Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Veterans Ministry
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The DIOPA Veterans Ministry is a place of empowerment & healing. It is our will to address: spiritual, mental health, and basic needs EQUALLY for veterans.
The biggest drive behind starting this ministry is social justice! Veterans are trained/prepared to defend this country, but many are not prepared to cope with the impact it would have on their life once discharged (especially combat veterans). Through outreach and social service work; we have worked with veterans who were homeless and needed help getting back on their feet, needed help connectin
02/13/2024
Join us in supporting our female veterans as they share their testimony of moral injury. This is a virtual event. It is apart of a 12 week program. Please join us to show community support.
Female Veteran Moral Injury Ceremony An opportunity to be apart of the healing process for female veterans as they move from being a patient to having a prophetic voice.
05/15/2023
Your Presence Is Requested! Female Veteran Healing Ceremony
June 1st 4pm-6pm (Virtual).
This event is led by The Rev Canon Toneh Smyth, LCSW, MSW, MHS of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and Keitha R. Beamer, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS,BC; CARN-AP of the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz, VA Medical Center. The ceremony is apart of a 12 week moral injury program for female veterans. It provides them a space to celebrate their moral seriousness, share the truth of their military experience, and initiate them in a process of transformation we call "patient to prophet".
During the Ceremony, Veterans share their story of how they sustained moral injury during their time of service. This sharing process helps relieve the veterans of the moral burden many too often carry in isolation.
01/31/2023
Female Veteran Moral Injury Program! Join Us Healing Invisible Wounds and Finding Your Voice Healing Invisible Wounds & Finding Your Voice Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most mass
08/04/2022
The Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania offers a 12-week virtual support program for female Veterans that have experienced moral pain while serving in the military. The next Female Veteran MIG Support Program will begin Monday, August 15.
The Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program provides female Veterans with language and insight to process and share their testimony of the root of their Moral Injury through military service in a safe space among other female Veterans who are also struggling with both betrayal-based and/or perpetration-based Moral Injury, and the associated emotions of resentment, guilt, shame and disgust.
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have Moral Injury and may benefit from this group, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
For more information about the Female Veteran MIG, go to: https://conta.cc/3AZ2TtV
Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program Join the Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) The Veterans Commission of the Epi
07/28/2022
The Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania offers a 12-week virtual support program for female Veterans that have experienced moral pain while serving in the military. The next Female Veteran MIG Support Program will begin Monday, August 15.
The Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program provides female Veterans with language and insight to process and share their testimony of the root of their Moral Injury through military service in a safe space among other female Veterans who are also struggling with both betrayal-based and/or perpetration-based Moral Injury, and the associated emotions of resentment, guilt, shame and disgust.
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have Moral Injury and may benefit from this group, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
For more information about the Female Veteran MIG, go to: https://conta.cc/3ocAusQ
Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program About the Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program The Veterans Comm
07/21/2022
The Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania offers a 12-week virtual support program for female Veterans that have experienced moral pain while serving in the military. The next Female Veteran MIG Support Program will begin Monday, August 15.
The Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program provides female Veterans with language and insight to process and share their testimony of the root of their Moral Injury through military service in a safe space among other female Veterans who are also struggling with both betrayal-based and/or perpetration-based Moral Injury, and the associated emotions of resentment, guilt, shame and disgust.
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have Moral Injury and may benefit from this group, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
For more information about the Female Veteran MIG, go to: https://conta.cc/3IMarSG
Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program About the Female Veteran Moral Injury Group (MIG) Support Program The Veterans Comm
05/21/2022
The Healing Retreat for Female Veterans is on Monday, May 23, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041. This event is free. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. Registration is now closed.
Click here to learn more about the St. Raphaela Retreat Center: http://www.straphaelacenter.org/
If you have any questions, please email The Rev. Canon Smyth at [email protected].
05/14/2022
The Healing Retreat for Female Veterans has been rescheduled to Monday, May 23, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041. This event is free. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. Registration is needed to attend the event.
If you already reserved a ticket, there's no need to reserve another ticket for the new date. Tickets are available on Eventbrite if someone you know is now able to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-retreat-for-female-veterans-rescheduled-tickets-310663160877
If you have any questions, please email The Rev. Canon Smyth at [email protected].
05/06/2022
Mon. May 23 - Healing Retreat for Female Veterans (new date)
The new date for the Healing Retreat for Female Veterans is Monday, May 23 - from 9 am to 5 pm, at the St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041. This event is free. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided.
If you already reserved a ticket, there's no need to reserve another ticket for the new date. Tickets are available on Eventbrite if someone you know is now able to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-retreat-for-female-veterans-rescheduled-tickets-310663160877
The Rev. Canon Smyth is on the mend! Thanks for your prayers. Please do not hesitate to email her at [email protected] with any questions.
05/05/2022
Postponed - Healing Retreat for Female Veterans
Unfortunately, The Rev. Canon Smyth needs to reschedule our retreat this Friday as she is recovering from an illness. She is very excited to see each of you and apologizes for the inconvenience.
Potential new dates:
Friday, May 20
Monday, May 23
Please use this Doodle Poll to let us know if these other dates work. Click on the checkbox or the block of time to indicate: yes, if need be, or cannot attend: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dNkyqENe/vote
The Healing Retreat will be at the same place (St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041) and the same timeframe (9 am to 5 pm).
Please respond as soon as possible. We will announce the new date on Friday afternoon. Stay tuned!
Please do not hesitate to email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected] with any questions or to wish her a speedy recovery.
05/04/2022
Postponed - Healing Retreat for Female Veterans
Unfortunately, The Rev. Canon Smyth needs to reschedule our retreat this Friday as she is recovering from an illness. She is very excited to see each of you and apologizes for the inconvenience.
Potential new dates:
Friday, May 20
Monday, May 23
Please use this Doodle Poll to let us know if these other dates work. Click on the checkbox or the block of time to indicate: yes, if need be, or cannot attend: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dNkyqENe/vote
The Healing Retreat will be at the same place (St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041) and the same timeframe (9 am to 5 pm).
Please respond as soon as possible. We will announce the new date on Friday afternoon. Stay tuned!
Please do not hesitate to email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected] with any questions or to wish her a speedy recovery.
05/02/2022
Join us for a Healing Retreat for Female Veterans: Fri. May 6, 2022 from 9 am to 5 pm, St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041.
This event is free! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided.
The Healing Retreat is a day of relaxation and a time to be at ease for female Veterans; to practice self-care and self-awareness, to tell stories and to eat together. Food will be provided. This is a free event.
Registration for this program is needed to attend this retreat.
If you are a female Veteran or know a female Veteran who would be interested in this retreat, share the news!
If you want to be a guest speaker about a topic affecting female Veterans, offer self-care and self-awareness services, or lead an art therapy workshop - or for any questions about the May 6 Healing Retreat for Female Veterans, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-retreat-for-female-veterans-tickets-310663160877
Healing Retreat for Female Veterans Healing Retreat for Female Veterans
04/27/2022
Female Veteran Moral Injury Group Support Program: In addition to the Fri. May 6 Healing Retreat, we offer a female Veteran moral injury program for all those that have experienced moral pain while serving in the military.
An all-female moral injury group (MIG) was formed to provide female Veterans a safe space among other female Veterans to process and share their testimony of the root of their moral injury through military service. This program centers on the fact Veterans who bear moral injury are not sick with a disorder. They are responsible moral individuals carrying an unfair burden that will only be relieved when that burden is more equitably distributed among all who own some portion of responsibility for the harmful consequences of military service.
Facilitated by an Episcopal Diocese Chaplain and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center mental health clinician, the Female Veteran MIG meets virtually for 90 minutes every week for 12 consecutive weeks.
The long-term goal is to integrate morality with mental health in order to arrive at moral health: mental well-being based on moral integrity.
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have moral injury and may benefit from this group, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
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04/26/2022
The Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania develops outreach programs for homeless Veterans and rehabilitation support for Veterans with PTSD/moral injury; coordinate’s the moral injury program for female Veterans; provides services through our wellness centers; and supports families of Veterans.
Veterans are at a higher risk of su***de, homelessness, and addiction compared to the civilian population.
Approximately 70,000 Veterans live in the 5 counties that make up the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
In the Spring of 2021, we created the Pennsylvania’s first moral injury support program for female Veterans, and work with women who are living with MST (military sexual trauma).
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04/25/2022
Join us for a Healing Retreat for Female Veterans: Fri. May 6, 2022 from 9 am to 5 pm, St. Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Rd, Haverford, PA 19041.
This event is free! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided.
The Healing Retreat is a day of relaxation and a time to be at ease for female Veterans; to practice self-care and self-awareness, to tell stories and to eat together. Food will be provided. This is a free event. Registration for this program is not needed to attend this retreat.
If you are a female Veteran or know a female Veteran who would be interested in this retreat, share the news!
If you want to be a guest speaker about a topic affecting female Veterans, offer self-care and self-awareness services, or lead an art therapy workshop - or for any questions about the May 6 Healing Retreat for Female Veterans, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-retreat-for-female-veterans-tickets-310663160877
Healing Retreat for Female Veterans Healing Retreat for Female Veterans
04/21/2022
The Veterans Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania develops outreach programs for homeless Veterans and rehabilitation support for Veterans with PTSD/moral injury; coordinate’s the moral injury program for female Veterans; provides services through our wellness centers; and supports families of Veterans.
Veterans are at a higher risk of su***de, homelessness, and addiction compared to the civilian population. Approximately 70,000 Veterans live in the 5 counties that make up the Diocese of Pennsylvania. In the Spring of 2021, we created the nation’s first moral injury support program for female Veterans, and work with women who are living with MST (military sexual trauma).
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have moral injury - or if you want to be a guest speaker about a topic affecting female Veterans, offer self-care and self-awareness services, or lead an art therapy workshop, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
04/20/2022
Female Veteran Moral Injury Group Program - In addition to the Healing Retreat, we offer a female Veteran moral injury program for all those that have experienced moral pain while serving in the military.
An all-female moral injury group (MIG) was formed to provide female Veterans a safe space among other female Veterans to process and share their testimony of the root of their moral injury through military service. This program centers on the fact Veterans who bear moral injury are not sick with a disorder. They are responsible moral individuals carrying an unfair burden that will only be relieved when that burden is more equitably distributed among all who own some portion of responsibility for the harmful consequences of military service.
Facilitated by an Episcopal Diocese Chaplain and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center mental health clinician, the Female Veteran MIG meets virtually for 90 minutes every week for 12 consecutive weeks.
The long-term goal is to integrate morality with mental health in order to arrive at moral health: mental well-being based on moral integrity.
If you are a female Veteran or know of a female Veteran who may have moral injury and may benefit from this group, email The Rev. Canon Toneh Smyth, Canon for Mission, at [email protected].
01/13/2022
We invite you to hear the personal testimonies of female veterans February 8, from 4-6 (virtual). This is apart of a 12 week program addressing moral injury. These veterans will share with you their military experience and root of their moral pain. This is a beautiful opportunity to be apart of their reconciliation process. Non-veteran participation is important.
https://female_veteran_community_healing_ceremony.eventbrite.com
Female Veteran: Community Moral Injury Healing Ceremony This event is a service of reconciliation for Veterans and non-Veterans together in addressing the pain of moral injury.
08/06/2021
Support our female veterans by joining us August 24th 4-6pm virtually.
Along with the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, we have created the V.A's first Female Veteran Moral Injury: Healing Ceremony
The veterans have spent the last several weeks gaining the courage to share their story...we hope you can join us in hearing their voice and truth.
Register here:
Please join us in supporting our female Veterans.
Virtual Community Healing Ceremony
August 24th 4-6pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-healing-ceremony-tickets-165962585561
Community Healing Ceremony The Community is invited to participate virtually in the tenth Moral Injury Group Community Healing Ceremony.
07/08/2021
FEMALE VETERANS WITH MORAL INJURY DAY RETREAT!
July 30th 10-2PM
Location: The Four Chaplains Chapel
The Navy Yard – Bldg 649
1201 Constitution Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19112
Food, Fellowship, Self-Care, and a safe space to speak openly
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/female-veteran-day-retreathealing-unseen-wounds-tickets-162672420589
Female Veteran Day Retreat:Healing Unseen Wounds Female Veteran day Retreat: Healing unseen wounds
If you are a female veteran with moral injury or MST or you know of a female veteran, we are begining a 12 week female moral injury program in June. Retreats are inlcuded (but not mandatory) twice per year as a safe space for slef-care and peer discussions.
SITES TO GET VACCINATED AND 2ND DOSE OPTIONS:
St John's Church Norristown 528 Church street (Pfizer and J&J): Tuesday -Friday 2-6pm no appointment needed just stop by
St Paul's Levvittown 89 Pinewood Dr(Pfizer): June 2nd 2-7pm
email: [email protected]
All Saints Norristown 535 Haws Avenue (Pfizer 2nd shot only): May 22nd
email: [email protected]
The Advocate 1801 West Diamond Street (Moderna and J&J): today 11:30 - 5:00 p.m THEN every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 - 1:30pm no appointment needed, just stop by
Christ & St Ambrose 6 W Venango St, Philadelphia June 9th 10-4pm (Pfizer)
email: [email protected] to register
11/30/2020
For those interested in prison ministry. Helping our brothers and sisters who have been incarcerated transition back into the community.
Creating Healing Communities Congregations Engaging Mass Incarceration This 2 part 2hour training provides tools for faith leaders to advocate for those transitioning from incarceration back to the community.
11/11/2020
Message for Veterans on this day and everyday experiencing effects of trauma and having troubled times.
10/06/2020
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October 8th 10am-12pm
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09/30/2020
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Our Story
The biggest drive behind this ministry is social justice! Veterans are trained/prepared to defend this country, but many are not prepared to cope with the impact it would have on their life once discharged. Through outreach, pastoral presence, and social service work; we work with veterans who are homeless and need help getting back on their feet, veterans that need help connecting with the community, veterans that need an advocate, and veterans with mental health/addiction issues. These are simple requests. We believe a ministry is ongoing not an act of service once or twice a year…. a ministry is a promise to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ for as long and as often as the need exists. This is our vision for a Veterans ministry.
· Moral injury program
· Female moral injury and MST retreats
· Veterans Mass
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