Seasons for Growth – NZ Catholic Newspaper

Chaplains train to help prisoners with their grief

NZ Catholic Staff — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:07:51 +0000

Prison chaplains from throughout New Zealand came together last month to strengthen their ministries by being trained in accompanying people in prisons in their grief. Senior Prison Chaplain Sr Veronica Casey, PBVM, said many of the people in prison have grief that has largely gone unacknowledged. “They carry the pain with them into more and

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Innovative NZ approach helps deaf people

Rowena Orejana — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:30:15 +0000

Isolation is one of the biggest barriers that the Deaf Community faces and prevents them from accessing resources that would help them cope with grief and loss. Representatives from the Deaf Community led by Auckland Deaf Community Chaplain Judith Mason and Auckland Deaf Christian Foundation minister Rev. Sandra Gibbons recently trained to be companions in the Seasons for Growth programme to bring

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Seasons for Growth ideal for inmates

Rowena Orejana — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:00:07 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — Prison chaplains have found the perfect programme to help them in their work.
Senior prison chaplain Sr Veronica Casey, PBVM, said people in prison often have losses that are never spoken of or even acknowledged. However, the Seasons for Growth programme helps chaplains help prisoners deal with grief.echo $variable;

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