After the racist mass shooting in Buffalo and shootings in California, Houston, and Chicago, images of violence and grief engulfed my mind. I can only imagine the heightened vulnerability Black, Indigenous, and people of color feel as members of targeted groups. Black Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to die from gun violence and 14 times more likely than white Americans to be wounded, as documented by the gun violence prevention group Brady. |
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The Laguna Wood Church shooting incident became a wake-up call for me. Receiving a text from my sister in Taiwan, informing me that my uncle’s church in California was the target of the shooting was shocking to me. There are different kinds of hate crimes, usually, they are racially motivated in the US context. However, this one is different. It is a politically motivated hate crime: A Chinese man decided to kill the Taiwanese because he hated them. |
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Strange fruit may no longer hang from poplar trees
Nor do black bodies swing freely in the Southern breeze Yet our blood still flows at the roots
Black folks blood Flows in the streets Flows in the church Flows in the aisles Flows in our homes
Flows from our black bodies Flows
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Thank you for an excellent annual member meeting. To those unable to join us, we missed you. You can access the meeting recording and reports in SharePoint.
During the meeting, we utilized the chat to capture questions from members. We included your questions in this email so everyone may see the answers. If you have further inquiries, please send them to ACPE Secretary/Treasurer Jonathan Ball at Jonathan.Ball@acpe.edu. |
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You can share folders or files in your portfolio with other ACPE members with an ‘acpe.edu’ email address and non-members (admins in your center, PAG members, etc.). Due to online security, sharing permissions expire automatically after 90 days. If you want to continue sharing your portfolio with someone, you must repeat this process every 90 days. |
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There is still time to support this year's conference charitable giving effort! Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offers medical humanitarian assistance to people based solely on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. Our teams of doctors, nurses, logisticians, and other frontline workers are often among the first on the scene when peoples’ lives are upended by conflict, disease outbreaks, or natural or human-made disasters. |
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Join the Executive Community of Practice! |
Are you a Certified ACPE Educator serving in an executive role?
NEW Community of Practice opportunity for Certified ACPE Educators who have healthcare system executive roles (e.g., Vice President, Chief Mission Officer) and responsibilities over the health system’s mission and ministry areas. This would include ACPE Educators who oversee at an executive level not only CPE departments but health system-wide chaplaincy and community ministry.
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In the United States, Latinx individuals and especially Latinx immigrants are vulnerable and at-risk populations. They exhibit rates of psychological distress at the same frequency as the general population but are more likely to exhibit severe symptoms and less likely to receive any mental health treatment. Read more
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We have enjoyed what has felt like an exceptionally beautiful spring in this part of the world. The temperatures have been mild, and the rain has come just often enough to make everything burst with life. It feels like the mood of the last two years has begun to lift. Read more
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ACPE members are invited to participate in the Standard 6 educational sessions starting May 2. Please review the available slots and sign up. Thank you! Sign up
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Once a month the Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of statements from our Code of Professional Ethics for members. Each posting is accompanied by a brief personal reflection from a member of the PEC discussing some ways this person lives these commitments*. Read more
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with Certified Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations and conversations via Zoom. The drop-in meeting (no RSVP required) will take place on the first and third Mondays of the month, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET. Read more
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Reflecting on her role as a hospice chaplain as well as on her professional identity, Julie Hliboki has recently published her latest book, a collection of poems that probe the depths of grief, hope, loss and wonder. She does not shy away from the painful complexities of family systems and individual histories. Here’s a sample of her work: |
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Resilience
by Julie Hliboki
He spent his life as destruction
Hurting himself, hurting others
Pain arising and dispensed from his own wounds
And yet they rally around him
Family pouring out care, compassion, grace
Wanting only his comfort during the final weeks
Where does their resilience come from
The ability to look past all of the hurt and sorrow
Caring for the one who was incapable of caring
I inquire
He’s family, they say…
But do not mistake our benevolence as forgiveness.
From Going to Essence: Aging into Wisdom with Intention and Grace, by Julie Hliboki, Transilient Publishing, 2022.
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We’ve all been there. A ridiculous day when the only food we can enjoy comes from a vending machine. These wonders of our modern world have a curious history, recounted here:
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This Week on the Calendar |
May 24
Declaration of the Bab (Bahá’í)
Commemoration of May 23, 1844, when the Báb, the prophet-herald of the Bahá’í Faith, announced in Shíráz, Persia, that he was the herald of a new messenger of God. The Baha'i Faith is considered to have begun on May 23, 1844, which was the day that the individual known as “The Bab” declared his mission. The world's 5 million Baha'is have basic principles that include belief in the oneness of the human race, the unity of religions, equality of the sexes, and universal peace. Baha’is are followers of Baha'u'llah, who was born in Persia in 1817.
May 25
Jashan-e Khordad (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Khordad is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Khordad day of Khordad month, in honor of Khordad, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term “Haurvatat” from the Gathas of Zarathushtra. Haurvatât, according to Zarathushtra, is that attribute of Ahura Mazda which represents wholeness and completion. This attribute reminds us of the perfecting process and final completion of our material and spiritual evolution. In later Zoroastrian religious history, the wise men/priests associated Khordad to be the steward/guardian of all the waters in the world. Like fire, Zoroastrians have a great reverence for water, and keeping it pure and plentiful for everyone in the world is our religious duty.
Ascension Day (Christianity)
Celebrated 40 days after Easter/Pascha, it commemorates the ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
May 29
Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
Baha'is believe in the oneness of the human race, the unity of religions, equality of the sexes, and universal peace; they abstain from alcohol, gambling, and gossip. Baha’is are followers of Baha'u'llah, who was born in Persia in 1817. This day, which commemorates Baha'u'llah's death and ascension to heaven, is one of nine holy days in the year. Baha'is do not work on their holy days, which for many is considered a sacrifice. Celebrations on such days are generally quiet observances. Baha'u'llah's ascension may be celebrated by a picnic, or a gathering at which prayers are said, or songs are sung from Baha'u'llah’s writings.
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ACPE’s Membership Engagement & Continuing Education Coordinator Ruth McPhail Ubaldo gave birth to Ezra McPhail Ubaldo on May 21, 2022, at 1:30 pm eastern. Ezra weighed 7lbs 14oz when he was born. Mom and baby are doing well.
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Brookwood Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama seeks an ACPE Certified Educator. View more
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Atrium Health Cabarrus invites you to apply for their yearlong residency program 9/19/22 - 9/30/23 View more
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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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