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Christmas Reflection
As millions of people around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas Day on Sunday, Rev. Collin Powell, MDiv, BCC, chaplain at HMH, offers his personal reflection on the holiday.
“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer” – W. Somerset Maugham
“On the day after Thanksgiving, every year for as long as I can remember, my family and I would go to a tree farm to cut down a live evergreen tree. For the next several weeks, the smell of pine filling our house would remind us that Christmas was near.
“On Christmas Eve, we went to church to attend a candlelight service, singing “Silent Night” as the lights in the sanctuary dimmed and the flickering candles lit the faces of all those in attendance. On Christmas morning, we woke early to travel to my grandparents’ home to open our gifts with various family members filling the house.
“Over the years, all of these traditions that I have continued with my own children changed in ways both small and large. Between tree farms closing, changing churches and family members passing away, this year looks very different, but it still has a comforting and familiar feel.
“We cling to traditions to give us a sense of belonging; a connection to our past that shaped us and that reminds us of where we came from. As each year passes and things change, my children gain traditions that may be new to me, but that may well become the traditions they pass on to their children—doing things the way “we always used to do.”
New ERG Sets 2023 Meeting Schedule
Fathers in Health Care (FIH), the ninth Houston Methodist employee resource group (ERG), has set its general membership meeting schedule for 2023. Evening FIH meetings will be held on a quarterly basis from 8 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month beginning January 5. The FIH monthly meetings will also be held on the first Thursday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. beginning February 2. As with all our ERGs, any employee may join an ERG they identify with or would like to learn more about or support. Click here for more information on Houston Methodist ERGs.
DEI Glossary in DEI Toolkit
A “Glossary of Important DEI Terms” is available in the DEI Toolkit. The glossary provides definitions of more than 100 terms and is intended to provide clarity and context to help encourage the conversation around DEI topics.
Spiritual Diversity Series Advent Discussion
The Office of DEI and the Spiritual Care and Values Integration department presented a discussion on the Christian holiday of Advent, which began on November 27, as part of the 2022 Spiritual Diversity Speaker Series. To view a video of the November 30 discussion led by Randall W. Trego, M.Div, BCC, click here.
Explore the World Through Food
The DEI Around the World Cookbook is available in the DEI Toolkit. The cookbook celebrates the diverse cultural backgrounds of Houston Methodist employees, who submitted recipes that are categorized into four sections: appetizers, entrees, desserts and miscellaneous.
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