CMF's eNewsletter April 2017
Contents:
CMF's Products & Services, A Sample:
- Certification / Re-Certification for Multifaith Competency
- SRCAW 2017, Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World, Readings
- Facebook Page Updates.
- View much more at www.cmfsrc.ca
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Employment Opportunity
- Canadian Multifaith Federation (CMF). Spiritual and Religious Care Coordinator: seeking a qualified person to work in a City of Toronto Long Term Care Home. Part time: 14-21 hours/week [See here all the current positions: http://omc.ca/jobs] or click here for the job Details
Professional Development Opportunity
- Call for Abstracts, “First International Conference on Humanizing Health Care: Enhancing Lives. Transforming Care”—Bruyère Continuing Care Conference, 19 and 20, October 2017 The conference will be at the Fairmont Château Laurier, downtown Ottawa, Canada. Abstracts are being accepted until March 31, 2017. Please visit our website at www.bruyere.org/HHC2017 (or click here) to submit your abstracts.
- Online Support Tools from the Canadian Virtual Hospice:
LivingMyCulture.ca Video Series– People from 11 cultures shares stories about care, culture and spirituality when living with serious illness and grief. In the video “Spirituality (01:20),” Dr. Naheed Dosani discusses the importance of asking about an individual's spiritual and religious needs as a part of care.
MyGrief.ca - A free online resource to help people work through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace. Hear from Bonnie about her perspectives and lived experiences with grief and loss. Bonnie's husband, Ray, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2011 and died two years later. They were married for 41 years and had three children.
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SRCAW 2017: Spiritual & Religious Care Awareness Week, October 16-22, 2017, Theme: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World
CMF's Spiritual and Religious Care Awareness Week offers an opportunity to recognize the value of religious services and spiritual care and to honour those who provide the care. A SRCAW Kit includes resources to help participants create awareness of the profession and to help celebrate this very special work.
For SRCAW Kit, and more upcoming details bookmark & visit our Website: http://omc.ca/project/spiritual-religious-care-awareness-week
2017 Theme Readings (To access these resources please ask the Librarian: cmfsrc@cmfsrc.ca):
• No Enemy to Conquer: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World, by Michael Henderson (Author), Dalai Lama (Foreword), Baylor Univ Pr., 2009 -- See extracts @ The Abrahamic Family Reunion.
• No Future Without Forgiveness. by Desmond Tutu, Image. 2000
• The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World. by Desmond Tutu. HarperOne 2015
• The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age, by Marina Cantacuzino, Jessica Kingsley Publishers; Reprint edition ( 2016)
• On Forgiveness: How Can We Forgive the Unforgiveable? by Richard Holloway. Canongate UK; 2002
• How to Forgive in an Unforgiving World – by John C. Fenn.CreateSpace 2016
• The Forgiveness Solution: The Whole-Body Rx for Finding True Happiness, Abundant Love, and Inner Peace. by Philip H. Friedman , Conari Press 2010
• Triumph of the Heart: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World. by Megan Feldman Bettencourt, Avery. 2015
• Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World. Khaled Abou El Fadl [video]
• Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World (VIDEO) - Shambhala Mountain [video]
• THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS By : Pr. PM Raju, Sharjah City Assembly of God.
• The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go | Jill Sherer Murray [viedo]
• Forgiveness is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope. by Robert D Enright, American Psychological Association (APA); 2001
• Aggressiveness can be psychobiologically milded: 2. How to achieve Peace, J. Martin Ramirez.
• Part 1: The Mission of Forgiveness - National Presbyterian Church, Missio Dei: Messages from the Gospels and Acts on God's Work in the World. 2005
• Forgiveness is Power: A User's Guide to Why and How to Forgive. by William Fergus Martin. Findhorn Press 2013
• First We Stopped Throwing Stones: Post-Genocide Rwanda and a Political Theory of Forgiveness by Lucy Britt, [thesis] 2014
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Certification / Re-Certification: Multifaith Competency for Spiritual and Religious Care Providers to work in a Multifaith environment.
Multifaith Competency: How To Obtain a Certificate* Or Renew** :
The Canadian Multifaith Federation (CMF) provides a service that ensures Spiritual and Religious Care Providers (Chaplains) have sufficient knowledge and experience to provide and coordinate spiritual care and religious services in a multifaith setting. A competency process has been developed to enable candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of multifaith issues and their ability in working with persons from diverse faith backgrounds. For more details and form visit at our Website: http://omc.ca/multifaith-competency-certification
**For Renewal of your Competency Certificate send us an email : cmfsrc@cmfsrc.ca
 CMF Facebook Page Recent Updates:
- Toolkit for "Expelling Islamophobia"
- I shaved my beard after the Kansas shooting to avoid appearing Muslim. These are the shameful realities of our time
- Interfaith Tolerance Through Romance: How romance is encouraging good relations among religions
- Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses
- Health & wellness viewed by the respective faiths:
>>>> Pain and Suffering as Viewed by the Hindu Religion Sarah M. Whitman, MD
>>>> Proper movements in Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain
>>>> Buddhist Meditation and Health
>>>> Prayer in the Life of a Sikh Harbans Lal, PhD., D. Litt (hons)
- India’s religious minorities have been more likely to migrate internationally .
- How to react in the event of a bomb threat Jewish centres across North America have received more than 100 bomb threats. An explosives expert explains why preparedness is vital.
- Vandalized UWS Church to Host Interfaith Event Friday
- The Social Scientific Case Against a Muslim Ban
- Thought for the day : Interfaith: A little Latin to heal our nation
- 6 Steps For Practicing Japanese Kaizen To Overcome Procrastination And Be Productive
Continue reading much more @ CMF's FB posts
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