843-724-1212 P.O. Box 21833, Charleston, SC 29413—www.coastalcrisischaplain.org– Spring 2013

T hroughout the past twenty-four years,

the Chaplaincy has promised the

community to be there every time we

are called, and our ministry has become

invaluable to the First Responder community

and the citizens. Our ministry began with an

idea from our senior chaplain, the Rev. Rob

Dewey to have a chaplaincy for the police

department in order to better serve the

officers and the community. The small idea

for a police chaplaincy has grown into a

ministry with nearly twenty volunteer

Chaplains; a team of laypeople who help

follow up with victims of crises, a board of

Directors, a staff, and a loyal group of

financialsupporters.

It is easy to see our First Responders as

people who go to work and do their jobs just

like the rest of us, that is, until you get to

know them. Office Manager for the

Chaplaincy, Gloria Fann, stated, “When I

first learned of the Chaplaincy, I saw a

glimpse of what First Responders must see

on a daily basis. It is frightening. We

minister to those who see these crises once

in a lifetime, things that no one should ever

have to process or handle. We then minister

to the first responders who have to see it

every day. They don’t just go to work; they

serve.”

This group of Judeo-Christian volunteer

chaplains reaches out to an ever growing

number of victims of crises with a calming,

trusted ‘Ministry of Presence’. Our ministry continues with the loyal support

of congregations, business and individuals. Chaplain Dewey stated, “It has been a

joy to serve for the past twenty four years and we look forward to continuing on

with the mission God has given us for this community.”

CHAPLAINCY

connection Chaplaincy Celebrates 24 years

“Providing a calming, trusted ‘Ministry of Presence’

during times of need!”

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3. 4. The Chaplaincy Early Years: 1. The Chaplaincy Kicks off, Sheriff Al Cannon, Charles Fox, Claude Hair and Rob Dewey in 1990 . 2. Chaplain Jimmy Galant, Rob Dewey, and Herman Robinson at the first annual Golf Tournament for the Chaplaincy

3. Chaplains at the 1993 banquet

4. Chaplains John Smith and Ed Reynolds with then Sgt. Eddie Driggers, now chief of North Charleston Police 5. Chaplains Glegg Taylor , Chief Deputy Bob Miller and Spally Taylor on scene in 1999.

5.

Thank You to John Keener and Kim

Jackson at the Charleston Crab

House for hosting our Oyster Roast!

Thank you to Call Experts for

always providing the

Chaplaincy with excellent service!

SAVE THE DATE!!! Cooper River Bridge Run

April 6, 2013 Volunteers needed for Pre-Race Expo

Call (843) 724-1212 or email administrator@coastalcrisischaplain.org for more information!

Chaplaincy Needs Volunteers!

The Chaplaincy was selected to be one of only 12 charity partners for the 2012 Bridge Run - we are thrilled with this opportunity Our heart-felt thanks to the Race Committee for selecting us!

This year we need more than 100 volunteers to help us at the Pre-Race Expo on April 4th and 5th. This is a great opportunity is get in the middle of all the Race action before the race even begins! Volunteers are needed April 4th from shifts beginning at 11:30am until 8:00pm and on Friday, April 5th shifts beginning at 7:30am until 8:30pm. Shifts last three hours

If you would like to volunteer, please call our office at 843-724-1212 or

email administrator@coastalcrisischaplain.org to sign up!

Donate!

Our chaplains are there when help is needed. Your tax-deductible donation ensures our chaplains are there every time, for every call.

To donate, please use the enclosed envelope, QR Code, or visit our

website, coastalcrisischaplain.org

Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy

P.O. Box 21833

Charleston, SC 29413

(843) 724-1212

Return Service Requested

Memorial, Honorarium, Congregation, Business, and Organization Contributions November-February Congregations All Saints’ Episcopal Church– Hampton

Bethel United Methodist Church

-United Methodist Women

Charleston Atlantic Presbytery

Christ St. Paul’s Episcopal Parish

Church of Christ Our King

First United Methodist Church– Isle of Palms

Grace Episcopal Church

Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church

Isle of Palms Baptist Church

James Island Christian Church

John Wesley United Methodist Church

John Wesley United Methodist Church

-Red William Class

Old St. Andrew’s Parish Church

-Episcopal Church Women

Rockville Presbyterian Church

Seacoast Christian Community Church

Second Presbyterian Church

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

St. Andrews Church – Mt. Pleasant

St. Michael’s Church

St. Philip’s Church

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Diocesan Church Women of South Carolina

Businesses B & C Retail Systems

Banks Construction Company

Charleston Cosmetology Institute

City of Charleston

Francis Marion Hotel

Francis McCann P.A.

Gordon Strauss Offices

Hood and Selander, CPAs

Jim V Jones & Associates, LLC

McGuire & Co.

Mountain Enterprises

Piggly Wiggly, Inc.

Post and Courier Foundation

Rotary Club of Charleston

Rotary Club of St. Andrews

Ruby Tuesday

ServiceMaster of Charleston

Sesame Burgers and Beers

South Carolina Federal Credit Union

The Boeing Company

The Charleston Union of

King’s Daughters and Sons

The New England Society

The Trailer Shop

Three Oaks Contractors

Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson, Toporek,

Theos & Keith Law Firm

Wade Surveying

Washington Light Infinity

Winn Tutterow Agency

Woman’s Club of Charleston

Young Clement Rivers

Memorials Mr. Alston Badger, Jr.

By: Mr. and Mrs. Randell Stoney Jr.

Mr. Peter Beck

By: Ms. Laura Beck

Mr. Joseph Eddleman

By: Mrs. Louise Crews

Mr. Ron Fowler

By: Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Cheshire, Jr.

By: Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fowler

Mr. James Frampton, Jr.

By: Mr. and Mrs. John Skinner

Mr. David Hughes

By: Mr. and Mrs. Don Lundy

Mr. Barney Jackson

By: Jackson Appraisal Services

Mrs. Jackie Jackson

By: Mrs. Florence Megna

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Jackson

By: Mrs. Florence Megna

Mr. and Mr. Angelo Megna

By: Mrs. Florence Megna

Mr. Angelo Megna Jr.

By: Mrs. Florence Megna

Mr. Brian McEvers

By: Ms. O.L. Hustler

By: Ms. Patricia Cook

Mrs. Carol Nettles

By: Mr. William Nettles

Mr. Walter Ody

By: Mrs. Florence Megna

Mr. Matthew Renken

By: Mr. and Mrs. William Lefevre

Mr. J. Kenneth Rentiers

By: The Rev. and Mrs. Rob Dewey

Deputy Chad W. Road

By: Mr. and Mrs. John Aris

Mr. Mackie Shiling

By: Ms. Ruth Paterson

By: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Psenka

By: The Friendly Circle Tennis Group

By: Dr. Anne Osborne Kilpatrick

Ms. A.B. Youngblood

By: Mr. and Mrs. William Youngblood

Ms. Elizabeth Youngblood

By: Mr. and Mrs. William Youngblood

Mr. John Zervos

By: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zervos

Honorariums Rev. and Rev. Hank Anderson

By: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Capers Poulnot

By: Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Poulnot

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Burrous, IV

By: Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Burrous, III

The Rev. Gale Cooper

By: Catherine Cooper

By: Mr. and Mrs. James Heatwole

By: Ms. Virginia Pincus

By: Mr. and Mrs. William Saal, Jr.

The Rev. Rob Dewey

By: Tradeworth Inc- John Cameron

By: Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Crisler

By: The Hon. David Norton and

Dr. Kim Collins

By: Dr. Thomas Rivers

By: Mrs. Anna Renninger

By: Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zervos

Rev. and Mrs. Ted Duval

By: Mrs. Louise Perry

Federal Judges: District of South Carolina

By: The Hon. David Norton

Rabbi Anthony Holz

By: Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Sisterhood

Ms. Lillian Jackson

By: Mr. Tucker Jackson

Father Jim Lewis

By: Mrs. Louise Perry

Mrs. Margaret MacDonald

By: Mr. and Mrs. Edward MacDonald

Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Miller

By: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hurteau

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Niees

By: Mrs. Mary Hills

The Hon. David Norton

By: Federal Judges: District of SC

Chaplain Bob O’Connell

By: Mr. Michael Ringley, Jr.

Dr. S. Elliott Puckette, Jr.

By: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Puckette

Chaplain Bill Youngblood

By: Mr. Eric Bruce and Mrs. Sarah Wood

Thank you to

Stacy at

A Oak Farms

for caring for the

plants in our

office!

Annual Oyster Roast and Silent Auction The Chaplaincy’s held its

annual Oyster Roast and

Silent Auction on January

18 at the Charleston Crab

House. The evening was a

great success and we were

able to raise approximately

$14,000 with the help of our

sponsors, South

Carolina Federal Credit

Union and The Children’s

Cancer Corporative!

The Oyster Roast was

attended by over 100 guests

and was filled with laughter

and good times. We were

able to recognize some of

our fantastic volunteers

that add so much to our

ministry such as our

Chaplain of the Year, Spike

Coleman of St. Andrews

Presbyterian Church and

Rookie of the Year,

Chaplain Mark Hunt of

Rockville Presbyterian

Church. We also awarded

Citizen of the Year to North

Charleston Fire Chief Greg

Bulanow, and Business of

the Year to the

Charleston Crab

House. Our

Survivor Follow

Up team mem-

ber of the year

was awarded to

Herbert and

Christine Hill for their

continued support of the

Chaplaincy. Between our

volunteers and donors the

Chaplaincy can continue on

with the ministry God has

set before us.

We would like to

thank the following

businesses who donated to

our silent auction:

A.W. Shucks Seafood

Absolutely Charleston

Anne’s

Attn: Ms. Jean Norman

Buffalo Wild Wings

Charleston RiverDogs

Charming Inns

City Marina

Comfort Inn

Courtyard by Marriot

Crab Shack

Croghan’s Jewelry Box

Fat Hen Restaurant

Hymans Seafood Jim and Nick’s BBQ

Our Mission

The primary mission of the Coastal Cri-sis Chaplaincy is to provide pastoral

care and counseling for employees and families emergency service agencies, as

well as the general public; assist the

Coroner in notifying individuals who have lost a family member in an unex-

pected manner, assist the Mobile Crisis

Unit and SWAT teams in hostage nego-tiations and other local emergency situa-

tions; and to provide follow-up visita-

tions in the home or the hospital for

victims of crime and their families.

Volunteer Chaplains Robert Carter

Spike Coleman Gale Cooper

Phil DiDomenico Doug Farmer Byron Foster Mark Hunt

Jesse Jennings Dennis McGowan

Bob O’Connell Angela Raney Yossi Refson John Smith

Herbert Temoney Bill Wojtkowksi Bill Youngblood

Chaplains In Training

James Peterson Aaron Sherman

Emanuel Williams

Board of Directors President

Chief Greg Bulanow Vice President

Jim Ducker Secretary

Barbara Davenport Treasurer

Joe Nicholson Members

Anne Burris Bill Honeycut

Christopher Ibsen Mark Dickson

Mark Fava Lawton Hayes Abby Saunders Alan Toporek

Staff Chaplain Rob Dewey

Gloria Fann

Chaplain Spotlight

situations with chaplain

care. When commenting

on the benefits gained

from The World Congress

on Traumatic Stress,

Chaplain Youngblood

said, “I look forward to

utilizing this training as

we continue to improve

the Chaplaincy commit-

ment in our area.

1. Chaplain Wojtkowski with

Charleston County Deputy Coroner Kimberly Rhoton on a recent scene (Photo credit: Tiffany Adams, NCPD Crime Scene)

2. Many Chaplains, board

Members and Survivor Follow Up members rode in our float provided by Hanckel Marine and Morris Nissan for four holiday parades. This is a great opportunity to be seen in the community in a fun setting

3. Chaplains Dewey,

Coleman, Sewell and Youngblood with the founders of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Dr. George Everly and Dr. Jeff Mitchell at the World Congress Conference.

Chaplain Jesse Jennings has been a

chaplain since October 2011 and has

done an outstanding job with the

Chaplaincy. He has connected with

the First Responder community and

is well respected by all he has

served. He is a retired US

Army Warrant officer of 22

years and a Desert Shield/

Storm Veteran. Chaplain

Jennings stated that “being

able to exercise and use my

God gifted ability to assist the

needy, help in healing the bro-

ken hearted, and provide com-

fort when needed” was why he

become a chaplain. One

memorable call Chaplain

Jennings recalled was his

first suicide call. He learned

“that the outside of an

individual may be deceiving, it's

what's on the inside that we must be

more attentive to and have a discern-

ing spirit.” Chaplain Jennings is a

blessing to all and we are blessed to

have him be a part of the Chaplaincy.

A Job Well Done. Chaplain Jesse Jennings (left) with Patrick McDavid, Department of Homeland Security, at a Chaplaincy breakfast .

Chaplains train in Baltimore at World Congress Conference

1.

3 Degree Guarantee! During the month of February, the Chaplaincy

was the featured charity for News 2’s “3 Degree

Guarantee”. Every time the actual high tempera-

ture is within 3 degrees of the forecast, Glasspro

donates at least one hundred dollars to a local

non-profit organization. Thanks to Rob Fowler’s

great forecasts, Glasspro was able to award the

Chaplaincy with a check of $2,100 during the

March 7th broadcast. A big thanks goes out to

Glasspro and News 2 for making this happen!

4.

5.

3. 2.

Our staff and volunteer Chaplains

have continued to be hard at work

this quarter. Along with their

continued ministry to the Charleston

community,

serving as

chaplains and grief

counselors at tragic

scenes, Chaplains

Dewey, Sewell,

Coleman and

Youngblood all attended the Twelfth

World Congress on Traumatic Stress

in Baltimore from February 19 to

February 24. The Twelfth World

Congress on Traumatic Stress is the

premier forum for multidisciplinary

exchange of ideas and information

among those who provide crisis and

disaster mental health services.

Chaplain Dewey was a

keynote presenter at the

forum, presenting to

those working in the

mental health field. His

topics included Pastoral

Crisis Invention and a

case study on the June 18, 2007

Charleston 9 fire. Chaplains

Coleman, Sewell and Youngblood

attended continuing education

courses on how to handle different

News Flash! News 2 meteorologist, Ron Fowler,

Glasspro owner, Mr. Paul Heinaue present a check to Board Vice– President Jim Ducker Chaplain Dewey

People Talk!

Thank you so much for letting me

shadow you for my career day! I

had such a great time and learned a

lot about the wonderful ministry

you do. Thank you so much for

providing that service to the people

of Charleston. Thank you for

introducing me to the mayor, the

sheriffs and the many other people

you interact with. Thank you again!

Sincerely,

Delia Hipp

Senior at First Baptist School.

Thank you to Robbie Royal who celebrated a recent Birthday! Mr. Royal’s guests donated to the CCC in his honor which raised over $400 for our ministry!

The Chaplaincy is seeking a full-time Director of Fundraising. If you or someone you know may be interested in this opportunity, please e-mail administrator@coastalcrisischaplain.org for the job description.

To the Chaplains and Staff of

Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy,

Your mission is invaluable to this

community and truly makes a dif-

ference. Thank you for your min-

istry when you were able to talk

my friend out of suicide and for

offering a calming presence.

Blessings,

Matthew Fann

Chaplain Rob Dewey brings a

message of God's mercy, grace

and love to the interstates,

highways, back roads, bridges,

hospitals and homes. He travels

near and far wherever the call to

friend and strangers. He offers

words of hope or condolences,

prayers of truth and much needed

comfort. Beyond his prayers for

those of us whose lives he has

touched with the heart of God,

he prays daily that the Coastal

Crisis Chaplaincy will be a

continuing service to those in

need of comfort and support.

He is my hero, as I know him to

be to many.

Marie Vincent Condon

Via Facebook

In Other News:

6.

Dear members of the

Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy,

I would like to take a moment to thank you

all for your dedication to emergency service

members and citizens of Charleston County

and North Charleston specifically. It has

been a blessing to work with the chaplain

volunteers who give of their hearts, time

and faith to help support us during difficult

times. I have had ample opportunity to

work with various members of your

ministry of presence. I know that there are

times when I do not have the opportunity to

let them know, on scene, how wonderful I

think they are. They come out day and

night, good weather and bad to serve those

of us affected by crisis. All we have to do

is call. It is comforting to have them with

us on scenes no matter what the

circumstance. Thank you for your ministry

and the gifts of you time and talents in ser-

vice to my department and the citizens of

my community.

Bianca A. Sancic, MS

Public Information Officer

Fire and Life Safety Educator

North Charleston Fire Department

If you would like to thank one of our Chaplains, feel free to write us a message on our facebook wall at: facebook.com/

coastalcrisischaplaincy

“I look forward to utilizing

this training as we continue

to improve the Chaplaincy

commitment in our area.”

-Chaplain Youngblood

Whirly Bird

Repeller

Willow Salon

4. Chaplains Dewey awarded Chap-

lain of the Year to Spike Coleman.

5. Taking a break from shucking

oysters, John Keener, Chief Greg Bulanow, daughter Claudia, Chaplains Sewell and Dewey smile for the camera.

6. Chaplains Dewey awarded Rookie

of the Year to Mark Hunt.

Kudzu Bakery

Leisure Depot

Mad River

Market Street Saloon

Moe’s Southwest Grille

Mr. Gerrie Shepherd

Mr. Sandy Stuhr, Sr.

Ms. Cindy Pirraglia

Ms. Sandra Lempis

Old South Barber Spa

Royal Hardware

Service Masters

South End

Brewery

Springhill Suites

Charleston

Riverview

Stone Images

Stono Ferry

T Bonz

The Variety Store

Tidewater

Catering

TSC Tractor

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