Spiritual Pathways

The 4th annual Loving Hearts/Caring Hands golf tournament,
benefitting Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education, is only weeks away.

Save the date and sign up:

Monday, Nov. 16, 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at BlackHorse Golf Club
12205 Fry Road, Cypress, TX, 77433.
Bag drop, registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m.

Your participation will support the recruitment and education of fellows accepted into M. D. Anderson's pastoral education program, who provide spiritual care to our patients. Funds also will go to expand interdisciplinary research that explores the relationship between spiritual care and the fight against cancer.

"The spiritual guidance services offered through Chaplaincy provide strength to patients or caregivers who are dealing with uncertainties, difficult treatments, grief or end-of-life issues," says Gloria Koenning, director of The Chaplaincy Fund, which plans, hosts and manages the event. "If there is any reason to tee-off, this is it! We are excited and look forward to the participation of M. D. Anderson employees."

The deadline to register is Friday, Nov. 13. Get involved on your own or form a team. The registration fee for individual players is $250 and teams of four are $1,000. Sponsorships are available at several levels.

GREAT DISCOUNT AVAILABLE TO GOLFERS !!!
CONTACT GLORIA KOENNIG AT Gloria Koenning [gkoenning@chaplaincyfund.org] OR 713-862-8482

Visit the event site to access sponsorship and registration forms. Updated forms for the 2009 event are not yet available. However, the forms currently posted on the site can be turned in. Please write "For Nov. 16, 2009, event" in the upper right hand corner.

For more information, call 713-862-8482.

Every Wednesday for 8 weeks beginning November 4th, 2009
Two groups: 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
No charge
Pre-registration requested at 713-524-1055 (Marlaina)

Being held at
Lifeline Chaplaincy Conference Center
1415 Southmore Blvd @ LaBranch (Museum District)

Facilitators
Virgil Fry, D.Min., Debra Sivesind, MSN, Marilyn Ladin, LCSW-B

Tickets Start at $14, All Seating In Orchestra Level

Anderson Network's 21st Annual Patient and Caregiver Conference

Mary Bradley
"Healthcare for the Homeless/chaplaincy with the homeless and underserved"

October 20, 2009 - M. D. Anderson (R11.1671 Rooms C/D)
"Spirituality and Chronic Pain."
A presentation to an interdisciplinary conference on chronic pain.

November 17, 2009 - Methodist (conference room TBA)
Linda Sharon
"A Theology of Organ Transplantation".

A native of Iran, Felora Derakhshani was educated in Oxford, England, and is the founder and President of ACT Women (Advancing Community Through Women: http://www.actwomen.com), whose mission is to educate, encourage, and empower women to become agents of change. An electromechanical engineer by training, she is the owner of Felora Image Consulting Company, and currently serves on the Board of Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (AAIM).

What: "Twelve Moments of Meditation": Baha'i meditation
When: 12 noon on Thursday, August 13th
Where: Freeman-Dunn Chapel (Main Campus)

1415 Southmore, Houston, TX 77004-5845.
Parking is free and gated.

The daytime group, facilitated by Virgil Fry, D.Min., will meet on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for eight consecutive weeks beginning on August 6, 2009 and ending on September 24, 2009.

The evening group will be led by Marilyn Ladin, LCSW-BCD (Social Work Psychotherapist TMHS Palliative Care Department) and Debra Sivesind, MSN, PMHCNS-BC (Nurse Psychotherapist, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Palliative and Rehabilitative Medicine). It will meet on Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. beginning on August 6, 2009 and ending on September 24,2009.

Each group will be limited in number. For further information and application form, please contact Marlaina Patterson at 713-524-1055.