Anne Pinette de Siller, NACC BCC, Congar Institute for Ministry Development, San 6. Antonio, TX Deacon Charlie Stump, NACC member, Director of Pastoral Services, Diocese of Dallas 7. Hyun Underwood, NACC BCC, both healthcare settings and PFE Supervisor of Permanent 8. Deacon Formation, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe, HI Sr. Dominga Zapata, S.H., M.R.E., Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral, U. of St. Mary of the 9. Lake, Mundelein 10. Vanessa White, MTS, DMin, Director of Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and the Master of Arts in Specialized Ministries , Catholic Theological Union (CTU) (#) Emphases o Eldercare o Homecare settings within parishes o Faith community nursing o Migrants, immigrants, and refugees o Criminal justice settings and the care for families of those incarcerated Competencies o Eldercare o Criminal Justice/Corrections o Diocesan/parish settings o Permanent Deacons (#) 3

(#) 11 � Identified competencies � Working on identifying leading practices � Commended by USCCB Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service (SCEMS) as resource for formation (#) 4

“The members of the Subcommittee thanked NACC for this work and encouraged them to move forward in this effort. We affirmed that these competencies are already a helpful resource for dioceses. We believe that the training based on them will be a rich resource for our brother bishops as they seek to train and support those who offer to help in pastoral care.” Bishop Gerald Kicanus, Chair, SCEMS (#) � Identify and highlight leading practices � Develop resources based on leading practices � Create structure for and support networking among those charged in the their dioceses to oversee the pastoral care ministry � Encourage community through NACC among many volunteers providing pastoral care � May 30-June 3, 2019 Pastoral Care NACC Conference – St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL (#) � Partners in Pastoral Care � Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, O.Carm., BA, LNHA � Deacon Al Vacek, JD, MAPS, BCC � Rev. Ted M. Smith, DMin, Certified ACPE Educator, BCC (APC) � Denice S. Foose, MAPS, MBA, BCC � Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (#) 5

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