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By Sr. Frances Baker, CSJ
“Ijust got broadsided, out of the blue.Grief just overtook me. Is this nor-mal?”
“Holidays are coming. Should I justsit them out at home and hide until theyare over?”
“Is everyone else so vulnerable atchurch? The hymns just reduce me totears.”
For about seven years I have facilitat-ed a grief group for hospice families andothers in the area. We cover issues thatare part of the grief process — normalgrief, timetables, holidays, children andgrief. Some clients wait months or yearsto begin to deal with anger or forgive-ness. A few have attended for anticipato-ry grief issues, such as pending loss of afamily member, decline of personalhealth, diagnosis of disease, and treat-ment.
The series combines sharing andinformation. Sharing always takes thepriority, but at times handouts can offera theme or topic for some sharing. Aretired family therapist has assisted withthe group for the past four years.
People from a 50-mile radius are
invited. We have had as many as 23 in agroup, but 10 to 15 is better. We offersix-week classes two or three times ayear, meeting for a two-hour sessioneach week. About eight pastors haveattended. Each person has a personaljourney through grief, yetwe share many universalaspects of grief. It takes areal commitment to healfrom loss.
Some questions arise ineach new series: “Is thereany way we can anticipatesome of the feelings, orwill it always be a jumbleof emotions?” Usuallysomeone in the groupwho has more experience with their griefcan offer that it does subside to somedegree, but is always with you. Practicalquestions also emerge. “How do I cookfor one?” “What do I do about car main-tenance?” “Can someone get me startedon banking issues?” “What about homesecurity and being safe in my car?” “Canwe discuss social and sexual needs?”
Every group assumes its own person-ality, dynamics and history. Bonding
In This Issue:
vision
Dick Tessmer 3
Seeking, Finding 4
NAJC conference 6
Educational opportunities 6
In Memoriam 6
Pastoral Care Week 6
2005 Conference 7
Book review 7
Remembering a mentor 8
NACC 40th Anniversary 9
Positions Available 9
Calendar 12
National Association of Catholic Chaplains
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We offer
support, but do
not give
solutions or use
“you should”
Talking about grief Support groups offer kind ear, practical help
See Grief on page 2.
Former participants in the grief support group in Fort Smith, AR gather at avolunteer’s house for a holiday party. Sr. Frances Baker is seated in the center.
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occurs at different levels and then influ-ences the honesty, sharing and trust.Often individuals can begin to share goalsthey hope to achieve and then receivesupport. Some goals I have heard in thepast include: getting through the weekand getting here next week; attendingchurch again; cleaning out the closet;writing an ongoing letter to loved ones toshare feelings; not visiting the cemeterytwice a day; resuming hobbies; taking atrip; deciding whether to sell the house;telling my children how I really feel; andeven organizing a family reunion. Duringthe sessions, informal reports on progress,victories, and new issues give cause for joyand surprise.
In our groups we offer support, but donot give solutions or use “you should” toone another. Participants begin to acceptthe responsibility for their healing by firstaccepting the reality of loss, then findinginner strength/resilience/grit to use whatworks for them — sharing what andwhen they can, and adjusting to life with-out the loved one. Personal sharing isalways the richest part of the group. Welearn from each other and build on whathas been said. Some come back the nextweek and quote what was shared thatgave them strength or insight. We unlockour greatest treasures and our deepestpain to one another.
One lady had to combine two house-holds when first her mother died, andthen her husband. However, at one classshe announced, “I’ve enrolled at theUniversity of Arkansas. Anyone over 60years can attend classes for free. I plan toget a doctorate.” And this May she willreceive her well-deserved doctorate.
Another lady, Dottie, lost six moremembers of her family in the space oftwo weeks while attending the series. “Icouldn’t have made it without this groupto help me.”
One man who left work to attend andthen returned to his workday said he hadalways handled things himself; now itwasn’t working. The gentle, loving sup-port of the group members helped himrecover from his loss. He admitted feeling
insecure about sharing his feelings andneeding others to support him. He drankfar too much coffee and came to realize itwas affecting his sleep. Sometimes smallchanges can make a world of difference.
Some choose to fill every wakingmoment with activity, so there is no timefor thinking about loss or feeling the pain.Mary lost her husband through suicide.She filled her days with activities for ayear, until her daughter asked her to finda grief group and find a way to get onwith her life.
She came to the group angry and bit-ter. It took a lot of understanding andsupport to bring her beyond her firstcomments to the group: “I’m so angry.I’ve been cheated by life. How dare heleave me with the bills and worries. Hewould never let me touch the checkbook.”But today she is happily remarried.
Don said, “I feel bitter at the medicalcommunity. They let my wife down.” Hewanted to take legal action and bringback some level of control in his life.Friends supported him for being assertiveand courageous in his grief. But finally hewas able to cry in group and let downbarriers — and recognize the uselessnessof legal action. He admitted, “Nothingwill bring her back.” He was looking forsomething living to bring meaning to hislife, and he found it in a puppy.
We ask for confidentiality, letting eachperson arrive at a solution that works forthem, allowing time for all to share, andnot sharing too many losses at a time.Sudden losses are especially difficult forthe individual and the group. Raw angercan surface, and usually some weeks laterthe individual apologizes to the group andspeaks of replacing the anger with for-giveness. We all know this is a toughjourney.
Handouts may seem unnecessary atfirst glance. However, participants tell methat they read them over late at nightwhen especially sad or lonely and unableto sleep. “It helps to recall the group, thevictories and growth I saw.”
Emotional boundaries are stressed sono one takes on the grief of another.Some choose to spiritualize their grief,before adjusting to the pain of loss. Somelocal churches seem to push the spiritualbefore a normal time of healing can take
place. Just how to suggest professionalcounseling for some individuals can beawkward. Hurts from pastors, churchmembers and the medical community arealso difficult to work with in group.
Some participants suffer multiple loss-es. This presents a challenge to me asfacilitator — first the emotional impactthe person is suffering, then which loss toconcentrate on, and not to allow the loss-es to overwhelm the group. We havelearned to interview participants before-hand in order to know them better andtheir issues.
A challenge that I face is being theonly chaplain and therefore the one toorganize and conduct the meetings. Attimes I both anticipate and dread them.Yet I always come away in awe of thegrowth and strength of participants.Grace is very evident in the grief process.We begin and end each session withprayer. Those attending want this prayerperiod and tell me this is their solace andsupport. While in our group we are one,in spite of the many faiths represented.
Toward the end of the series we pointparticipants toward the future. A yearafter loss, they can become hospice volun-teers. At present, at least eight have doneso, in order to give back and to help oth-ers. A few have even taken the additionaltraining to be bereavement volunteers.
I am the first to admit that six weeksof grief support is not enough — but asthe sole chaplain in a rural area, it is whatis possible. But we now help participantsfollow up with each other. An address list,with phone numbers and e-mail address-es, has helped participants stay connected.A monthly luncheon at various localrestaurants brings us together again.
At the end of each session, the familytherapist and I debrief, stressing whatwent well, who needs help, and how wefeel about our own issues. The realityremains, that we too mourn, continue tolove, and be surprised at the resilience ofthe human spirit.
“You, O God, are near at hand, closeto the brokenhearted.” Psalm 119.
Sr. Frances Baker, CSJ, NACC Cert., isChaplain and Bereavement Facilitator atMercy Hospice in Fort Smith, AR.
GriefContinued from page 1.
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By Sr. Cyrilla Zarek, OP
Fr. Richard Tessmer, widely known inthe NACC as a supervisor and col-league, is dead. Or is he? For some
of us, this reality is hard to grasp, eventhough we were present for his wake andfuneral. His death seemed so sudden, andit was. At his wake, Dick’s nephew keptrepeating, “He’s still with us. He’s stillwith us,” and I choose to believe he is.
Dick absolutely loved life. He lived itwell. He traveled. He enjoyed the theater,movies, plays, light opera. He delighted ineating out, always finishing a meal with,“What about dessert?” Dick loved whathe did — ministry — and he did thatwell, especially the ministry of pastoraleducation. Dick had a passion for seeingchaplains and ministers of care becomingprofessionally competent, even if theywere already personally compassionate.
Through the NACC we came togeth-er and shared our strong belief in theCPE process. Our first collaborativeeffort came about in the early ,70s. Wewere invited to make a presentation at anNACC supervisors’ workshop in Atlantaon “The Spirituality of the Supervisor.”We accepted the invitation knowing thatour getting together presented a chal-lenge. Dick lived in Elk Grove Village, anorthwest suburb, and I lived onChicago’s south side. However, it wasworth it. It was in this planning that weexperienced how well we complementedeach other and how well we workedtogether. And it was fun. It was thebeginning of other pastoral educationprograms we created and initiated. Andthey were fun. Hard work, but fun! Ienjoyed it because of Dick’s special senseof humor, and because it was fun and life-giving to be with Dick.
Life-giving relationships with familyand friends abounded for Dick, as manyattested at his wake and funeral. Dickcared long and lovingly for us. He alsoknew the value of self-care. I believe thisenhanced the quality of his life and of hisministry, which were so well integrated.He had a woman spiritual director whomhe saw regularly. He attended Retreats
International.He had a mas-sage therapist.He did aqua-cise and wasinto tai chi orkung fu. Hesaid he hadgreat doctors.He once toldme, “I have adoctor for every
organ in my body. If I ever got them alltogether, I’d have to hire the UnitedCenter.”
Dick never stopped going and henever stopped growing. He served onmany NACC commissions and commit-tees. He actively participated in everyconvention — taking notes, making com-ments, asking questions, buying tapes. Intalking about Dick, Pat Doerr, our firstwoman president, said, “No one everworked harder for the NACC than Dick.”I added, “Nor longer.” Others workedhard and long, but eventually petered out,myself included. Not Dick! As part of the40th Anniversary Committee, I believe hewill be celebrating with us in Albu-querque. The miracle of friendship liveson.
“The Miracle of Friendship” is the titleof a poem beautifully matted, framed andhanging in our living room — aChristmas gift from Dick several yearsago. It reads:
There’s a “Miracle calledFriendship”that dwells within the heart,and you don’t know how it happens or where it gets its start…But the happiness it brings youalways gives a special liftand you realize that “FRIENDSHIP’is God’s most precious gift.
Thank you, God.Thank you, Dick.
Sr. Cyrilla Zarek, OP, NACC Cert., is aninactive NACC supervisor and formerchaplain at Loyola Medical Center.
Remembering Dick TessmerSupervisor, colleague, and most of all, friend
Fr. Richard Tessmer
4 Vision March 2005
By Karen Pugliese
March is amettlesomemonth in
the Midwest. Whiletraces of winter loi-ter on our streetsand sidewalks,warm spring breezestease and tantalize
us. Beneath the frozen soil, crocuses andsnowdrops stir. March is a study in con-trasts, much like the Irish Isles that gaveus the legendary Saint Fiacre, patronsaint of gardeners. The cult of Fiacreflourished from the seventh centurythrough the Middle Ages. Many bless-ings were attributed to Fiacre, who
cleared the rugged landsurrounding his hermitage,harvesting extraordinaryvegetables and flowers. Hegrew every species of plantuseful for healing as well asnourishment. Fiacre minis-tered to countless sick andthe poor. But hearing whatburdened the hearts ofthose who sought hiscounsel and lifting theirneeds compassionately inprayer was what endeared
him to his people.In the Chicago suburbs where I live,
winter’s grip is long and tenacious – andnot very endearing. By mid-March, Ibrave blinding wind, rain and snow-storms to forage for provisions in mylocal market. Not for bread or milk orfresh vegetables, but a handful of yellowdaffodils to satisfy my soul’s hunger.Every year, along with bulb and seedcatalogs, I reflectively re-read The SecretGarden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.The story serves as a symbol of hopeand a metaphor for the transformation Ilong to effect in my spiritual life andministry.
The hidden garden in the book’s titleis a bridegroom’s wedding gift.Consumed by grief when his beloveddies in childbirth, he walls in and locksup her garden, buries the key, andspends his days wandering in the desertof his grief. Neglected for years, theirgarden is wild and overgrown, and theirchild is a reclusive, sickly invalid.Burnett’s protagonist is the man’s niece— a small English girl, Mary Lennox,orphaned in India by a cholera epidem-ic. She unlocks and tends the garden,healing her grief as the garden isrestored. She discovers and attends herinvalid cousin, and in the process, theboy is healed and the relationshipbetween father, son and mother’s gardenis reconciled.
The “call of stories” of grief, loss, andreconciliation is at the heart of our voca-tion as chaplains. We companion thoseentrusted to our care on their spiritualjourneys. We elicit their stories. In hisbook The Call of Stories, Robert Colesdescribes the power and usefulness ofstories, not to solve or resolve our strug-gles, but to broaden and heighten them.What calls people in stories of disaster,whether an “act of God” or of humanorigin, is their mythic quality. Thetsunami wall of water becomes a screenupon which patients, families, physiciansand healthcare co-workers project thestories of their own spiritual strugglesand theological dilemmas. We link theirnarratives with scripture and othermythic stories. We weave the fabric ofmeaningful ritual from the threads ofour prayer, sacramental ministry anddialogue. And we find ourselves sharingin graced moments when, as NelleMorton so eloquently phrases it, we“hear each other into speech.”
With these gifts and graces comechallenges of vulnerability and sustain-ability. Wave after wave of tragic lossand heart-wrenching grief can wearaway our resilience. We’re tempted to
wall ourselves in. We long for an earlywarning system to protect us, not fromexternal disaster, but from the soul-sear-ing tsunami within. How do we persistin penetrating the forest of our shadowyillusions, deepen our exploration intounrecognized judgments and expecta-tions, unmask the disguises we hide in,confess our sinfulness, welcome healingand invite reconciliation? How do wenourish and nurture a spirit to enlivenand restore resilience to our own souls,within the complex “community” of ourbody, mind and spirit, and in outwardcommunities of spiritual support?
In the same way that the call of sto-ries seems to be at the heart of my voca-tion, the call to contemplation seems tobe at the heart of my spiritual life.Parker J. Palmer describes contempla-tion not as an esoteric skill, but as a“way of penetrating illusion and touch-ing reality.” In my ministry, literature,myth and the therapeutic power ofnature often transcend cultural and reli-gious differences, and offer archetypalpatterns that support living withencouragement and hope. Theseresources complement my personal reli-gious and spiritual practices, offeringanother lens to penetrate mystery anddiscern significance in the seasons of myinterior life as well.
At the center of every myth, manyscholars believe, is a hero. We hungerfor heroes, persons who incarnate com-passion and conviction of heart. Thehero’s journey furnishes us with a com-forting and challenging metaphor, and areassuring philosophical truth. The heroperseveres. Everyday heroes, like TheSecret Garden’s Mary Lennox and a hostof hospital patients I encounter, callforth the best from us and offer lessonsabout transformation of life and con-sciousness: Pregnant women with bloodincompatibilities who willingly endureweekly transfusions to bring their babiesinto the world safe and healthy; dads
Spring reminds us to cultivate our internal garden
The Secret
Garden serves
as a symbol of
hope and a
metaphor for
transformation
Seeking,
Finding
March 2005 Vision 5
who work all day and keep vigilthroughout the night for months in theneonatal intensive care unit; breast can-cer survivors who strengthen others’spirits as Reach for Recovery volunteers.The world may not recognize them asheroes; they may not miraculously drivesnakes from the land, but they persevere.Their focus may be simple, but they givetheir lives over to it.
Burnett surrounds her heroine’s jour-ney with the equally rich myth andmetaphor of the garden. The SecretGarden recalls the story of the Garden ofEden and other creation myths. Adamand Eve recognize their creatureliness,their sinfulness and loss of innocence,and enter into exile. The story is recreat-ed over and over in all the separationsand losses of our lives. As Christians, weidentify with Christ in the Garden ofGethsemane; his abandonment by thosehe loved mirrors our own encounterswith abandonment and betrayal.Reflecting on these stories helps me getin touch with and articulate what is neg-lected in my own story.
Mary’s journey reminds me that liv-ing contemplatively in the world is morethan a personal pursuit. Three compan-ions (two young boys and a spiritedrobin) touch her life in significant andpowerful ways. I too need to give andreceive support on my solitary journey. Iserve on a ministry team of six male andfemale, full- and part-time chaplains.We attend one another as companionsand guides on our spiritual journey atwork, calling forth and bearing witnessto each person’s inner wisdom and truth.As colleagues, we share monthly in spiri-tual and ministry reflection. We continuethe practice we learned as CPE studentswriting verbatims and ministry reports.In telling the stories, we break open ourlives, with joys and sorrows, with oneanother.
Like a hidden garden, my life con-tains patches of dryness, weeds of neg-lect, and the overgrowth that comesfrom excessive activity and distraction.Recognition of my gifts of ministry
sometimes leads to over-commitment.Yet, like Mary, buried in my weaknessare valuable strengths and gifts. Onceshe discovers the key to the garden,Mary’s characteristic stubbornness helpsher find the door. Attentiveness to phys-ical activity and self-care grows Mary’scapacity for concentration and aware-ness, and roots her gently in the realityof the present moment. This focusguides her to the gate; her stubbornnessmanifests as the virtue of perseverance.
Over time, I’ve been blessed and gift-ed with a collection of keys to spiritualdevelopment. The ongoing challenge isto use them for behavioral changes tointegrate, emotion, body and spirit.Fatigue results in alienation from myphysical nature. As a woman, so much ofmy life revolves around physical changesand cycles of life and growth. My lifepassages are inextricably linked to myphysical being and the care I take, ordon’t take, of my body. “Planting” myattention on breath and body awarenessfosters resilience.
Like Mary, I long to restore my innergarden to its original goodness andwholeness. In the midst of bleak, pre-spring chaos and deadness, Mary discov-ers clumps of sharp, pale little greenpoints in the earth, and recognizes thepotential for new life. Shortly after dis-covering the garden, Mary meets thecharacter Dickon, who symbolizes thehealthy integration of animus and anima(masculine and feminine). She risksbringing him to the garden where“everything looks dead.” He opens herheart to see what Saint-Exupery’s LittlePrince discovered: “What is essential isinvisible to the eye.” They explore everybush and tree. Dickon is strong andclever with his pruning knife, knowshow to cut away the dry, dead wood andshows Mary when an apparentlyunpromising bough or twig still hasgreen life in it. “If you look deep you’llsee it still has a green heart,” he tells her.Once the debris is cleared away, thedeadwood cut back and the overgrowth
removed, they attend to releasing the lifeenergy, the life force — the “green heart”in the garden that had been blocked foryears.
Mary’s intrigue with the notion of asecret garden fostered her determinationto find and restore it. My fascinationwith creative journaling and writinginspired my participation in an onlinewriters’ workshop as a spiritual practice.I am full of wonder and awe at thepower of our stories in this amazingexperiment. One of the best ways toprune away my deadwood and exploremy soul for its green heartis to write my reality inways that break throughconscious and unconsciousresistances. Once exposed,the tender green heart ofnew awareness is fragileand vulnerable, and needscareful tending to be sus-tained, much less growstrong. The discipline ofcontemplative practiceyields “greening power,” aforce more powerful thanthe tsunami which altered the course ofthe earth last year.
An ancient proverb suggests that ifwe keep a green bough in our hearts, asinging bird will come. My Easter prayerfor each of us is that we hear the voice ofthe Beloved, calling to us from withinthe hidden garden:
See, the winter is past,The rains are over and gone.Flowers appear on the earth.And the song of the singing bird isheard in our land.
Song of Songs 2:11-12
Karen Pugliese, NACC Cert., is a certifiedchaplain at Central DuPage Health, a net-work of healthcare organizations and servic-es. She maintains a small spiritual directionpractice and provides retreats, seminarsand presentations nationally, includingSecret Garden retreats and workshops.
Like Mary, I long
to restore my
inner garden to
its original good-
ness and whole-
ness
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NACC member Eileen Perkins, a five-yearveteran of the Pastoral Care Week Committee,will chair the committee as it plans this year’sobservance for Oct. 23-29. This year’s theme is“Healing Wisdom.”
“I was the most logical one because I have themost tenure on the committee,” Perkins said.Her first meeting was in December 1999.
This year will be her last on the committee,and the NACC is looking for a representative totake her place for a three-year term, beginning atthe December meeting.
Members are expected to attend a half-daymeeting before the COMISS meeting (normallythe first Saturday of December in Arlington,VA). Assignments are carried out individuallythroughout the year and coordinated by tele-phone and e-mail.
The committee is responsible for promotionand publicity: choosing themes, refining thelogo, updating the website and coordinatingwith the producer of special products for theyearly celebration.
Anyone who is interested in the post shouldwrite to Sandra Charlton at the NACC nationaloffice or e-mail [email protected].
Pastoral Care Week rep sought
Please remember in your prayers:▼ Rev. John E. Ranallo, of Palm Springs, CA, who died suddenly of a
heart attack Dec. 19 at age 59. He served as a chaplain at hospitals innorthern California for many years, and retired as head of the hospitalministry program for the Diocese of Oakland.
▼ Deacon Richard J. Gordus, of North Riverside, IL, who died Jan. 22at age 70. He joined NACC in 1990. He was certified in 1994 and servedas a chaplain at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Chicago.
In Memoriam
Educational Opportunities
Albany Medical College and Union University will sponsor a confer-ence on “The Ethics of Bioethics” April 7-9 in Albany and Schenectady,NY. The conference will address “the crisis of confidence in bioethics” andconsider a code of ethics for the field. The fee is $395 for two days and$225 for one day. For more information, visit http://ethics.bioethics.net.
The Catholic Health Association of the United States will offer a“Canon Law/Sponsorship Institute” in Dallas from April 13 through 15.Participants will examine the theological foundations of sponsorship, dis-cuss the role of canon law in the service of ministry and discuss the newstructures of accountability. The fee is $425; registration deadline isMarch 23. For more information, visitwww.chausa.org/sponsor/2005canonlaw.pdf.
By Sr. Jane Connolly, IHM
On Sunday, January 9, I had the privilege of representingNACC at the sixteenth annual conference of theNational Association of Jewish Chaplains in
Philadelphia. In the name of our Board of Directors and ourmembership, I extended the greetings of NACC and affirmedboth our organizations for the opportunities we have seized towork together, focusing on the gifts we have in common withoutlosing sight of what makes each of us unique.
The conference theme was “Do not cast me off in the time ofold age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. … Rise upbefore the aged” (Psalm 71:9, Leviticus 19:32). Chaplain SheilaSegal presented a focus group titled “A Time to Love, A Timeto Die.” She explored how the chaplain can help create an envi-ronment where death is acknowledged as a sacred passage.
Dr. Walter Smith, SJ, presented the opening plenary titled“Wherever You Go, I Shall Go” (Ruth 1:16-18). He reflected onthe dialogue between Naomi and Ruth to frame his remarksabout the choices and challenges facing pastoral care profession-als in the coming years.
But often it is the unexpected learning that strikes us mostdeeply and calls us to reflection. And so it was for me. The offer-
ing on the program following my chosen focus group wasMinha/Ma’ariv. What was that? I didn’t have a clue, but I want-ed to go. While clearly anxious to take advantage of this uniqueopportunity without being intrusive, I inquired of the rabbi sit-ting next to me.
“Of course, you’re welcome! Come along with me!” sheexclaimed. On the way she said that we were going to eveningprayer, warned me that I would not likely understand since itwould be in Hebrew, and suggested that I simply do whatevershe did. That part was simple!
The learning came from finding myself in such an unfamiliarenvironment. It prompted me to wonder just how folks unfamil-iar with our Catholic culture feel when they work in our facili-ties. Do we reach out as readily as my Jewish counterpartsreached out to me? Are we sensitive to language that might bestrange to others? Do we take the time to explain the meaning ofthe feasts that mark our calendar?
I was touched when Rabbi Sandy turned to me and whis-pered “You doing okay?” Now I need to take that same welcom-ing spirit to those with whom I minister.
Sr. Jane Connolly, IHM, NACC Cert., is chaplain at Tilton Terrace inWilmington and Franciscan Care Center in Hockessin, DE.
Jewish chaplains offer lesson in welcoming
March 2005 Vision 7
Thirst, Unquenchable Thirst
We hope that all of our membershave received their registration brochurefor the NACC Conference next monthand are hurrying to sign up before theMarch 30 deadline. In keeping with thetheme of “Streams in the Desert,” wewant to share this poem with you.
What will satisfy my thirst?Cause me to have that “aaaah”refreshment?
Whatever it is, Christ is there too.Christ, the living water,Christ, my heart’s living water,Christ alone, my satisfying “spirit”water.My longing and desire will berefreshed.
Having found my heart’s living waterI savor it,Taste it,Sip it,Swallow it,Splash it,Slurp it,Gulp it,Swirl it.
I swim in it,Float in it,Bathe in it,Relax in it,Find vitality in it,For the rest of my life.
Sister Marilyn Anne Brinker, CHMCopyright 2004
This poem was submitted by Sr. DorothyAnn Chevalier, CHM, NACC Cert., fromBartlesville, OK.
April 9-13, 2005 ▼ Albuquerque, New Mexico
A welcome primeron Catholic medicalethics, moralityGood Care, Painful Choices: MedicalEthics for Ordinary People (ThirdEdition) By Richard J. Devine, C.M. (NewYork/Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press)2004, softcover, 270 pages, $19.95.
Reviewed by Rev. James Buryska
As I read this book I could nothelp comparing it to a similar vol-ume reviewed for this publicationin 1997: Eileen P. Flynn’s Issues inMedical Ethics. Both books aim atinforming a general readership —probably but not necessarily RomanCatholic — about relevant issues inthe field of medical ethics, from aperspective that assumes that moraldiscernment in the Catholic tradi-tion has a legitimate and uniquecontribution to make to the broaderdialogue about medical ethics. Inmy view, this is a valid premise, andDevine’s book is welcome for thefollowing reasons:
▼ Its length, language and selec-tion of topics are suitable for thereader who wishes to be informedabout the most salient issues incontemporary medical ethics, butlacks the ambition to tackle six orseven hundred pages of fine print.
▼ The treatment of each topic isconsistent and easy to follow: med-ical-scientific dimension; legaldimension; socio-cultural consider-ations, the teaching of the RomanCatholic Church; moral reflections;and study questions.
▼ The book’s organization makesit usable as a tool for discussion ina variety of settings: classroom,adult education program, parishcouncil.
▼ The information is very cur-rent, particularly the socio-culturalcommentary and the moral analysis.
The first fifty pages of the bookare especially helpful. From aRoman Catholic perspective, theyoutline preliminary considerations
such as the nature of the person,morality, moral agency, discernmentand conscience — essential to anythorough understanding of moralityas understood by CatholicChristianity.
Considering the volume’s rootsin the Roman Catholic tradition, Iwas surprised — and a bit disap-pointed — to find no discussion byname of such classically Catholictools of moral discernment as thePrinciple of Double Effect andPrinciples of Cooperation, whichwould have been helpful later inapplication to specific issues. Sincethe author did a fine job of cover-ing such nuanced matters as con-science and the distinction betweenobjective and subjective morality, Iassume he could also have made thePrinciple of Double Effect clear forthe non-technical reader.
Finally, two minor quibbles: Ibelieve Devine’s book would bestrengthened, and its usefulness tothe general reader improved, bysimply adding a glossary of termsand a topical index.
These criticisms aside, GoodCare, Painful Choices is a welcomeaddition to the ongoing medicalethics dialogue. It brings to thereader’s attention dimensions ofRoman Catholic social teachingthat are often lost or dismissed —even by Catholics — in our some-times contentious national conver-sation about what should, or shouldnot, be happening in health care.
Rev. James Buryska, NACC Cert., is anNACC and ACPE supervisor at the MayoMedical Center in Rochester, MN.
Book Reviews
8 Vision March 2005
By Michelle Lemiesz
On a cold and rainy winternight, I sat on the sofa andperused January’s edition
of Vision. As I scanned the callfor reflections section, nothingreally spoke to me until I sawthe last bullet, about a signifi-cant person in NACC and theirinfluence in one’s life.
Immediately I was transport-ed from Ohio to New YorkState, back to the early monthsof 1991 and Our Lady ofVictory Hospital inLackawanna, NY. I was workingpart-time as a registered nursein the critical care float pool. Ihad also recently completed my B.A.degree in religious studies from a localcollege that past spring and was employedthere part-time as a campus minister. Aseach day progressed, I felt a greater call toministry and a deep frustration with mycareer as a nurse. To make matters worse,I had turned down an opportunity toattend the University of Notre Dame fora graduate degree in theology, and daily Iregretted that decision more and more.
I can remember that day in the emer-gency room when I was stuck in the over-flow area (where they kept patients until aroom was available) all by myself, caringfor ten patients. I was tired, I wasdepressed, and in desperation and grief Ishared my story with our hospital chap-lain, Fr. Bob McArtney, who was makingrounds that evening in the ER. His kindwords and empathetic ear got me throughthat evening, and as weeks and monthsprogressed, we became friends.
Whenever I was on duty I would seehim, and I watched him minister to thepatients and staff at OLV with humor,honesty and compassion. He was everpresent, it seemed; from crisis cases in theemergency room to routine visits onpatient floors, he was somehow able tomake people feel better, special and tobring the presence of God into the dark-est of realities.
On one of my dark days, I happened
to look at the job posting bulletin (some-thing I never did) and saw a posting for astaff chaplain position. I wondered if hewas to be reassigned, and later that day, Iasked him. But it was an additional posi-tion to his, and he would be interviewingthe person for the job. That wholeevening my head swirled …was this theopportunity for me? I could not sleep as Iruminated on and on about how perfectthat position would be for me! I was cer-tain I wanted that position, I belonged inthat position, and certainly God musthave put me at OLV to get that position.
So the next day I came in early andtold him of my interest. He said I shouldgive him a resume, and he would inter-view me. He did have one question, how-ever: Did I have CPE? Of course I didnot, and I agreed that should I get theposition, I would need to attend to thatposthaste. And so I was interviewed,knowing full well that should someonewith that CPE requirement fulfilled comeinto the picture, my chances of successwere next to nil. Days followed, weekscrept by — and suddenly lo and behold,here came that person with that horribleCPE who would crush my dreams. Andby God, she did!
At first I was so mad at Fr. Bob! Howcould he? He knew how badly I wantedthat position, and yet he gave it to THAT
CPE WOMAN! Why, he knew me!Wow, was I deflated, and yes, I was SO
HURT! Yet I plowed on pretendingthat I wasn’t crushed inside and acted
as if life was peachy keen.Then, one day while I was dis-
tributing meds on the floor, hestopped me and looked at mepointedly and said: “You are meantto be a chaplain. Don’t let this stopyou. Take some CPE and follow
God’s call.”The rest of thestory is history,
and now I amdirector of a
chaplaincy depart-ment, telling interest-
ed candidates that in order tobe an associate chaplain at our hosptial,they need one unit of CPE, and four tobe a staff member! So often I can hear thedisappointment in their voices, and insideI know that they too may be feeling thattheir hopes and dreams are being dashed.I always encourage them to seek that unitof CPE and give them the name of thedirector of Mount Carmel’s program foradditional information and an application.Pehaps that conversation with me willallow them to seek and find the Spirit’sguidance in their own life’s path.
I truly believe that in so many ways,my story with all its twists and turns (andtemper tantrums) is a story of profoundgrace. I still believe God placed me atOLV for a reason — and that reason wasnot to be a chaplain at that facility, but tomeet Fr. Bob and learn what it means tobe a chaplain. Because in all honesty, Ireally wasn’t ready for that role at thattime of my life. I didn’t and couldn’tunderstand fully the implications of allthat this ministry entails without my the-ological training at Notre Dame, my CPEresidency and concurrent life experiences.
I am sure that Fr. Bob (who is recentlyretired from chaplaincy in the Diocese ofBuffalo) probably doesn’t remember all ofthis. I am equally sure that he does notrealize how significant he was to me andto God’s plan for my life. But for me hewas a conduit of grace and a shining
Remembering a mentor’s kindness, presence
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example of what a chaplain is and can be.His influence is an example of everydaylife and everyday grace. It is a reminderthat one does not need to do great thingsto be significant; all one needs to do is tohear and be present to the heart of anoth-er individual. True greatness and true sig-nificance is measured by the love andcompassion one gives, and in that way, Fr.Bob McArtney is a truly significant per-son in the ministry and foundation ofwhat it means to be a chaplain certifiedby the NACC. His ministry and presenceinfluenced me in more ways than I canever say, and I will be forever grateful forhis support, counsel and influence duringthat pivotal time in my life.
Michelle Lemiesz, M.Div., NACC Cert., isDirector of Chaplaincy Services at MountCarmel East Hospital in Columbus, OH
What are your NACC memories?We are planning a special issue of Vision in July to celebrate the NACC’s 40th
anniversary, and we are encouraging submissions that relate to our history andour work. If other members of the NACC have reflections or memories of a spe-cial chaplain, or a moment of grace, or a joyous, funny or sad event, or of a mile-stone in the association’s history, please submit them before May 31 [email protected] or [email protected].
Host a 40th Anniversary gatheringThe 40th Anniversary Committee is planning to offer members a special
prayer service for use in their own communities. We would like members to thinkabout hosting a gathering in your area to mark this special year. Be it a time toreflect, a time to network, or a time to have a special celebration, we wouldencourage your involvement. All dates, times and locations will be published inVision and on the website. The NACC national office will assist you with namesand contacts for local members as well as with copies of the prayer service.
Please contact Susanne Chawszczweski, Ph.D., Director of Education andProfessional Practice, at [email protected] to schedule a gathering in your area.
▼ CPE RESIDENCYChicago, IL – Resurrection Health Care has three one-yearclinical pastoral education residency positions availableSeptember 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006, with annual stipendand health benefits. Residents complete four units of CPE,and there is a significant progressive curriculum focus fromLevel I to Level II CPE outcomes throughout the year.Residency program at Resurrection Health Care has a vari-ety of specialization areas, including ministries in the acutecare settings, nursing and rehabilitation centers, retirementcommunities, and behavioral health. The following arerequired at the time of application: at least one unit of CPE,a theological degree (M.Div. or equivalency), and commis-sion to function in health care ministry by an appropriate reli-gious authority. Send your application materials to theDirector of CPE, Resurrection Health Care, Clinical PastoralEducation, 1127 North Oakley Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622,tel. 312-770-3326, fax: 312-770-3352, or e-mail: [email protected]
▼ CPE RESIDENCYMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - Residency positions begin-ning August 31, 2005 through August 31, 2006 for ResidentI and Resident II applicants. Residents are offered a broadarray of clinical opportunities, which include medical andsurgical subspecialties, diverse intensive care unit ministries,organ transplantation, a children's hospital, a psychiatrichospital and a regional trauma center. Two different hospitalcampuses and three different certified supervisors make thisa uniquely powerful learning environment. Mayo Clinic healthand dental benefits available to residents at a reasonablerate. The Resident stipend is $25,500 for 12 months, fourconsecutive quarters of CPE. For program information, e-
mail [email protected], or write Mayo Clinic CPE, 201West Center Street, Rochester, MN 55902, phone: (507)266-7275; fax: (507) 266-7882; website: www.mayo.edu
▼ CERTIFIED CHAPLAINTrumbull, CT – St. Joseph’s Manor, a 297-bed long-termcare facility, is seeking a full-time certified Catholic chaplainto join our spiritual care team. Responsibilities will includeproviding pastoral support to residents, families, and staff,computerized charting of residents’ spiritual health and well-being, participating in resident care planning meetings, andassisting with liturgical and sacramental services. Positionrequires ecclesiastical endorsement, certification withNACC, and a minimum of one year’s experience in pastoralministry in a health-care environment. Winner of the Circle ofLife Award for innovation in end-of-life care, we are locatedin Fairfield County CT, and offer a competitive salary andexcellent benefits. Please send your resume, with salaryrequirements, to: St. Joseph’s Manor, 6448 Main St.,Trumbull, CT, 06611, fax (203) 268-3394, e-mail [email protected]. Visit our website:www.stjosephsmanor.org
▼ CHAPLAINPensacola, FL – Chaplain wanted for full-time position atSacred Heart Health System, a 449-bed hospital that is partof the Ascension Health System. Must be board certified orin the process of certification. NACC board certified pre-
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ferred. Benefits include competitive salary, paid time off, andretirement package. Sacred Heart is an equal opportunityemployer. Please fax resume to: Employment Office, (850)416-6740.
▼ REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PASTORAL CARESERVICESMilwaukee WI – Aurora Health Care seeks candidate todirect and manage the pastoral care and clinical pastoraleducation (CPE) programs of the Metro Region. Dutiesinclude preparation for events, communications, and thescheduling of meetings. Oversees the supervisory trainingprogram for chaplain residents. Performs human resourcesresponsibilities. Serves as a resource person for existing andnew programs, and provides information and assistance inthe area of theology to physicians and hospital staff asrequested. Requires master’s degree in divinity, pastoralstudies, or theology from an accredited seminary or universi-ty program, and board certification as a certified chaplainfrom the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE),the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC),Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), or other recog-nized, appropriate certifying agency. Five years experience inhospital pastoral care. Previous supervisory/managementexperience. In good standing with his/her denomination withecclesiastical endorsement. Strong background in functionaltheology as it applies to people, problems, and situations, aswell as a working knowledge of guidance and counselingtechniques. Apply online at www.aurorahealthcare.org.Please refer to job #22696BR.
▼ CHAPLAINDurango, CO — Mercy Medical Center has a full-timeopening for a CPE-trained chaplain to work in a team envi-ronment in the Spiritual Care Department. Must be willing toparticipate in rotation of night and weekend call. Bachelor’sdegree in theology or related area, two units of CPE. Oneyear experience in spiritual care in a medical setting pre-ferred. Clinical, pastoral care techniques, verbal and writtencommunication skills, computer skills, ability to process ethi-cal/medical situations with the ability to transverse campus-es and speak publicly. Mercy Medical Center is a JCAHO-accredited, 83-bed, acute care facility. Durango is nestled inthe Animas valley of the San Juan Mountains in southwestColorado. Contact Pati at 800-345-2516 ex. 2408 for moreinformation. Resumes may be submitted to: Mercy MedicalCenter, Human Resources, 375 E. Park Ave, Durango, CO81301. Fax: 970-382-2410. Website:www.mercydurango.org. EOE
▼ CERTIFIED CHAPLAINColumbia, PA – St. Anne’s Retirement Community, a vibrantlong-term care facility, is seeking a full-time certified chaplainto join our spiritual care team. Responsibilities include collab-oration within an interdisciplinary healthcare team, providingskilled spiritual care and creative provision of spiritual enrich-ing programs for our residents, families and staff. The min-istry requires excellence in interpersonal skills and the abilityto identify and work to resolve issues related to aging, spiri-tual, emotional and medical concerns. Requires certificationwith NACC or APC or certification eligibility and minimum ofone year’s experience in a healthcare setting. Fax resume to(717) 285-5950 or e-mail to [email protected].
▼ CPE RESIDENCYNew Haven, CT – The Hospital of St. Raphael has six one-year (four units) CPE residency positions available. Aug. 22,2005-Aug. 25, 2006. St. Raphael is a 511-bed academichealth science center located near downtown New Haven.Our program offers pastoral experience in the areas of cardi-ology, cardiac surgery, oncology, HIV/AIDS, general surgery,general medicine, gerontology, psychiatry, rehabilitation,emergency medicine, and obstetrics. Application fee: $25(non-refundable). Tuition: $125 per unit, due at the beginningof each unit. Stipend is under review; current year’s stipendis $20,028. Full medical and dental benefits, with someemployee contribution, are provided from the first day ofemployment. Eleven paid holidays and ten days of paidvacation round out the compensation package. Apply toRev. Steven Voytovich, D.Min., Hospital of St. RaphaelPastoral Care Department, 125 Sherman Ave., New Haven,CT 06511; (203) 789-3248; fax (203) 789-3251; [email protected]. The Hospital of St. Raphael is an equalopportunity employer.
▼ STAFF CHAPLAINMobile, AL – Providence Hospital, centrally located on thebeautiful Gulf of Mexico and member of Ascension HealthCare, seeks certified chaplains to provide a ministry of spiri-tual and emotional support to patients and their families.Providence is a JCAHO-accredited, 349-bed acute careCatholic hospital. Qualifications: sensitivity to multiculturalrealities; NACC or APC certification or certification-eligible;masters degree in theology or related field; four units CPE;one year clinical experience in acute care facility; excellentcommunication and work behaviors; familiar with spiritualassessment and clinical charting; ability to provide crisisintervention; and demonstrates ability to facilitate discussionson end-of-life care. Providence offers a competitive salaryand excellent benefits package. Apply online, www.provi-dencehospital.org. For additional information, contactemployment coordinator, (251) 633-1070.
▼ HOSPICE CHAPLAINGrand Forks, ND – Looking for a gratifying career at anaward-winning hospital? Altru Health System is seeking afull-time chaplain. Primary ministry responsibilities will be asHospice chaplain and to coordinate the Hospice bereave-ment program. In addition to these specialist responsibilities,this position is part of a seven-chaplain Pastoral ServicesDepartment that serves patients, families and staff in ahealth system that is a Level II Trauma Center, a 232-bedacute care hospital and a 34-bed rehabilitation center. Thedepartment also contracts to provide ministry in a 400-bednursing home system that provides all levels of nursinghome care. Altru is located in the progressive community ofGrand Forks, North Dakota, and serves the regions of NENorth Dakota and NW Minnesota. Grand Forks is home tothe University of North Dakota, which offers many culturaland athletic events. Qualifications include: Four-year college,seminary or certification and endorsement from the appli-cant’s church body, four units of CPE, and the flexibility anda willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinaryteam. Preferred: Board certified in APC or NACC or willing-ness to begin process of certification. Apply online atwww.altru.org. EOE/Member, VHA
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▼ DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL CARE AND EDUCATION New York, NY – As a HealthCare Chaplaincy staff member,to lead a multifaith pastoral care service which includes aCPE supervisor at the 700-bed New York University MedicalCenter in Manhattan. NYU is one of the nation’s leadingacademic medical centers, serving a highly diverse patientpopulation. Qualifications: APC, ACPE, NACC or NAJC cer-tified, high energy with a well developed sense of the role ofprofessional chaplaincy, a collaborative leadership style, andproven clinical, supervisory, and administrative skills. Sendresume to: The Rev. George Handzo, Director of ClinicalServices, The HealthCare Chaplaincy, 307 E. 60th St., NewYork, N.Y. 10022 ([email protected])
▼ CERTIFIED CHAPLAINJefferson City, Mo. – St. Marys Health Center is currentlyseeking a Certified Chaplain to join its Pastoral CareDepartment. Qualified candidates will possess a master'sdegree in theology or a related field, certification as a chap-lain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains orAssociation of Professional Chaplains, and possess excel-lent interpersonal communication skills. Interested applicantsshould apply online at www.stmarys-jeffcity.com.
▼ ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTMadison, WI – St. Marys Hospital Medical Center is seek-ing a Roman Catholic priest to fill a three-fourths-time staffchaplain position. Join an actively involved pastoral careteam in providing spiritual, sacramental and liturgical care inthis 400-bed acute care facility. NACC or APC certificationor eligibility for certification preferred. Health-care experiencedesired. Please apply online or request the required applica-tion form from: www.stmarysmadison.com; Job Line (608)258-6400 or (800) 236-6101; St. Marys Hospital MedicalCenter, Human Resources, 707 S. Mills St., Madison, WI53715. A member of SSM Healthcare System; AffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity Employer.
▼ CERTIFIED CHAPLAINRedding, CA – At Mercy Medical Center, we’ll offer youexceptional career opportunities, a supportive environmentand a balanced lifestyle, providing you with the time youneed to enjoy all our community offers. Must be NACC cer-tified or NACC eligible. Chaplains will possess a master’sdegree in divinity or theology or related field and will have anendorsement by a leader in their faith tradition. We offer acompetitive salary and a complete benefit package.Contact: Alyssa Call, staff recruiter, at (530) 225-6042 [email protected] for details. Send resume to: HumanResources Dept., P.O. Box 496009, Redding, CA 96049-6009. Fax (530) 242-5287. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V
▼ CATHOLIC PRIEST CHAPLAINWausau, Wisconsin – Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a 321-bed, multi-specialty regional healthcare center that servesthe communities of northern and central Wisconsin. Withmore than 270 physicians in 35 specialties, we are veryproud to provide to our patients and their families an envi-ronment of caring along with the latest medical treatmentsand procedures. We are seeking a Catholic priest chaplainto provide pastoral care and counseling on an ecumenicalbasis to patients, family members, and staff. Qualifications:
Knowledge of religious practices and beliefs normallyacquired through completion of a graduate degree from anaccredited theological school or college, with a minimum offour units of clinical pastoral education. Ordination andecclesiastical endorsement is necessary. Membership in theAssociation of Professional Chaplains or the NationalAssociation of Catholic Chaplains is beneficial. AspirusWausau Hospital offers a competitive salary and excellentbenefits package. Apply online at www.aspirus.org. Formore information, contact Human Resources at (715) 847-2433.
▼ DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL CAREJacksonville, FL – St. Vincent’s, a member of AscensionHealth, is seeking a Catholic director of chaplain services tolead an ecumenical team of chaplains. Candidates shouldpossess proven professional skills in implementing andimproving quality spiritual care. Requirements include amaster’s degree in theology/pastoral ministry, NACC and/orAPC certification; three to five years pastoral care experi-ence in an acute care hospital setting required. Excellentbenefits, salary negotiable. For additional information, con-tact Dona Overstreet, senior recruiter, at [email protected]. EOE.
▼ PASTORAL ASSOCIATEWaterbury, CT – St. Mary’s Hospital seeks a full-time pas-toral associate. Provides spiritual counseling and pastoralcare to patients, families and staff. Assesses the needs andresponds in an appropriate manner. We offer a competititvesalary and benefits. Send or fax resume to Sister PatriciaCorcoran, St. Mary’s Hospital, 56 Franklin St., Waterbury,CT, 06706; phone (203) 709-6000; fax (203) 709-3238.
▼ CHAPLAINS (CONTINGENT) Grosse Pointe, MI – The Spiritual Care department of BonSecours Cottage Health Services is seeking two contingentchaplains to join the chaplaincy team. The contingent chap-lain participates in the program and ministries of theDepartment of Spiritual Care on an on-call basis or filling inwhen a full-time chaplain is absent. The on-call coveragemay require driving to and from various Bon Secours facili-ties day or night. The applicant must have completed twounits of CPE and had experience in working at a health caresystem. This person needs to be flexible and ecumenical intheir spiritual care services. We offer competitive wages andan ideal work situation in an award-winning friendly cus-tomer service industry. Please apply in writing with a resumeto the Human Resources – AH, 468 Cadieux, GrossePointe, MI 48230, fax (313) 343-1327 or [email protected]. EOE
With more than 26 years as a Catholic priest and recentlycertified by the NACC, I am looking for a chaplaincy positionin a hospital or hospice. Please contact Rev. Henry Williams,(718) 369 7292 or by e-mail: [email protected]
Position Wanted
CHAIRJoan M. BumpusDirector of Pastoral CareSt. Vincent Indianapolis HospitalIndianapolis, [email protected]
VICE CHAIRAnn E. HurstChaplain ManagerHospice of SpokaneSpokane, [email protected]
TREASURERTheresa Vithayathil EdmonsonChaplainProvidence St. Vincent Medical CenterPortland, [email protected]
EPISCOPAL LIAISONMost Rev. Dale Melczek, DDBishop of GaryMerrillville, IN
ACTING DIRECTORKathy EldridgeNational Association of Catholic ChaplainsMilwaukee, [email protected]
Patrick H. BoltonDirector of Pastoral CareMercy Medical CenterDaphne, [email protected]
Sr. Maryanna Coyle, SCPresident and Executive Director EmeritusSC Ministry FoundationCincinnati, [email protected]
Bridget Deegan-KrauseFerndale, [email protected]
Emily R. John, Ph.D.Director of Outreach and DevelopmentCathedral of St. John the EvangelistMilwaukee, [email protected]
Paul MarceauVice President, Mission Services and EthicsTrinity HealthNovi, [email protected]
Karen PuglieseChaplainCentral DuPage HospitalWinfield, IL [email protected]
Sr. Mary Eileen Wilhelm, RSMPresident EmeritusMercy MedicalDaphne, [email protected]
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