Dr. Sarah Rieth

I am a chaplain, not a chiropractor. No idea how that made it onto this page.

Upcoming Free Webinars — FaithTrust Institute Each month we host free live webinars brought to you in part by our funding partners. Click below by topic/title to register for upcoming webinars. And be sure to check back as we add more titles. Scroll down to the bottom of this page for links to recorded webinars. Our program managers will be hap...

We have a fantastic upcoming FREE regional training on October 23-24. There will be room for only 25 church teams (of 4 people) to attend. Churches from PA, NJ and DE are invited to apply.

Application and more information available here:
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/front-page/training/safe-and-healthy-churches-training-2015-king-of-prussia-pa

Huge thanks to InFaith Community Foundation for their commitment to ending family violence.

Addressing Elder Abuse Within Your Faith Community (2015) RECORDED — FaithTrust Institute Many victims and survivors of elder abuse turn to their faith communities for help. The faith community's response is critical. This webinar is designed for all clergy, faith leaders, and therapists who want to know more about elder abuse, how to respond, and where to refer, as well as for advocates…

Another excellent letter to the Pope from Marie Fortune.

Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune has a new blog post, "Dear Pope: It's Me Again" about the creation of a tribunal to hold bishops accountable for their actions (or inaction) regarding priests who sexually abused children.

http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/blog/marie-fortune/221

On Wednesday, June 10 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time I am offering a free webinar on the role of the faith community in Addressing Elder Abuse. This is sponsored by the United Methodist Women through FaithTrust Institute. To register, go to www.faithtrustinstitute.org, then click on the tab for "trainings" and then "upcoming webinars." Click the title of my webinar and follow the instructions to register...it's easy to do. Please join me and please spread the word by sharing this post. Thank you!

FaithTrust Institute FaithTrust Institute is delighted to announce that M.L. Daniel, our Program Manager, has been selected by NoVo Foundation as one of 20 new Movement Makers in the Move to End Violence Program, a 10-year program to strengthen leaders and organizations, and build a breakthrough movement to end violence…

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Hubbard Hoke offered a terrific workshop on alcoholism and the spirituality of recovery this morning at Penick Village. It is the first time he has offered this workshop at a retirement community. We had a strong turnout of residents of Penick and residents in the community. I pray the seeds Stuart planted will grow and bear good and life-giving fruit in the lives of all who attended and in our community.

The new Penick Village logo! We love the logo for how it represents our deep rootedness in love, the life and growth we celebrate and live, the "stained glass window" effect in the background to represent that we are a faith-based CCRC, and the leaves that break out of the outline to show that we think and act outside the confines of the proverbial box.

Love overcomes life’s inevitable sorrow Sally Quinn: My life has been full of happiness and full of sorrow. But it has always been full of love.

We at Penick Village are excited to host our friend, The Rev. Dr. Stuart Hoke, to present this marvelous workshop. It is free and open to all. This is an important conversation for our churches and communities to have as we address individual and systemic consequences of addictions as well as support those who are recovering and their loved ones. Please call me at 910.692.0355 if you would like to attend. See below the great poster my colleague Jordan Medlin created for the event.

And coming soon, The Rev. Dr. Stuart Hoke of Episcopal Recovery Ministry, will present a workshop on the spirituality of addiction and recovery at Penick Village on Saturday, May 9 from 9:30 to 12. This is free and open to the public. Please spread the word and come and bring friends and members of your congregation. Stuart travels around North America offering these workshops and says that this is the first time he will offer it at a continuing care retirement community. You can see him at work by watching a brief video on the website: www.episcopalrecovery.org The chapel committee and wellness committee are sponsoring this event.

Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church - Home New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott writes and speaks about subjects that begin with capital letters: Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus. But armed with self-effacing humor - she is laugh-out-loud funny - and ruthless honesty, Lamott converts her subjects into enchantment.This is an event you w…