The summer has flown by quickly. For many of us, we will soon be saying goodbye to our Summer CPE Group, our Residents soon after, and then welcoming new folk to fill their shoes.I think of the summer intensive unit as filled with the longest days, while the weeks seem to whizz by in the commotion.
The ACPE board recently met on July 28. In our meeting, we heard reports from various ACPE leaders, and it was evident how hard our association has worked this summer. We heard from our accountants and our Secretary/Treasurer Linda Wilkerson that we are in good financial standing. The board voted to learn more about how our banking resources and institutions mirror our association’s commitment to anti-racism.
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ACPE learned the news that Jap Keith died on July 28, 2021. We share this news with great sadness. Jap was a founding father of ACPE, former president, distinguished service award recipient, long time regional director of the former southeast region, and a pillar of our association.
Current ACPE Board Chair Melissa Walker-Luckett said, “We are diminished by the loss of Jap Keith, bereft of his knowledge, affection, and wisdom. We are mindful of the bereavement of his family and friends. We each, in our way, encircle them in care and love.”
We will share news when we learn more about funeral arrangements. In the meantime, please hold Jap’s wife Betty, the Keith family, and all those blessed to know Jap in your heart and thoughts.
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#ACPEproud week is here! Join us online this week as we celebrate and highlight the meaningful ways our members and accredited centers heal, strengthen, and transform people and communities in the US and across the globe. Here’s what we have on deck for this week:
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
12:00pm ET – An Introduction to the Week w/ ACPE’s Executive Director Trace Haythorn
3:00pm ET – 2021 Memorial Service Presentation
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
12:00pm ET – Board Chair’s Address w/ ACPE Board Chair Melissa Walker-Luckett
3:00pm ET – 2021 ACPE Service Awards Presentation
4:00pm ET – Foundation for ACPE Virtual Donor Reception (invitation only)
Thursday, August 5, 2021
3:00pm – 2021 ACPE Commencement Ceremony
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Visit the #ACPEproud store and show your ACPE pride with limited-edition merchandise! A portion of the proceeds will support the Foundation for ACPE, innovative spiritual care programs, and professional development opportunities for ACPE students.
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Last week, I updated you on our process for the election of the Implementation Workgroup. I continue to be overwhelmed by our members’ brilliance and commitment to spiritual care and education. After reviewing the applications and speaking with the applicants, the Leadership Development Committee (LDC) concluded all 23 applicants eligible for the ballot. Thank you again to my colleagues on the LDC: Mary Browne, Saundra Casey, Pamela Lazor, Jill Rasmussen-Baker, and Satoe Soga.
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Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of statements from our Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members. Each posting is accompanied by a brief personal reflection from a member of the PEC discussing some ways this person lives these commitments. |
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The Reflective Practice journal has a new website. The members of the Reflective Practice Editorial Board hope this new website will be easier to navigate and be more visually accessible and to anyone who uses it. The new website is http://reflective-practice-journal.org
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ACPE will host the 2021 Annual Member Meeting via Zoom on August 19, 2021 at 3:00pm eastern. Member registration is now open. After registering, we will review your request to ensure membership status. Once approved, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
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Congratulations to the ACPE Certified Associate Educators, ACPE Certified Educators and ACPE Certifications in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy who passed sub-committees in virtual meetings over the past year.
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations. The drop-in meeting will take place on the first and third Mondays of the month, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern time.
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When a poem speaks truth, we can feel it. Roya Marsh says the following about this poem: “This poem is written to my ancestors who continue to sustain me. To hip hop. To those whom knowledge was made inaccessible yet survived knowing they can’t steal us from ourselves.” They can’t steal us from ourselves: |
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Rememory
by Roya Marsh
is the sound of me thinking
in a language stolen from my
ancestors. I can’t tell you who the
first slave in my family was, but we
are the last. Descendants
of the sun. Rye skinned
and vibrant, wailing to
a sailing tomb. We twist
creoled tongues. Make English
a song worth singing. You erase
our history and call it freedom.
Take our flesh and call it fashion.
Swallow nations and call it
humanity. We so savage
we let you live.
I can’t tell you who the first slave
in my family was, but we remember
the bodies. Our bodies remember.
We are their favorite melody. Beat
into bucket. Broken
into cardboard covered
concrete. Shaken
into Harlem. The getting over
never begins, but there
is always the get down. Our DNA
sheet music humming
at the bottom
of the ocean.
Copyright © 2021 by Roya Marsh. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on July 15, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.
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We’ve shared Radio Lab, a public radio podcast, in the past. This episode tells the story of someone near and dear to many of us.
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David Chacko is a Summer 2021 CPE Intern at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, San Antonio, TX. He attends Assumption Seminary as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Antonio and is studying at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He wrote "A Chaplain's Confession" at the midpoint of his Summer CPE experience.
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This Week on the Calendar |
August 6
Transfiguration of the Lord (Anglican, Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christianity)
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus was transfigured upon a mountain (Matthew 17:1-6, Mark 9:1-8, Luke 9:28-36). Jesus becomes radiant, speaks with Moses and Elijah, and is called "Son" by God. The transfiguration associated Jesus with the two preeminent figures of Judaism: Moses and Elijah. It also supports his identity as the Son of God.
August 9
Hijra begins at sundown (Islam)
The month of Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic liturgical year. This first day, al-Hijra, remembers the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It also marks the beginning of the ten-day Shīʿite Remembrance of Muharram, a period of intense grief and martyrdom of Hussein, the son of Ali and grandson of Muhammad.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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The Reverend Deacon Mary Sue Sturgeon died on March 20, 2021. Mary Sue was married to ACPE Emeritus William John (“Jack”) Kouth.
- ACPE learned the news that Jap Keith died on July 28, 2021. We share this news with great sadness. Jap was a founding father of ACPE, former president, distinguished service award recipient, long time regional director of the former southeast region, and a pillar of our association. We will share news when we learn more about funeral arrangements. In the meantime, please hold Jap’s wife Betty, the Keith family, and all those blessed to know Jap in your heart and thoughts.
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New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, is seeking a full-time senior chaplain educator.
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University Medical Center is a leader in medical care, research, and training.
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Other Educational Opportunities |
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ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education |
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ACPE is the standard for spiritual care and education. Our diverse membership includes Certified CPE Educators, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapists, Spiritual Care Professionals and Practitioners, Pastoral Counselors, Chaplains, Faith Communities, and Seminaries. Our multi-disciplinary, multi-faith, multi-racial community of professionals provides education, connection, and formation through continuing education, networking, and leadership development.
ACPE is the premier, Department of Education recognized, organization that provides the highest quality CPE programs for spiritual care professionals of any faith and in any setting. We do this through a rigorous accreditation and certification process for centers and educators that provide CPE.
The depth of our training enables students to realize their full potential to strengthen the spiritual health of people in their care as well as themselves.
ACPE members are actively engaged in a wide variety of professional development activities including communities of practice, conferences, spiritual care research, and informal networking. We are more than just an association: we are a movement committed to the transformation of the human suffering.Our opportunities for formation and community enrich our member's work of healing and transforming people and communities in the US and across the globe.
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