 | 1998 March 27 - A conference call,
organized by the Salvation Army and the Catholic Health Association of
Canada, was held with 12 persons involved in parish nursing from across
Canada. The topic of the meeting was: Parish Nursing: Is it time to
look at it from a National Perspective? The group discussed how to
further parish nursing nationally as a way for the church to be involved in
developing healthier communities. It was agreed that those attending the
Bethany Care Society Parish Nurse meeting in Calgary, AB in May would meet
to continue the dialogue. |
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| 1998 May 15 -
A meeting was held the day after the conference in Calgary, AB. The
representatives from The Salvation Army and the Catholic Health Association
of Canada facilitated the meeting. Eleven people were in attendance. The
group formed itself into the Canadian Parish Nurse Ministry Steering
Committee to oversee the organization of a national symposium in Toronto for
August 1998. An invitation to known shareholders to attend the symposium was
sent out. |
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| 1998 August 21-23 - An Invitational
National Symposium on Parish Nursing held in Toronto. ON. Approximately
forty persons, representing parish nurses, nurse educators, theological
educators, faith communities and other interested organizations from
across the country, participated in what is now recognized as the founding
meeting for this national organization. At this meeting, discussion groups
on Identity, Standards, Education, Structure, and Sponsorship/Funding were
held.
Fundamental initiatives were set into motion as a result of this founding
meeting. The Canadian Parish Nurse Ministry Forum was established with a
Coordinating Committee of eight persons elected for a one year term. This
committee was mandated to:
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pursue the feasibility of establishing national
education guidelines for parish nursing education |
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pursue the feasibility of establishing national
standards of practice for parish nursing |
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formulate a proposed structure for the governance of
a new organization. |
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| 1999 April 26-28 - The Second Canadian Parish
Nurse Ministry Forum, held in Calgary, AB. The same topics and issues
discussed at the first forum were further developed and updated. Thirty one
participants attended the forum. The forum defined and approved the mission
statement, vision statement, guiding principles, and goals of the Canadian
Parish Nurse Ministry Forum. It articulated a definition of the parish nurse,
and the role of the parish nurse. It was decided that the forum would be
represented by a six member coordinating committee. |
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| 2000 June
23-25 - Annual Convention at the University of New Brunswick, in
Fredericton, NB. There were 51 participants. This convention finalized the
work on Identity, and continued the work on Education, Standards of
Practice, and Funding. In addition, draft by-laws were reviewed. The annual
gathering would henceforth be called the annual convention of the Canadian
Association for Parish Nursing Ministry. |
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| 2001
May 5-6 - Annual Convention in Calgary, AB. By-laws for a new
corporation were approved by the membership in attendance at Nakoda Lodge
north of the city of Calgary. There were 45 in attendance. The Education
Committee identified and presented the core learning competencies
necessary for parish nurses. After discussion they were accepted and
presented to the board as a working document for two (2) years. Standards
of practice continued to be developed within these committees and further
sharing and discussion followed. |
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| 2001 December 24 - The Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry (CAPNM) becomes incorporated. |
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| 2002 May 24-26 - Annual Convention and General
Meeting in Ottawa, ON. There were 88 in attendance at the Ottawa City Hall.
Work completed to date on Education and Standards of Practice guidelines was
reviewed and will continue to be developed. A Membership committee and an
Archive committee were formed. Application has been made for Charitable
Status. |
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| 2003 May 30, 31, June
1 - Annual Convention and General Meeting in Moncton, NB. There were
60 in attendance at the School of Nursing, Jacqueline Bouchard building.
The Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry has been granted
charitable status and is now a registered charity. A draft Standards of
Practice for Parish Nurses document was received by the membership.
Information packages were given to members to promote membership in CAPNM. |
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| 2004 May 28 to 30th - Annual
Convention and General meeting in Saskatoon, SK. There were 87 in
attendance at the Quality Inn. The annual report package sent to the
membership early in May included The Core Learning Competencies and
Standards of Practice for Parish Nursing, audited statements, and reports
from the committee. Membership has risen to more than 140 members. The web
page at www.capnm.ca
continues to be developed. |
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| 2005 May 27th to 29th - Annual Convention and
General Meeting was held at the 89 Chestnut St. Residence of the
University of Toronto beginning with a Thursday evening Labyrinth walk
followed by Friday and Saturday sessions. Our theme was “Celebrating:
Unity in Diversity!” Worship, closing and sending forth were held in the
Chapel and Hall of Trinity College of the University of Toronto. There
were 95 in attendance. Our membership is now at 190 with 22 organizations
included in that number.
Dr. Lynn McDonald was our Keynote Speaker, educating us about Florence
Nightingale, and Dr. Anne Simmonds led us in spiritual renewal. Florence
Nightingale herself visited us at our Florence Nightingale Tea for Two on
Saturday afternoon. |
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| 2006 May 26th
to 28th - Annual Convention
and General Meeting was held at the Maison N.D.A., Religieuses
Hospitalières de St. Joseph, Bathurst, New Brunswick.
There were 62 in
attendance. The theme was “Navigating the Course of Parish Nursing
Ministry: Love in Action”. Membership is at 166 members with 24
organizations included in that number. Dr. Megan McKenna, storyteller
and world traveler, was our keynote speaker. A panel discussed having an
effective Ministry Team. Gail Brimbecom presented on Documentation
and Elsie Millerd led a session on Standards and Learning Competencies.
Fundraising events included Tea for Two and Silent Auction held during
the meetings. Committees met for work sessions to continue with the
goals of each committee. Delegates chose one of Research, Visibility
and Partnership, Interfaith Dialogue, Funding, Membership and Education
and then met to discuss furthering their work.
Priorities and future directions for Committees and Board for 2006-07
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Review definitions and statements|
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Develop easy to use official statement
of who we are as parish nurses|
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Clarify definitions | |
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Research – Who are we? Are we making a difference? |
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Establish links with Parish Nurse Education
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Delegates were treated to a Historic Fashion
Show, A lobster dinner, Acadian Village Tour, Nepisiquit Museum Tour,
and wonderful meals at the Maison N.D.A., Sacred Heart Cathedral and
Central United Church in Clifton, NB. |
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| 2007 May 25 to 27th - One hundred
delegates to the 9th Annual Conference and General Meeting of The
Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry met in Edmonton at the
University of Alberta, Lister Conference Centre, May 25th to 27th, 2007.
The theme was “Parish Nursing: Harvests of Compassion”. Wheat was used
as a symbol of the theme. Successful fund-raising events included our
3rd annual silent auction and our 3rd annual Tea for two. Provincial
delegates met for lunch in table groups according to province to get to
know each other and to assist in forming provincial networks.
Our current membership is 195; which includes 24 organizations. At five
times during the meetings time was devoted to the Annual General Meeting
of CAPNM, the election of Board members and also focus work by the
committees planning for the coming year.
As a result of the committee work the focus for the work of the CAPNM
Board of Directors for 2007-2008 will be:
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continue to affirm who we are as The Canadian Association for Parish
Nursing Ministry through the work of all our committees, |
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Continue research |
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Review Standards and
Competencies and the CAPNM Bylaws |
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Increase membership
and visibility |
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Explore and implement
methods that will achieve sustainable funding |
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Translate our
documents into French |
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Encourage provincial
interest groups |
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Communicate with
schools of nursing and denominations |
Keynote Speakers were Dr. Joanne Olson, Parish Nurse at Riverbend
United Church Edmonton and Dr. Margaret Clark, authors of “Nursing
Within a Faith Community”. Their theme was “Seeds of Compassion in the
Springtime of Harvest.”
Plenary Session One with speakers Karen Bridges, Riverbend United Church, Edmonton and Pastor Dalton Grant, McLaurin
Memorial Baptist Church, spoke on “Rituals of Healing and Healing
Services”. Plenary Session Two with Dr. Allan Effa, Associate Professor
of Intercultural Studies, Taylor University College spoke on “Reclaiming
the Healing Mission of the Church”
Breakout Sessions included Dr. John Taylor, MD, Medical Services,
Workers’ Compensation Board, Alberta speaking on Pandemic Flu
Preparedness, and Pastor Lee Woolery, Lutheran Church of Our Saviour,
Calgary, AB with Ms Diana Kemp RN MN Chair Health Ministry Committee,
Riverbend United Church talking about the Role of Health Ministry
Committees in the Development of Parish Nurse Ministry Programs.
Closing Worship on Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2007 centred on the theme
“Harvest of Compassion Going Forth”. Rt. Rev.Victoria Matthews,
Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Edmonton led this service of peace and
healing with Rev. Dr. Deborah Patterson, United Church of Christ
assisting.
CAPNM has been accepted as an Associate Member of the Canadian Nurses
Association in May 2007.
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| 2008 May 29th to June 1st - One hundred
delegates to the 10th Annual General Meeting and Conference of The
Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry met at the Elmhurst Inn
and Country Spa in Ingersoll, Ontario. The theme was Parish Nursing –
Healing ‘Art’. Successful fund-raising events included our 4th
annual silent auction and our 4th annual Tea for Two. Provincial
delegates met for lunch in table groups according to province to get to
know each other and to assist in forming provincial networks. Our
current membership is 195; which includes 23 organizations. At five
times during the meetings, time was devoted to the Annual General
Meeting of CAPNM, the election of Board Members, several bylaw changes,
and also focus work by the committees to plan for the coming year.
As a result of the committee work the focus for the work of the CAPNM
Board of Directors for 2008-2009 will be:
| To continue to
affirm who we are as The Canadian Association for Parish Nursing
Ministry through the work of all our committees, |
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Continue research |
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Increase membership and
visibility |
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Explore and implement methods
that will achieve sustainable funding |
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Continue to Translate and
distribute our French documents |
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Encourage provincial interest
groups |
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Continue to communicate with all
schools of nursing and denominations |
Keynote Speakers Dr. David and Juliet Benner,
Victoria BC, were inspiring to all as they presented their workshop on-
“Paintings and Texts”, Spirituality and Health in Healers and the
Healing Arts – David, Healing Art –Juliet- an experiential
session---Look & Live—looking at paintings in a posture of relaxed
openness and learning to see God in it. God carries us and enables us to
carry others; and Four Spiritual Practices that Nourish Life- Awareness
of God, Wonder – take time to see, Embrace reality.
Inspiring Saturday breakout sessions
included:
| Rev. Dr. Deborah Patterson, St.
Louis MI -The Art of Writing
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| Rev. Dr. Lonnie Atkinson,
Ingersoll, ON - The Art of Music |
| Sharon Barrick, London, ON - Prayer Shawl Ministry© |
| Mary Jane Bissett, Goderich, ON -
Creating a Spirituality Centre |
| Karen Marks, Claremont, ON - The Labyrinth as Healing
Art |
Spiritually uplifting pictures presented by
photographer Carl Hiebert at the Elmhurst Inn on Friday evening, and a
moving concert by Glen Soderholm on Saturday evening at St. Paul’s
Presbyterian restored our souls.
Healing worship at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Ingersoll on Sunday
morning June 1 was led by Rev. Dr. Lonnie Atkinson, assisted by Rev. Dr.
Deborah Patterson, Karen Marks and Fran Hudson. Ritual hand-washing
cleansed and prepared us for our return to our ministries across the
country. |
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| 2009 May 21st to 24th - Ninety-five Parish
Nurses, interested individuals and clergy met at the Park Town Hotel on
the South Saskatchewan River in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The
theme for this year was “Bridging Spirituality and Health”. The worship
team consisted of Bob Williston, Rev. David Tyler, and Rev. David
Hunter. Deacon Bob Williston, Mission Educator, Catholic Health
Association of Saskatchewan, wrote the conference Hymn called “We’ll
Build a Bridge”. Opportunities for visiting and fellowship were welcomed
by all. Worship was deep and moving led by Rev. Harold Hesje, Rev. David
Hunter, Rev. Dave Tyler, Bob Williston, and Margaret Hundeby. Parish
Nurse Stories were told by Mary Tyler, Sr. Carol Borreson, Carol Kostiuk,
Judy Johnson, Deb Bauche and Ethna Martin, and Judy Hertlein, members of
the Saskatoon Parish Nurse Group. Joyce Beckett and Judy Johnson were co
chairs for the conference planning group. Activities included Poster
Presentations, Tea for Two, identifying graduation pictures of the
parish nurses – not an easy task!, and a raffle of a beautiful painting
of one of the seven bridges in Saskatoon, a hand knitted Aran sweater
were two of the items. The Silent Auction was successful again this
year. Our current membership is 156 members including 16 member
organizations.
The conference objectives were:
Through exciting and expert presenters, participation in
thought-provoking concurrent sessions and networking in a spiritually
caring environment, to:
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Explore together the
bridge between spirituality, health and healing both in worship and
theological reflection. |
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Share innovative
ideas and excellence in the practice of parish nursing. |
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Provide opportunities
for parish nurses, clergy, congregational members and others to
network. |
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Provide time for self
care through fun, laughter and fellowship. |
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Enable participants
to appreciate different developmental states of parish nurse
ministry in Canada and world wide. |
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Appreciate cultural
diversity as it relates to spirituality and healing. |
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Discuss roles of
parish nurses. |
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Plenary sessions:
Fr. Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R, the provincial leader of Edmonton Toronto
Redemptorists Community, ‘Bridges to Healing Ministry’
Jeff Christianson, B. Psych & Rel.St., M.Th, spoke on ‘Bridges to the
Community’.
Don and Pat Peake, B.Th. & R.N. ‘Bridges to Parish Nursing’
Panel Discussion:
Participating in the Panel Discussion were Fr. Michael Brehl, and Jeff
Christianson. Some key thoughts were:
The last step in the ministry of presence is to disappear.
Parish nursing provides the space where you can meet the people. We are
the hands and feet of Jesus.
The
‘church’ is the body of Christ, not the institution….language is
critical. Narrative about inclusion and abundant love. Then we will
enter the healing space.
Concurrent Sessions:
Parish
Nurse Clergy Team Ministry – Don and Pat Peake
Ethical
Issues: Father Mark Miller, Toronto, ON
Stories
that Heal: Megan McKenna
Building
Global Bridges for Sharing: Promising Practices in Health Ministries,
with Rev. Dr. Deborah Patterson, IPNRC, St. Louis, MO
ABC’s of
Parish Nursing: Dr. Gail Brimbecom
Complementary
Care for Survivors: Carol Kostiuk
Bridging
Across Generations: Candace Laing, Director People Strategies SIAST
Our first “Parish Nurse Walk” was by the Saskatchewan River on lovely
landscaped trails and raised more than $6900 to support Parish Nursing
in Saskatchewan and The Canadian Association for Parish Nursing
Ministry.
On Sunday May 24, 2009 morning worship was led by Pastor Dave Hunter,
the theme-
Planted in God, Growing in Christ, and Bearing the Fruit of the Spirit.
The Parish Nursing Prayer was shared and the Meditation was given by
Rev. Dr. Deborah Patterson. Gathered prayers of the community…written on
sheets of paper over the conference worship times by members of the
community were offered up. This was followed by the Blessing of the
Hands for all present. Worship closed with the Hymn: “Go My children
with my Blessing”
“Go in Peace and Serve the Lord”
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2010 May
6th to 8th -
Fifty – two parish
nurses, clergy and interested individuals travelled to the Coast Plaza
Hotel and Suites in beautiful Vancouver British Columbia to participate
in the 12th Annual General Meeting and Conference of The
Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry.
For the first time in our history we partnered with Providence Health
Care in their third biennial spirituality conference. The theme was
‘Spirituality, The Invisible Ingredient in Health and Healing’. It was
an excellent opportunity to hear international speakers and provided a
wonderful learning environment. Keynote Speaker: Larry R. Churchill,
PhD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN spoke about his research study
of 50 face to face interviews with professionals and patients (2006 –
2007) on the eight key ingredients that promote healing. We learned
that the essence of healing is presence.
Kirby Kranabetter, BA, MA, Bruyere Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON – ‘Lord
my life is too easy—famous last words and what I’ve learned journeying
from a hospital bed to a hospital chaplain’ was an inspiring
motivational speaker.
Marion Briggs, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC presented ‘The
Spirit of Leadership’, with many inspiring comments on leading a
critical care team in downtown Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital.
There were nineteen concurrent sessions to choose from on Thursday, May
6 and Friday, May 7, 2010. Five members of The Canadian Association for
Parish Nursing Ministry presented breakout sessions as follows:
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Janine Ballingall
Scotten, Winnipeg, MB: It IS all about you! The Art of Self-Care |
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Vicky Knight Baby
Boomers, Fredericton, NB: Health and Spirituality |
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Michelle O’Rourke,
Chatham, ON: Befriending Death: A Spirituality of Dying |
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Dr. Paul Schoepp,
Edmonton, AB: Parish Nursing: Linking Faith and Health for Wholeness |
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In the evening on
Thursday we met for the first part of our AGM welcoming members from
across Canada, including Whitehorse YT and New Brunswick too. A
PowerPoint presentation on the history of Parish Nursing in Canada over
the past twelve years was presented by Darlene Dawson, Calgary AB, the
chair of the CAPNM Board of Directors. Our slate of nominations for
2010 2011 was presented by Sr. Ernestine LaPlante, Bathurst, NB.
Delicious finger foods were a welcome feature as we met on the 35th
floor of the Coast Plaza Hotel, enjoying a marvellous view of Vancouver
and English Bay.
On Friday evening
after the close of the Providence Health Care Spirituality Conference we
joined together at the ‘A – Mazing Laughter Statues’ for our second
annual “Walk for Parish Nursing” along the edge of English Bay.
Before our banquet
we enjoyed greetings from ten different representatives from parish
nursing organizations and individuals, including Dick Cathell from St.
Joseph’s Heath Care in Bellingham, Washington.
Ray Blyth presented
a historical scrap book to Darlene Dawson featuring pictures and
programs from the 11 previous Annual General Meetings and conferences of
CAPNM. We will display this at our annual conferences.
The Silent Auction
was a great opportunity to view the many items from across Canada and to
bid on them in support of our organization. A really wonderful buffet
dinner was enjoyed by all.
The ‘NoshitShirleys’
entertained us following the dinner. The Shirleys are an all-female
acapella septet that pack a real punch that fight back against
injustice, intolerance, hopelessness and despair, singing everything
from Cuban Carnival music and tragic Russian Love songs to sweet
Mandarin flirtations and wrenching Appalachian protests. Their mission
is to promote joy, love, and happiness through singing and –if possible
– to save the world.
Saturday was a full
day of Annual General Meeting with new board of directors: Rev. Lee
Woolery, Darlene Dawson, Carol Rose Kudelka, Vicky Knight, and Judy
McIntosh installed by Sr. Ernestine LaPlante, and two outgoing directors
recognized: Betty Behm and Heather Cushing. The Standards Committee
position paper “The Parish Nurse is a Registered Nurse’ was thoroughly
discussed and passed by a vote of the membership present. Work Groups
were formed and the work of our committees and direction for the Board
of Directors for the year ahead was formulated.
Meaningful and
reverent worship was let by Rev. Norm Pettersson and Bruce Harding,
Music Minister at Crossroads United Church, Delta, BC led us in music
and song. We ended our meetings renewed and refreshed and anxious to
return to our ministries.
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