Cumulative Trauma in Parish Ministry: Self-Care and the Healing Path
Fri, Oct 23
|Queen's College
Parish ministry comes with many challenges that result in trauma. This trauma often goes unnamed. This means that this trauma is not dealt with properly, and healing remains unlikely. This session seeks to name the struggle and chart a path toward healing
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. NDT
Queen's College, Queen's College, 210 Prince Philip Dr, St. John's, NL A1B 3R6, Canada
About the event
This is a hybrid event with attendance online and onsite available.
Queen's College invites you to this very important continuing education event with Fr. Gerald Westcott. Parish ministry comes with many challenges that result in trauma. This trauma often goes unnamed. This means that this trauma is not dealt with properly, and healing remains unlikely. This session seeks to name the struggle and chart a path toward healing. Topics covered will include trauma and the nervous system, personal traumas, ministry trauma, self care and the healing path forward.
Fr Gerald Westcott has been the diocesan archdeacon for Spiritual Direction and Faith Development in the diocese of Eastern NL since 2014, and Queen’s College adjunct faculty for Pastoral Studies since 2016. He served for 20 years in the Canadian Army, beginning as a Communications Technician, and completing his career as an Army Chaplain. He served as rector of the Parish of…