The "Twelve Moments of Meditation" May program will focus on meditative practices drawn from the Hindu tradition, and will feature Mila Allam, a teacher with the Art of Living Foundation (www.artofliving.org) founded by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The body, mind, and spirit wellness programs of the Foundation encourage the elimination of stress, and the uncovering of the strength, peace and joy that lie at the core of every individual. The Art of Living Foundation vision is that of helping to build a global society that is free of stress, violence, and misery--and full of service, wisdom, and celebration.

For her presentation, Milam Allam will lead participants in guided meditation and will teach simple yogic breathing techniques for helping to release stress and for relaxing the mind.

What: "Twelve Moments of Meditation": Hindu meditation
When: 12 noon on Thursday, May 14th
Where: Freeman-Dunn Chapel (Main Campus)

Lifeline Chaplaincy is pleased to announce its upcoming "Creating a Healing Community" Workshop, to be held May 15-17, 2009 in Houston. This workshop, while intended primarily for lay pastoral caregivers, is also an excellent refresher and continuing education opportunity for professional chaplains.

A 17-hour intensive weekend workshop designed to equip spiritual care providers and other interested persons with basic listening, self-awareness and interpersonal relationship skills necessary for effective ministry.

- Required for Lifeline Chaplaincy spiritual care volunteers
- Recommended for ministers, elders, visitation ministry leaders and others involved in providing spiritual care

Topics include:
- Defining a healing community
- Losses and their effect(s) on us
- Basic listening and communication skills
- Perception and its role in listening
- "Why me?"
- Grief and Grieving
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Role play in ministry and listening

This workshop will be held
Friday, May 15, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Light supper provided
Saturday, May 16, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Continental breakfast and lunch provided
Sunday, May 17, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

To register: Call Lifeline Chaplaincy at 713-524-1055
Or via E-mail at lifeline@lifelinechaplaincy.org

Registration fee: $50.00 payable at the door
Registration deadline May 11.

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAINS OUTSTANDING LOCAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Steven Spidell DMin BCC Houston, Texas
The Outstanding Local Leadership Award is given to a member in good standing who has exhibited outstanding dedication to and promotion of the Association of Professional Chaplains through active involvement at the substate, state and/or multi-state level.
Steven Spidell, from Houston, TX, is executive director of Presbyterian Outreach to Patients. He interfaces regularly with chaplains at Methodist Hospital, MD Anderson Hospital and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, among others in the Houston area.
About nine years ago, Steve instituted the first annual APC South Texas Chaplains' meeting, which continues to this day under the leadership of another chaplain. e purpose of these annual meetings is to promote fellowship, continuing education and peer review. A consummate learner, Steve also has taken the lead for several years in organizing a monthly brown bag lunch for the chaplains in the Texas Medical Center. His roster of lunchtime presenters has included theologians, educators, medical practitioners and chaplains from a variety of ministry settings. One colleague writes, "Without Steve's leadership role, it could have been difficult for many of us to meet our continuing education requirement to maintain our board certification."
Long an advocate for chaplains writing and conducting research, Steve embarked on a wide-ranging research project to detail the types of interventions chaplains most frequently utilize. From this work, Steve was able to delineate more clearly how professional chaplains function with those they serve. Another colleague states, "We at our hospital have benefitted from Steve's educational research projects. His published work has enhanced the profession of chaplaincy."
Currently, Steve is meeting with several other chaplains to address the topic of hospital chaplaincy best practices. One chaplain writes, "Steve personally challenged me to convene a group to develop a best practice protocol for the chaplain's response to codes. His leadership and direction for this process has been fruitful in furthering collegiality as well as producing a useful protocol that will benefit the profession... I can say with certainty that any contributions Ioffer to APC began as a result of Steve Spidell's gentle and continuing leadership in the Texas Medical Center. An alumnus of both Wesley eological Seminary in Washington, DC and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX, Steve is endorsed as a chaplain with the Presbyterian Church USA. He was ordained in 1990
and board certified in 2000. He is married to the Reverend Cheryl Smith, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, TX. They live in Pearland, TX, a suburb of Houston, with their 17-year-old son, Robin. Steve is also a parent to two
stepdaughters, Colly and Cayce.

"Mind as Medicine: The Radical New Science of Medicine"
James Duffy, MD, ChB, FAHPA
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Thursday, April 16, 2009
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Hickey Auditorim R11.1400