This edition of the PYM Pastoral Care Threadletter focuses on ways to assistFriends experiencing temporary financial distress related to job loss or other life circumstances. Creating a group within a meeting's Care and Counsel committee to address issues of concern is one way a meeting can attentively respond. An awareness of PYM resources available to directly assist Friends should always be kept in mind.
Peace is with you, George Schaefer Care and Aging Coordinator
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Message from the Field
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The Pastoral Care Assistance Committee
In the past, Pastoral Care Assistance committees were concerned with helping "necessitous" individuals experiencing temporary financial distress, job loss or other unexpected situations and conditions which affected their temporal needs. Today, a pastoral care sub-group within a care committee may address issues of prolonged bereavement, chronic grief and the behavioral problems associated with trauma and illness as well as monetary loss and career set-backs. Learn more about the Committee.
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Pastoral Care Newsletter Archive
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Keeping the North Star in View with Finances Turn South
Even in the most optimistic of times, financial difficulties may trouble the lives of some of our members. Divorce, illness, and unexpected unemployment are among the most obvious causes of financial distress, but less visible problems can mean that a modest change in a person's or family's incomes can feel disastrous. Read more.....
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Journey Toward Wholeness: A Courage & Renewal� Retreat Series Oct 31, 2014 - Jul 19, 2015 (four weekends), Pendel Hill
Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2014, Pendel Hill
Compassionate Communication, Nov 14-16, 2014, Pendel Hill Race, Power, Privilege and Leadership SymposiumSymposium on Friday, October 24 (6 pm to 8:30 pm) and on Saturday, October 25 (8 AM to 4:30 PM) at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. The registration costs $100.00 (or $50.00 for students with a valid ID). Click here to register online. [URL below] The symposium is a precursor to the White Privilege Conference set to occur in 2016 also in Philadelphia. Come to work with Sociologists, Criminologists, and other leaders in challenging concepts of privilege and oppression who offer solutions and team building. Register online.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Click here for more information or go to pym.org/one-book-one-yearly-meeting/
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Greenleaf Fund
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Applications Due: November 15, 2014
Applications for assistance to the Greenleaf Fund for consideration in its next cycle of grant making are due by November 15, 2015. View the application guidelines.
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