2008 educators' event.

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More than 70 nursing faculty from across the United States gathered August 3-6, 2008 at the Mercy Retreat Center in St. Louis. Current faculty attended a retreat led by Deborah Patterson entitled, "Roots, Shoots and Fruits: Growing Your Sacred Vocation and Legacy." Twenty-three new and additional faculty attended an orientation to the Parish Nurse Basic Preparation curriculum, with course instructors Debbie Seider, JoVeta Wescott, Faith Roberts, Nancy Wagner, Myrna Cassimere, Vicki Gustafson, and Sharon Hinton. Dr. Barbara Wehling coordinated the event.

See page 15 for more information and the retreat dates for 2009.