CARLA Meetings 2013

We have a slot open for January

Please let me know if you can host

Thanks!

Sky

CARLA Meetings 2013

All CARLA meeting times are 9:00 am - 10:30 am

DATE 2013 LOCATION HOST Tues, Jan 8 Wed, Feb 6 B'Nai Jacob Synagogue Victor Urecki Thurs, Mar 7 Presbytery of West Virginia Forrest Palmer Tues, Apr 2 Unitarian Universalist Mell Hoover and Rose Eddington Wed, May 1 Thurs, June 6 Wed, Sept 4 Village Chapel Todd Wright Tues, Oct 1 St. George Olof Scott Wed, Nov 6 Thurs, Dec 5

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Resources for dealing with tragedies

I've reformatted the resource info so it will be easier to send to your congregants

Sky

Here are some resources for helping people

deal with fears after a school tragedy.

https://docs.google.com/document/

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Resources for Parents Help re school distress events

Disaster Helpline from the Mental Health Services Administration

Disaster Distress Helpline

http://www.disasterdistress.samhsa.gov/

Resources

Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx

Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/mass-shooting.aspx

Five Questions on the Tucson, Ariz., Shootings for Psychologist Joel Dvoskin, PhD     **please see # 3 question and response

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/01/tucson-shootings.aspx

Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management:

Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect – Model & Teach

http://rems.ed.gov/docs/HH_Vol3Issue3.pdf

Listen, Protect, Connect – Model and Teach

Psychological First Aid for Teacher and Students

http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/PFA_SchoolCrisis.pdf

After a Loved One Dies – how children grieve and how parents and other adults can support them  

http://www.newyorklife.com/newyorklife.com/General/FileLink/Static%20Files/New%20York%20Life%20Foundation%20Bereavement%20Guide%20-%20After%20a%20Loved%20One%20Dies%20.pdf

School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis

http://www.neahin.org/educator-resources/school-crisis-guide.html

For additional help please contact or refer others to Diane Slaughter, Executive Director of the West Virginia Psychological Association at--- 

info@wvpsychology.org or phone 304-345-5805.

 

This information is distributed as part of the WVPA Public Education Program.

 

 

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Sky Kershner, 304-346-9689 x13
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
www.kpcc.com

CARLA Meeting Calendar 2013 - Request for Hosts

Next Meetings

I am looking for hosts for our 2013 schedule
We will continue to rotate between Tues, Wed, and Thursdays

Please check our calendar
and let me know by email what date you would like

Please click here for the calendar


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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

CARLA Meeting this Thurs, Dec 6 at WV Islamic Association Mosque

CARLA Meeting
Thurs, Dec 6 at 9am
at WV Islamic Association
Imam Ehteshamul Haque, hosting

URL:	http://www.iawv.net
Directions:	I-64 West; getting off at the Montrose Road exit in South Charleston; Take a left turn at the light; take a right turn at the next light(Kanawha Turnpike); going straight until reaching the corner of Valley Drive & Kanawha Turnpike. The Islamic Center is on the left side.
General Information:	White Stone Building.

For more info on CARLA
http://kpcc.com/carla.htm

Sky

Next Meetings

I am looking for hosts for our 2013 schedule
We will continue to rotate between Tues, Wed, and Thurs days
Please check our calendar
and let me know by email what date you would like
Please click here for the calendar

Thanks!

Sky

Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Fwd: Invitation to Trintiy Institute to CARLA members

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Jupin <jjupin@columbus.rr.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Subject: Invitation to Trintiy Institute to CARLA members
To: sky@kpcc.com
Cc: Mary Fitzgerald <mfitzgerald@hcawv.org>

Sky:

 

Would you please be so good as to send the following out to your CARLA email list. Thanks so much.  Michael Jupin

 

Dear Religious Leaders of Charleston:

 

This is an invitation to you to participate in the Trinity (Episcopal Church, Wall Street) Institute's 42^nd National Theological 2012 Conference, Radical Christian Life: Equipping Ourselves for Social Change.

 

The conference will be webcast this coming Friday evening, December 7^th and Saturday morning and afternoon, December 8^th at St. John's Episcopal Church, Leon Sullivan Blvd and Quarrier Streets in downtown Charleston.

 

The conference begins with the opening service Friday, December 7^th from 7:00-8:30 p.m. where the preacher will be Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB.

 

The conference continues on Saturday, December 8^th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. with a lunch break from noon to 1:30 p.m. There will be break out groups and questions for discussion during the day. You may bring you own brown bag lunch or go out for lunch. Coffee will be available for the morning sessions. See the conference schedule at http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/faith/institute/2012/schedule

 

The webcast will be in Room 209 of St. John's. You may park in the lot to the east of the church and enter the side door, taking the elevator (or stairs) to the second floor. The church and meeting room will be open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening and 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

 

There is no cost to view the service on Friday evening. The cost for Saturday is $ 10 to help defray some of the expense for the registering of the webcast with Trinity.

 

Please feel free to invite members of your congregation and others to join in this program. While you do not need to register for the program and can just "show up" it would be helpful for St. John's to know if you and others are planning to attend so that we may set up the appropriate number of spaces for break out groups and provide sufficient materials. Please contact the interim rector, the Rev. Michael Jupin at mjupin@stjohnswv.org with those numbers.

 

St. John's is pleased to host the only webcast site in West Virginia for this year's Trinity Institute Conference.  We look forward to the opportunity to share this experience with you. 

 

 

 

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Fwd: You are invited to join Sen Manchin and Bishops Bransfield, Duncan, and Steiner Ball this Monday

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Stephen N. Smith <ssmith@wvhealthykids.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Subject: You are invited to join Sen Manchin and Bishops Bransfield, Duncan, and Steiner Ball this Monday
To:

Dear Child Poverty Campaign Partners and Allies,

 

Thank you for your on-going support of our work to raise young children out of poverty.  Due to your commitment to WV kids and families, we want to invite you to an important event this coming Monday that we are organizing:

 

People Before Politics:

A Prayerful Conversation about the Coming Fiscal Crisis

 

Featuring

Senator Joe Manchin

Bishop Michael J. Bransfield

Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball

Bishop Ralf W. Duncan

and testimony from

West Virginia families affected by budget issues

 

Monday, Dec. 3^rd * Reception 9:30am * Program begins 10:00am

John XXIII Pastoral Center * 100 Hodges Road in Charleston, WV

 

Especially during this holiday season, we are called by all of our faith traditions to serve the most vulnerable.  At this event, we will hear from West Virginia's religious leaders and everyday families about what's truly at stake in the federal budget debate.  We will also hear responses from members of the WV Congressional delegation about what they will do in Washington to put West Virginia families before partisan politics.  With any extra time, we will entertain questions and hear a benediction.

Hosted and sponsored by the West Virginia Council of Churches, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, the United Methodist Conference, National Association of Social Workers (WV Chapter), and the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition.  For more information, or to co-sponsor or RSVP for this important event, please contact WV Healthy Kids and Families Director Stephen Smith at ssmith@wvhealthykids.org (write RSVP or SPONSOR in e-mail heading). Free and open to the public.  Co-sponsorship entails adding your name to the sponsoring organizations, sending at least one representative, helping to publicize the event to your lists, and signing on to our Child Poverty Campaign list to receive future updates - please also let Stephen know if you know a family who would like to give one of the formal 2-3 minute testimonies; we have limited time in the program and are looking for families who draw on a diverse range of experiences.  Please note this event has been organized on extremely short notice to accommodate the Congressional calendar; we appreciate your help posting, reproducing, and e-mailing this flier widely.

Other recent updates from the Child Poverty Coalition below.  Please don't miss our next meeting on Thursday, December 6th at 1pm at Covenant House in Charleston (600 Shrewsbury St) - location is tentative, pending someone volunteering another location outside Charleston.

 

·          We have grown from 24 to 108 Partners, including new partners in Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Weirton, Wheeling, Martinsburg, Moorefield, Logan, Dunbar, Huntington, Wayne County, Fayetteville, Morgantown, Buckhannon, Fairmont, as well as partners like the WV Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO, WV Wesleyan, Gayle Manchin, the Parent Teacher Association, and more than 25 new child and family groups.

·          We have already conducted 19 community meetings, have scheduled 22 others, and have received commitments to host an additional 30+ by early 2013.

·          We have unearthed 21 concrete potential proposals that could help to raise young children out of poverty, and we will narrow these down to a platform of 5-10 issues that we will pursue in 2013.  These have come straight from our meetings with partners, as well as community meetings with parents, kids, and advocates.  A sample of key issues include: Child Care Cuts, Expanding Healthy Foods and Option Pathways in Schools, Literacy in Child Care, Justice Reinvestment, Medicaid Expansion, and an Education Demonstration Project on the West Side of Charleston.

·          Our campaign has been twice featured in the media, through an Op-Ed in the Sunday Gazette and a radio production by the West Virginia News Service. 

·          Senator Kessler, Senator Unger, and Delegate Perdue have offered to work with us to hold a day (or multiple days) in the legislature where committees would hear testimony from kids, families, and advocates, and vote on our issues.  Joanne Tomblin has offered to co-host a legislative reception, and Gayle Manchin has also offered to co-host a launch or reception.  We have commitments for 200+ people to join us on this day, and growing.

·          Regional Forums in districts around the state: Senator Unger and Rev. Grove have also offered to host a community forum, over a weekend while the legislature is in session, in the Eastern Panhandle to draw further attention to our issue – something that could be replicated in other parts of the state (Fayette, Logan, Northern Panhandle, Parkersburg and Huntington, have also expressed interest).

 

 

 

 

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Stephen N. Smith

Executive Director

West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition
304.610.6512

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Trinity Institute December 7-9

Dear CARLA Members:

 

St. John's Episcopal Church will be hosting the webcast of this year's Trinity Institute conference titled Radical Christian Life: Equipping Ourselves for Social Change featuring Sr. Joan Chittister and Rabbi Darren Levine.

 

You can find more information on the conference (including a link to the schedule) at http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/faith/institute/2012/

 

We will charge $ 10/participant to help cover our registration fee with Trinity and will set up small group discussions in line with the process of the conference.  

 

As soon as we are clear about our site placement and scheduling I will let you know.

 

Michael Jupin

Interim rector

St. John's Episcopal Church

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Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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You are requested to attend an Open House program at IAWV

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ehteshamul Haque <imamehtesham@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Subject: You are requested to attend an Open House program at IAWV
To: Sky Kershner <sky@kpcc.com>, Sky Kershner <skykershner@gmail.com>

Dear SKy

Please forward the following message to Carla Group.

Thanks,

Imam Dr. Ehteshamul Haque

 

The Islamic Association of WV invites you to attend an

OPEN HOUSE INTERFAITH PROGRAM

With:

ImamZaid Shakir

(Zaytuna Institute)

On the topic:

"Islam and the community- Threat or blessing?"

When:Friday November 16, 2012

Where: IAWV, 1 Valley Drive, South Charleston, WV 25303

v7:00 – 7:15 PM Meet and Greet (over Coffee & light snacks)

v7:15 – 8:00 PM Speaker's Lecture

v8:00 – 8: 45 PM Q&A

v8:45 – 9:00 PM Isha (Night) Prayer

For details please contact Imam Dr. Ehteshamul Haque at 304 744-1031

With Regards,

Dr. Ehteshamul Haque

Imam of Islamic Association of WV, Charleston, WV

Telephone: 304 744 1031

Fax: 304 744 1031

Email: imamehtesham@gmail.com

Mailing address: P.O. Box 8414, South Charleston, WV 25303

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

POLL: CARLA Meeting Days for 2013

Wow! 2013 is almost here!

I wanted to check in with everyone about our meeting days and which are best for you
Can you take a quick poll by clicking teh link below?

http://www.doodle.com/g2sg3iuwux668nmq

Thanks!

Sky

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

CARLA Meeting this Wed, Nov 7 at Village Chapel

CARLA Meeting
Wed, Nov 7 at 9am
at Village Chapel Presbyterian
Rev Todd Wright, hosting

3818 Venable Avenue, Charleston, WV  25304

304.925.7265  |  304.925.7230 fax  |  villagechapel@vcpresby.org

For more info on CARLA
http://kpcc.com/carla.htm

Sky

Next Meetings

Wed, Nov 7	Village Chapel	Rev Todd Wright
Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

You are requested to attend an Open House program at IAWV

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ehteshamul Haque <imamehtesham@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Subject: You are requested to attend an Open House program at IAWV
To: Sky Kershner <sky@kpcc.com>, Sky Kershner <skykershner@gmail.com>

Dear SKy

Please forward the following message to Carla Group.

Thanks,

Imam Dr. Ehteshamul Haque

 

The Islamic Association of WV invites you to attend an

OPEN HOUSE INTERFAITH PROGRAM

With:

ImamZaid Shakir

(Zaytuna Institute)

On the topic:

"Islam and the community- Threat or blessing?"

When:Friday November 16, 2012

Where: IAWV, 1 Valley Drive, South Charleston, WV 25303

v7:00 – 7:15 PM Meet and Greet (over Coffee & light snacks)

v7:15 – 8:00 PM Speaker's Lecture

v8:00 – 8: 45 PM Q&A

v8:45 – 9:00 PM Isha (Night) Prayer

For details please contact Imam Dr. Ehteshamul Haque at 304 744-1031

With Regards,

Dr. Ehteshamul Haque

Imam of Islamic Association of WV, Charleston, WV

Telephone: 304 744 1031

Fax: 304 744 1031

Email: imamehtesham@gmail.com

Mailing address: P.O. Box 8414, South Charleston, WV 25303

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Dent Dinner Clergy Special

Friends --

This year's Dent Dinner is almost sold out and I wanted to make sure you had a chance to join in our annual celebration of Health and Humor. Clergy tickets are available at a special discounted rate of 2 for $100. Your contribution helps KPCC continue to provide excellent services at an affordable rate, especially for those with few resources.

As of today we have 14 congregations participating, 9 of them have purchased full tables!
Thank you for all of your support to:
 

Baptist Temple, Charleston

Congregation of St Joseph

Elizabeth Memorial UM Church

First Presbyterian, Charleston

Islamic Association of WV

St George Orthodox Cathedral

St Christopher's Episcopal Church

St Marks United Methodist Church

Temple Israel

United Disciples of Christ

Unity of Kanawha Valley

WV United Methodist Conference

WV Presbytery

Westminster Presbyterian Church

We would love for you to join us

Use the link below to contribute and I will send out our tickets right away
Since this is a special rate, please use the "Make Donation" option when making your gift

Thanks so much!

Sky

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012


Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Fwd: FEMA info

Here is some FEMA info from Mike Jarrett

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012

Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012

Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

FEMA info

Here is some FEMA info from Mike Jarrett

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012

Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

CARLA Meeting - Tomorrow, Tues Oct 2 at Kanawha United Presby

CARLA Meeting
Tues, Oct 2 at 9am
at Kanawha United Presbyterian
Rev Patterson Lyles, hosting

Directions
I'm told the best parking is directly behind the church
on the Kanawha Blvd entrance
http://www.kanawhachurch.org/
1009 Virginia Street East  Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 342-6558

For more info on CARLA
http://kpcc.com/carla.htm

Sky

Next Meetings

Tues, Oct 2	Kanawha Unity Presby	Rev Patterson Lyles
Wed, Nov 7	Village Chapel	Rev Todd Wright
Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012

Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Lay Academy of Religion Info

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ina Armstrong <ina@firstpresby.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Subject: for CARLA
To: Sky Kershner <sky@kpcc.com>

Sky, Please send this out to the CARLA list. THANKS!! Ina at First Presby

 

First Presbyterian Church

Charleston, WV

The Lay Academy of Religion:

Fall 2012

presents

"How Shall We Love Our Neighbor
As Ourself . . .

when our neighbor is likely
 to be so different?"

 

Sunday afternoons 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. starting September 23

(The complete schedule is: September 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18, 26;
February 10, 17, 24; March 3, 10, 17; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19)

Location: 16 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston, WV

Activities Building, Room 201

Instructor: Dr. Robert G. "Bob" Newman
Professor of Religion Emeritus, University of Charleston

Free and Open to Everyone!

Please join Dr. Newman for this new study.

Course objectives include:

§           Identify, examine, and understand major religious communities.

§           Compare and contrast their cultural/value systems.

§           Strategize on how we may "love our neighbor . . ."

 

The text, The World's Religions by Huston Smith, is recommended.

Let us know if you would like one ($10.00).

Advance registration is important.
Please do so by calling First Presbyterian's church office at 304-343-8961.

Thank you.

 

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Tickets are now on sale for
The Dent Dinner, Oct 16, 2012

Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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