ACGR Pictures

We had a great time at the Care Giver Cruise!
     Retreat-Mates showed up and the presenters did an incredible job.
 We did take some pictures so take a look...

ACGR 2018 Agenda

ACGR 2018  Agenda

This year is the Care Giver Cruise

Date: May 25, 2018

Time: 9am – 5:30pm

Place: Stone Mountain Park, Across from The Gristmill Pavilion

Schedule:

9am Welcome and breakfast

Breakfast: Chick-Fil-A

Welcome to the 2018 Care Giver Cruise

Chaplain Horace Cutter Captain of the ship. The captain will challenge the Retreat-Mates to reflect on their gift of care giving. Accelerated Intimacy

10am Session 1. Shibana Cutter- The ship's Chief Medical Officer

Session led by first guide who will continue to layout the proper perspective on reflection and recollection.

10:40 Session 2. Play time

Play time- Time to move your body in the task of playing once again. Returning to the days when you loved to play with friends.

11:05 Morning break

11:10 Session 3 Betty Williams – The Ship's Special Officer- Compassion Fatigue

This session will help those in the helping profession recognize the symptoms of compassion fatigue and build a resilient self-care model. Retreat-mates will have the opportunity to engage in one of several strategies to cope with fatigue and burnout.

1:10 Lunch

1:40pm back to pavilion for reflection assignments: Refer to May 23rd for retreat assignments for reflection.... Captain will take a group Exploring the mountain and Train ride

From 1:40pm – 3:40pm tours and times for reflecting.

The evening sessions will focus on encouraging the participants to share some of their experiences while care giving.

3:40 Session 4 BJ Spanos --Ship's Special Officer- Care Giver Grief, Grief's myths and Misinformation; Let's Talk

James Wilson – From both sides of the equation…

4:20 Session 5 Shibana & Horace – Reflections on your day

4:40 Session 6 Chaplain Cutter challenge to care for the care giver

Care Giver Affirmation

5:30pm Closing

Chaplain Horace

Annual Care Giver Retreat Workshops

Leaders of the workshops for this year's ACGR 

BJ Spanos
     Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and Spiritual Director.  BJ will be leading the Retreat-mates on a journey of discovering what grief really is and what to do about it.  


Dr. Betty Williams 
     Marriage and family counselor, crisis counseling and has performed some teaching for colleges as an adjunct professor.  Has a counseling practice Care and Counseling Interventions.   Dr. Williams will hold a workshop on Compassion Fatigue, helping care givers to cope with the emotional stress that comes along with the tasks of Life on Life care. 


Shibana Cutter, FNP-BC
      Nurse practitioner for a local hospice and performing education and support to patients and families facing end of life decisions.  


James Wilson
      Hospital and hospice chaplain for St. Joseph's and a local hospice. Now a patient coping with Cancer.    Will offer a talk on how a physical care giver really looks to a patient.  


Chaplain Horace Cutter, BCPC
      Will open up the retreat helping care givers to understand the diversity of stress that Life on Life care places on them.  Will also cover the topics of  'Life on Life care',   'Accelerated Intimacy' and 'Emotional Informing'. Then lastly reviving your calling as a care giver. 

ACGR coming soon!!

We are looking forward to having a great time at the ACGR this year!!!

Do you plan to come?  Be sure to register today!! 

Captain Horace and Shibana Cutter are really excited about getting to know you 

at the ACGR this year.

ACGR Cruise (not a cruise) Prizes and gifts

     Getting Ready for the ACGR? 
If you have not been to the ACGR in the past, you may be very surprise to have your heart renewed in your calling. 

     

The aim of Chaplain and Shibana Cutter is to renew the hearts and spirits of professional care givers who do not receive consideration for the hard work that they do.  Caring for another person in the field of professional caring for people is tough.  Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual Care is essential to the care of any individual.  Care givers are our patients who have carried the heavy burden of helping people with a myriad of activities for daily life.  

   We affirm what you do but more so, We Affirm Who You Are!

The Retreat is designed to offer support and space for Care Givers who work in the field of professional care giving. 

We will have food, gifts, fellowship and fun.

Will You Be there?

The ACGR is here for you!!!
  
Need more information?
    Look on previous post
     Look up Horace Cutter, Chaplain on Facebook
hcutter@swchristiancare.org

 

Ship Ahoy Matey !!!    
The Captain is looking for a seriously, fun time.

The ACGR Coming Soon

Plan to Join Us!!! 

It is the month of May again .and chaplain Cutter will be captain of the Care Giver Cruise (not a cruise) at Stone Mountain. If you are a professional care giver and need time to refresh your spirit and revive your emotional resources, consider attending. The Captain is preparing to offer space for you to recover your spiritual zeal for care giving.

   call 678-763-1871 leave message and get your invitation to the cruise. 

     hmanchaplain@gmail.com

The ACGR Happenings

Are You Ready for the 2018 Care Giver Cruise?

You may have registered for the Care Giver Cruise 2018. 
 You may be ready for a great retreat.
You might have gotten some notices concerning the retreat. 

But  

Do you have other questions?

Like:

 What do I bring to the retreat?

How do I dress?

Who are the speakers

What will they be talking about?

How long are the sessions of the retreat?

You may load the Teamup app on your phone to keep up with the retreat events, speakers, sessions and other important information. 

After you install the app just send an email to

Chaplain Cutter  hmanchaplain@gmail.com 

send your best email address and look forward to receiving the ACGR Care Giver Tracker  Key code

    The Key Code will give you a calendar that list all the events, speakers, breakfast and sessions. 

You may be OLD SCHOOL and not willing to install the Teamup app.

      We will have a physical agenda for retreat-mates at the retreat. 

    

Extra! Extra! Extra! 

The Annual Care Giver Retreat is on the way
                       Are you registered?   

    You can now register for the ACGR by app, text or computer...

Just go to Cash.me in the Google search site
    Sign in and setup a cash app account 
     Send registration amount to $HmanChaplain
        Registration $10.00
        You may pay the balance upon your arrival at retreat site.
     
     Great! Now you are registered for the ACGR !! 
                  Now -- Send Reply to Chaplain Cutter (hcutter@swchristiancare.org) or call 678-763-1871  to confirm registration.
Now you will receive a special instruction pack and information for the ACGR Care Giver Cruise-mates !!  
      Received Only after registration...

   Do you have questions about the retreat? 
What to bring?
How to dress?
Who will be there?
How long will the sessions last?
Send a note to hmanchaplain@gmail.com 

ACGR

the Annual Care Giver Retreat

It is again that time of the year to getaway with other Care Givers and renew your mind, body and spirit.  It is time for the Annual Care Giver Retreat!! 

The Theme will be: 

The Care Giver Cruise

We will not be on a ship but we will enjoy 

the best of nature as we reflect, refresh and renew

Come among the beautiful natural scenic environment at Historic Stone Mountain Park for a time of relaxing and reflecting on your call as a care giver.  This year's retreat will be expanded to include support for 

teachers of local schools.  

As a caregiver you give a lot of your time to others to make sure their daily needs of comfort are provided.  But may we ask you?  Have you taken care of yourself lately?   Caregiving is one of the most stressful tasks that anyone can perform in any situation.  As a provider of care, you are responsible for the wellbeing of those who would lack many needed services; services that may cause illness, pain, and stress. 

That’s a big job!!!                                                      

Yet, in order to care for someone else, one must effectively take time to care for oneself. You must take time to Reflect, Restore and Recreate your own emotional vitality.   This is done by stepping away from a busy schedule and taking a breath of fresh air.

You are invited to attend ‘The Annual Care Giver Retreat’ among other caregivers just like yourself.  All attendees will be given one agenda.  That will be the task of Reflection, so that each may Restore his/her weary spirits and be involved in Recreating the attitude which has peace, purpose, and hope.

The Retreat will be held by Chaplain Horace Cutter, M.Div., BCPC.  Chaplain Cutter and the other spiritual care givers will lead the caregiver retreat in activities, reflective readings and times of solitude that will bring opportunity for margin.

It is Chaplain Cutter’s aim to schedule a time of Reflection which many nurses, social workers, hospice and healthcare workers do not get during the busy schedule they keep.  Come among the beautiful scenery at Stone Mountain, Ga to sooth your soul and quiet your spirit. We are expanding the retreat to school teachers who desire to reflect and refresh their spirit. 

  

Stone Mountain Park is located on 3,200 acres of natural beauty that features a wide variety of fun family activities and things to do in the Atlanta, Ga area.  The park includes opportunities for outdoor activities such as golf, hiking, biking, and more.   You will be surrounded by nature and have time to take for reconnecting with your mind and body and spirit. 

The Retreat will take place on Fri. May 25^th from 9:00 am- 6:00pm, beginning with a mild breakfast, lunch on your own.  The attendance fee for the Retreat is $25.00.  Register by May 21st  (call Chaplain Cutter (770-969-8354) or (678-763-1871)  or send email to justask772000@yahoo.com   

                        Deposit for the retreat is $10.00

Participants will meet at Stone Mountain Park, GA:

1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083

Directions to Stone Mountain Park :  

*From I-285 north take exit 39B east towards (Snellville/ Athens) exit.  Travel 7.7 miles and take exit 8, Stone Mountain park entrance. Follow the exit ramp to the East Gate entrance of Stone Mountain.  

New Year's Update

     "I Am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."     Isaiah 44: 6
Many times I come to my computer and find that it will not work like I want because there is a message on the computer that updates are being added. 
      As you finished last year and beginning a new one there are some things to be left in the last year and some that need to become a reality in the new one.    The world has been made with certain things that help us to know what we can be about in life.  The Kingdom of God is a sure Kingdom but our lives constantly experience changes that we have to come to adjust to.   Taking a few moments to put life on hold while you prepare in different ways to update your life for a New Year is a necessity with God.  
  
     Sometimes we complain that our computers are updating when we want to do something important.  As I have done in the past, I will hit skip-update in order to something that I think is more important than updating my computer but soon....  I have to update my computer because the manufacturer sends out a message to update my computer regardless to what I am doing.  This update is  so the computer will work together with other updated systems that communicate on the internet.  
       This is very much like what I see in the world today.  We need to understand the world in a new way but we try to hit the skip-update button with God the Holy Ghost.  He is gracious so, He may not rush me to update today or tomorrow.  The only problem is that He, Holy Ghost wants to update me so that I will be ready for the future happenings in my life.  The sooner I allow Him to update my mind, heart and soul, the better; but if I keep denying the opportunity for the update, I will be sitting right in the middle of the future without the update and then I wonder why life is so unfair.   

       A  person who has hit the skip-update button too many times may not be ready for the downsizing of the company he works for or the progression of her children in maturity.  Sometimes we have serious problems in life when troubles hit and we have been hitting skip-update for years.   God wants us to allow the update of the Holy Ghost to make a positive difference in our lives.   The loosing of one job to gain an advance in pay at another corporation.  The failed attempt to keep some friends because God wanted us to release the grip of a toxic relationship.  Maybe you found out about the cancer in your body that was developing when you got a surprise pregnancy and the doctor found it just before it began to develop (this was a true testimony told to me very recently).
  
        The first part of the verse refers to God as "the King of Israel, and His redeemer the LORD of Host."  This may just look like the prophet is referring to the Israel of the Bible but as he refers to the Israel of the Bible he is also referring to what the name Israel means, 'he who struggles with God.'  As people of the church we are those who struggle with God to understand what life is all about.  Those who struggle with God are those who are in covenant with Him.  We seem to struggle against God due to our sin nature but we struggle with God because we are redeemed by Him and desire to follow Him in a life that is set against the ways of God.     If we can get a grip on the fact that God loves us, we may get onto a reality that God will use the good as well as 'the bad' events to springboard us to something better.
  
      I was reminded by a mentor of the verse in Romans 12 that informs us, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- His good, pleasing and perfect will."  
  That sounded like a warning to make sure that we receive the updates that God sends.  The updates will help us to give glory to the perfect will and purpose of God in our lives.  

      Some people do not understand how people of faith can be so calm in a situation of chaos or be able to cope with danger with a response of courage.  God can and will supply whatever the believer needs in order to face the challenge especially when that believer has been open to the update from the Lord beforehand.   This thought causes me to ask you 3 questions...

   1- From last year to this year, have you evaluated the things that you need to let go of and the things that you need to take up to honor the presence of God in your life. 

    2- Have you taken some time of reflection in order for God to update you on life itself so that you will be ready for the challenges of the new year?  "I Am The First and The Last"  

    3- Have you made the effort to understand what the Lord would have you focus on through certain means like, Bible study, Prayer, or even reconnecting with prayer partners who can support you in following God's will for your life?
    
     These are very important spiritual disciplines that will assist us in receiving the update from God so that our minds will be renewed and ready to display the glory of God in our lives.  
    Allow for the update and then, watch the loving Creator, Redeemer and Wonderful Father work miracles into the fabric of your story.  
     Allow for the update.