Virtual event
NACC Synodal Listening Session
Friday, April 22, 2022 As chaplains, you serve on the front lines of the Church. You make up the ‘field hospital’ that Pope Francis often refers to, providing crucial and emergent care to those in hospital beds and prison cells, and those confined to ships at sea or experiencing a crisis requiring the presence of…
HeArt for Personal and Communal Healing (CPMC Town Hall event)
Kolbe House ministers will share the pathway for healing and insight through art. Sr. Angele Hinkey, DC will describe her one-on-one painting project, the HeArt ministry. Emily Cortina, Coordinator of Outreach and Formation, will present artwork at Kolbe House created by persons affected by incarceration. May 5, 2022 | 12:00 Noon CST (1 PM Eastern)…
Heart2Heart – Non-Violent Communication (CPMC Town Hall event)
Heart to Heart empowers men and women to live increasingly free and fruitful lives through mindfulness practices, teaching Nonviolent Communication, yoga, meditation, the healing of trauma, decision-making, Conflict Resolution (MEDC) and more. They support learners, both within correctional institutions and in local communities, in developing the skills and awareness needed to thrive. May 19, 2022…
Curt’s Cafe: Holistic Supports for Re-Entry (CPMC Town Hall event)
Join CPMC for a discussion of holistic supports for youth re-entry with Angelina Alfaro, Alexis Marquez, and John Thomas of Curt's Café in Evanston and Highland Park, Illinois. The Curt's Cafe programming model utilizes the eight dimensions of wellness to deliver support services, collaborate with partners, and involve clients in their own care. Curt's Café…
Positioning Catholic Ministries as the ‘First Stop’ Upon Release (CPMC Town Hall event)
Chicago’s Kolbe House is three blocks from the nation’s third largest US jail system. Kolbe House has substantially grown their programming to address our reentry clients’ material needs and, more importantly, their need for spiritual and emotional accompaniment during the early stages of reentry. Associate Director Deacon Pablo Perez and Pat Sullivan will share the…
Ministry to Officers (CPMC Town Hall event)
Join us for a discussion with Deacon George Kain, former secretary of the Connecticut Board of Police Commissioners, former probation officer, and volunteer prison minister. With his expertise and guidance, as well as your attendance, CPMC will determine the topics and issues needed for future training to work with employees of the carceral system. Click…
Community Re-Entry Network (CPMC Town Hall event)
Christopher Houston, National Faith-Based Re-Entry Coordinator for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, will present about the Community Re-Entry Network. This initiative is a new program funded by the First Step Act that seeks to connect and collaborate with faith-based organizations that facilitate re-entry services through an online clearinghouse for inmates. Click here to register!
NACC African/Black Member Networking Call
Tuesday, July 26: 4pm ET, 3pm CT, 2pm MT, 1pm PT Registration: https://web.nacc.org/events/NACC-African-Member-Networking-Call-7-26-1330/details
Walls of Our Heart – Breaking Open a Ministerial Understanding of Immigration (CPMC training event)
Join CPMC for a discussion about the realities of immigration, detention, and what a ministerial response looks like. Participants will hear from expert ministers and program facilitators that are working to create a just and compassionate immigration system. Facilitators: Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ Catholic Charities Rio Grand Valley Dr. Hilary Chester Migrant & Refugee Services…
NACC Member Peer Support Networking
Who better than a chaplain to know a chaplain’s heart and to help carry ministry’s burdens? NACC offers Peer Support Networking Sessions to help our members through many of our social and emotional burdens of the past years. Our topics change, but the focus remains on you and your ministry and how our members support…
Healing After Abortion (CPMC Town Hall)
The causes and effects of abortion are steeped in various forms of trauma. As ministers of the Gospel it is incumbent upon us to adopt a posture of humility and accompaniment when we encounter an individual who is impacted by this reality. Join this town hall with Dr. Martha Shuping, MD, to learn about the…
Stronger Together: Support for Children with Incarcerated Parents (CPMC Town Hall)
In December, CPMC will host a diocesan town hall with Project Avary, an organization that helps children heal from the impacts of having a parent in prison. They will share about their work of surrounding youth with a long-term, supportive community of peer and adult mentors and of empowering them with leadership development skills so…