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Fall Updates

We don’t really have a lot new right now. This is not because things are not happening, but because a lot of the training centers are busy “doing their thing.” Our active groups are as follows:

-Bukal Life Care—- Baguio City. Community and Hospital Chaplaincy

-Glocal Community— Baguio City. Community and Police Chaplaincy

-The Chaplain’s Office— Bocaue. Hospital and Marketplace Chaplaincy

-SATS— Quezon City. Hospital Chaplaincy

-Jethro Guidance Center. Manila/Dasmarinas, Cavite. Community and Hospital Chaplaincy

-Clinical Pastoral and Spiritual Care Training Center— Iloilo City. Hospital Chaplaincy

-Adventist Medical Center— Iligan City. Hospital Chaplaincy

-SPUC CPE Center— Cagayan de Oro. Community Chaplaincy

Some operate year-around (Such as Bukal Life Care and The Chaplain’s Office). Others have on seasons and off seasons. Please either check with them directly or go to the CONTACT US page on this website.

January 2025 we will have our annual board meeting.

March 2025 we (some of us) will attend the CPSP Plenary gathering in Orlando, FL (USA)

June or July 2025 we will have our Centenary celebration (for CPE). More to follow on this one.

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Newly Certified Members

From Left to Right: Chaplain Jezza Pingo, Dr. Paul Tabon, Dr. Vic Navarro (on screen), Chaplain Vo Canoy, Chaplain Celia Munson, and Dr. Jun Vestidas

July 31, 2024, CPSP-Philippines held a certification board at Bukal Life Care in Baguio City, Philippines. We would like to congratulate Dr. Jun Vestidas and Ms. Jezza Pingo for passing their respective boards. The board is for a dual certification:

-Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC)

-Board Certified Clinical Chaplain (BCCC)

The members of the certifying board were Diplomates Paul Tabon (President of CPSP-Philippines), Celia Munson, and Vic Navarro (who joined online). Also participating was Diplomate Vo Canoy, who served as their endorser.

Both Chaplain Jun and Chaplain Jezza have been invited to join our Supervisor-in-Training (SIT) program at Bukal Life Care. Upon completion of the SIT program, the two of them may seek a certification board for Diplomate In Pastoral Supervision.

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Corporate Chaplaincy Sub-Specialty

We are in the process of developing sub-specialty “fellowships” in clinical chaplaincy. One that is up and running is “Corporate Chaplaincy.” Sometimes the term “Marketplace Chaplaincy” is also used. Chaplain Renato Eustaquio, DPS serves as a corporate chaplain and is authorized to supervise those who are seeking to be a chaplain in that setting. Chaplain Renato serves in Bocaue, Bulacan. Contact us by our contact page if you have questions.

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Springtime 2024 News

Upcoming CPT at Union Theological Seminary.

CPT at BUKAL LIFE CARE. We will start our “Summer Intensive” in late May. The program will be mixed format with a combination of Hospital and Community Chaplaincy. Contact us at bukallife@gmail.com for more information.

CPT at Central Philippines University. This was announced before, but as a reminder…

Come join the Clinical Pastoral Education Training (CPET) on July 1 to August 15,2024 (7wks) at the College of Theology, CPU, Jaro, Iloilo City.

—You may choose to have the training in Bacolod City next year on Oct. 7 to Nov. 22 (7wks) 2025.

CPSP Plenary

Dr. Bob and Diplomate Celia Munson were able to attend the CPSP Plenary gathering, held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 17-20. They were able to give a presentation at the gathering, ” The History of the Clinical Pastoral Movement in the Philippines.” It was well received and the event was a valuable time of learning and building relationships.

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Community CPE through Central Philippine University

THE COMMUNITY BASED CPE CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

Enrollment is going on.

—Come join the Clinical Pastoral Education Training (CPET) on July 1 to August 15,2024 (7wks) at the College of Theology, CPU, Jaro, Iloilo City.

—You may choose to have the training in Bacolod City next year on Oct. 7 to Nov. 22 (7wks) 2025.

You will learn to free yourself from the impediments of past experiences that keep you from moving forward of achieving your goals of self-fulfillment. This is a Community Based Training program which means that you can stay in your Home Church or in your place of work. The CPE training requires two days of classroom attendance per week on Mondays and Tuesdays. You have the option to attend one day per week but you will extend your training for additional 7 weeks which can be done by internet long distance mentoring. On Wednesday to Sunday you can do your pastoral and spiritual care services with members in your home church or at your work place to persons in need.This is a Grad/Postgrad continuing education training. Academic prerequisites are bachelor, master and doctorate degrees. Active practicing professionals in church work ministry, social work, registered nurse, medical doctor, medical technologist, psychologist, school counselor, teacher, professor and other allied health care professionals can be considered for admission. You must be active participant in your home church related ministries. This training will qualify you for advanced CPE training in the USA with approximately $3,000 monthlystipend/salary or $38,000 dollars annually. However, starting this year 2024, US citizenship is required. This will cover your air travel and pay your living expenses while on training. You can have the remaining amount save to keep or send home. For this training in Iloilo City and Bacolod City, tuition fee is required for 20,000 pesos but admission is open to anyone who could not afford to pay. However, you will be requested to help raise funds from kinfolks, church friends, sponsors and from your home church congregation to sustain the Community Based CPE Program.

Visiting CPE Supervisors from other countries are welcome to help supervise for one or two weeks time or for 7 weeks. The English language is the medium of instructions. You can call the office of the College of Theology, CPU. When calling outside the Philippines dial 011 63(countrycode)033(citycode)3291971Loc1076. Below is my land line home phone. I am accessible from mid-afternoon 4PM to 10PM Philippine time.

CPE MISSION HOUSE 12a Cuartero St.,Jaro, lloilo City ,Philippines 5000

Email: pastorcalsodoy@hotmail.com Facebook Messenger: Calixto Castro Sodoy

Cell Phone: 09854348941 or 09091590629. Local call: (033) 332 9921.

Landline: When calling outside the Philippines 011 63 (033) 332 9921.

USA Residence Address: 3015 Valley Meadow Drive, Dallas, Texas 75220

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February Updates at CPSP-PH

  1. CPE class graduation at the North Philippine Union Conference in Pasay City on January 30, 2023. Chaplain Elvin Salarda was the supervisor. Dr. Paul Tabon, President of CPSP-Philippines was able to join this event.

2. Bukal Life Care (Baguio) and The Chaplains Office (Bocaue) are both holding active programs right now. Glocal Community (Baguio) has been promoting Community Chaplaincy work.

Community Chaplaincy of Glocal Community with Chaplain Paul Tabon

3. CPSP Plenary is coming up in March 17-20 in Atlanta, GA (USA). Doc Bob and Chaplain Celia will represent CPSP-PH there. They will be giving a pre-conference presentation on The History of CPE in the Philippines.

4. Summer CPE is coming up soon with programs at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, and Central Philippine University among them. More info will be coming on these and more.