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		<title>Save the Date!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCMB and its Formation Committee are hosting a Retreat for Ministers of Consolation and all those whose minister to the bereaved. Please join us June 21-23, 2012, at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL. Check-in night and welcome reception on June 21st. On site lodging and meals will be available. We are pleased to announce, Fr. Joe Nassal, CPPS, will be leading the retreat. A Missionary of the Precious Blood, he has been engaged in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Sadness&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NCMB Board of Trustees is sad to announce the death of our member and former board member, Barbara Elordi. Barbara was the Ministry of Consolation Coordinator for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. She served on NCMB&#8217;s Board for six years and was one of the authors of our Ministry of Consolation Manual. NCMB&#8217;s presence was known in the West because of Barbara, and she trained hundreds to carry on the work she dearly loved. We extend our sincere sympathy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter from the President of NCMB</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear NCMB Member: I am writing to thank you for your continued support of NCMB and our mission to bring God&#8217;s presence to our bereaved sisters and brothers through educational programs, our print resources, our website and trainings. Your prayers, financial support and personal effort to spread the good news of hope and healing through this ministry has allowed us to remain faithful to our mission: Called by the healing ministry of Jesus, the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Board Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NCMB Board of Trustees is seeking candidates for election to the Board of Trustees. Candidates should submit a 150-word biographical sketch plus a current resume, photo, and 3 contacts for reference and recommendation. Deadline for nominations is February 10, 2012. Candidates can be self-nominated or proposed by an NCMB member. Each candidate must be a member of the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved. Please submit nominations to the NCMB office: PO Box 16353, St. Louis, MO 63125. Fax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Membership Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved will hold its annual Membership meeting on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. As a member of NCMB you are invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held at the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet located at 6400 Minnesota Avenue in St. Louis, MO. We will be reviewing the past year&#8217;s work and ministry and also proceed with business matters related to any by-law changes for NCMB. This meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.griefwork.org/?p=585</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace, Hope and Blessings to all in 2012! &#160; The National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved Board of Trustees]]></description>
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		<title>For Our Members</title>
		<link>http://www.griefwork.org/?p=560</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members, the new issue of the Journey Newsletter is now online. To access it, please login to your account and then click on the Journey Newsletter link at the top left corner of the website. &#160; For our guests: Journey is a quarterly newsletter available to NCMB members that provides updates, inspiration and announcements to those working in the bereavement field. For more information on how you can become a member, please view our membership page.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members and Friends in Christ, Advent and Christmas are upon us.  Not only is this a time of anticipation, joy and excitement, but also a time to be mindful of the pain and sadness the season brings for those whose grief is new and even those whose loss is not so recent. As bereavement ministers, let them know you understand and care, and that they are in your prayers.  Perhaps set up a Christmas Memory Tree, and invite them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief Ministry</title>
		<link>http://www.griefwork.org/?p=95</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When a member of Christ&#8217;s Body dies, the faithful are called to a ministry of consolation to those who have suffered the loss of one whom they love. Christian consolation is rooted in that hope that comes from faith in the saving death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christian hope faces the reality of death and the anguish of grief but trusts confidently that the power of sin and death have been vanquished by the risen Lord. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power of Prayer</title>
		<link>http://www.griefwork.org/?p=100</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the quiet moments, when we may feel the most alone or abandoned in our grief, God is always with us. In that still quiet space God&#8217;s presence can be felt when you open your heart to knowing and believing in the power of His healing love. Pray continually and pray often. God is speaking, pay attention and listen with your heart. &#160; Prayers to Console A Prayer for Peace in our Homes Creator God, please save and help all [...]]]></description>
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