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Pastoral care assumes a very specific

understanding as

• “the nature and caring activity of the divine” and
• “of the human persons in relation to the divine”

(Lartey 2012)

• We continue the healing ministry of Jesus, which is a

pastoral ministry of the Pastor Bonus or Good

• Shepherd. (John 10:1-18)

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Aged, Ill, Dying Victims of loss, destruction, violence Lost, lonely, least Imprisoned Refugees/immigrants

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“…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.

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2016-2017 Raskob-funded Collaborative Planning Initiative Partners in Planning for Pastoral

Care

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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.

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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)

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Representatives of health care/correctional/diocesan pastoral care training programs:

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• Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, Director, Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc., Germantown, NY

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Deacon Edgardo Farias, Director of Detention Ministry, Archdiocese of Miami

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Denice Foose, NACC BCC, pastoral care diocesan program of Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston

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Mary Ann McDermott, Faith Community Nursing, Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago

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Lisa Burkhart, Ph.D., RN, MPH, Faith Community Nursing,Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University

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Louise Anne Pinette de Siller, NACC BCC, Congar Institute for Ministry Development, San Antonio, TX

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Deacon Charlie Stump, NACC member, Director of Pastoral Services, Diocese of Dallas

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Hyun Underwood, NACC BCC, both healthcare settings and PFE Supervisor of Permanent Deacon Formation, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe, HI

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• Sr. Dominga Zapata, S.H., M.R.E., Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral, U. of St. Mary of the

Lake, Mundelein

• 10. Vanessa White, MTS, DMin, Director of Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and the Master
• f Arts in Specialized Ministries, Catholic Theological Union (CTU)

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Emphases

• Eldercare
• Homecare settings within parishes
• Faith community nursing
• Migrants, immigrants, and refugees
• Criminal justice settings and the care for families of

those incarcerated

Competencies

• Eldercare
• Criminal Justice/Corrections
• Diocesan/parish settings
• Permanent Deacons

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Identified competencies Working on identifying leading

practices

Commended by USCCB

Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service (SCEMS) as resource for formation

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“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

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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

• versee 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

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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

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