Transforming the soul of pharmacy, by ministering to the hearts of pharmacists.
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Welcome!
Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) is a worldwide ministry of individuals working in all areas of pharmaceutical service and practice. Our Mission is to:
- Provide fellowship among like-minded professionals
- Challenge and promote spiritual growth
- Encourage the advancement of knowledge and ethics in the practice of pharmacy
- Encourage evangelism and the integration of faith into practice, and
- Provide support and opportunity for service in both home and foreign missions.
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GHO has the following Urgent Needs:
Annual Meeting
CPFI 2011 Annual Meeting will be in SpringMaid Beach, SC. June 9-12, 2011. The meeting will alter the 2010 schedule by having attendees arrive early to mid-afternoon on Thursday with the first C.E. session beginning late Thursday afternoon. Then in the evening we will have our worship at 7 pm and an ice cream social at 8 pm. The continuing education program will continue on Friday morning, afternoon and and then again on Saturday morning. Friday evening we have an optional social event scheduled. Saturday afternoon will be free time at the beach and Saturday evening we will have our banquet, followed by singing on the beach. On Sunday there will be worship opportunities at SpringMaid or in the community and time on the beach before departure. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the CPFI Board of Directors meeting which is scheduled for Thursday morning and afternoon. The theme for the meeting will be "Getting Back to the Basics" The full program and and registration will be linked here once they become available.
The CPFI 2010 Annual Meeting - was held June 10-13, 2010 at Springmaid Beach, SC. The meeting tried a new schedule with attendees arriving on Thursday evening with our worship at 7 pm and an ice cream social at 8 pm. The continuing education program was held Friday morning, afternoon and Saturday morning. Friday evening just over 100 of us enjoyed an optional Intercoastal Waterway Cruise with Supper. Saturday afternoon was free time at the beach and Saturday evening we had our annual banquet where outgoing and incoming Board members and officers were recognized and the Warren E. Weaver service award was given to a long time member Paul Kabanga Kupuya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was exciting for him to be with us. The theme for the meeting was "Let your Christian pharmacists light shine!" (“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. " Matt. 5:14-16) and Paul has been an excellent example of that. There were 69 pharmacists, 22 pharmacy students, 35 spouses and 33 additional family members present. Hope you can join us for next year's meeting.
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Paul Kabanga Kapuya receiving the 2010 Warren E. Weaver Service Award
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Update on Students
Annual Student Retreat: In 2010 it is proposed that the 6th Annual Student Retreat will be held at the University of Incarnate Word located in San Antonio, TX October 1st - 3rd.
Any practicing pharmacist interested in volunteering to speak at a local student chapter please download this form, complete it and mail or fax it to the office and we will help facilitate your outreach to students.
Thanks to the following volunteers working to Develop CPFI Student Affiliated Groups:
Please feel free to contact any of these volunteers. Additionally, we are looking for more volunteers to join in this effort, if interested please contact Julie.CPFI@gmail.com.
Julie Lynch McDonald (Palm Beach Atlantic University Graduate) Julie.CPFI@gmail.com
- Assist students and/or faculty that contact CPFI with a desire to initiate a new student group.
- Coordinate/encourage professional members and local student affiliated group interaction (guest speakers, mentoring, etc.).
Contact student affiliated group advisers in August and January.
Cimeon Koebel (Mercer University Graduate) Cimeon.Koebel@student.mercer.edu
- Work towards creating student affiliated group regional support networks with regions gathering socially, collaborating on projects, hosting regional retreats, and so forth.
Mande Williams (Wingate University Graduate) Mandepadg@yahoo.com
- State Prayer Breakfasts Point-Person: Mande will spend the first year becoming orientated with the prayer breakfasts that currently occur, developing a prayer breakfast checklist/how to document, and assisting in publicizing the breakfasts. In the following years, she would like to take a more active role in perusing breakfasts in new states and incorporating student groups in hosting.
Brooke Bergmann (Palm Beach Atlantic University Graduate) Brooke_Bergmann@pba.edu
- Coordinate P4 CPFI Rotation Promotion: Annually contact each active student group to provide pens or other items for the P4s to bring with them on rotations in an effort to promote CPFI
Lisa Sims (Midwestern University at Glendale Graduate) lsimsx@midwestern.edu
- Contact recent graduates to congratulate them, determine their practice site, determine how CPFI can serve them, and inform them of reduced membership rate following graduation.
The 5th Annual CPFI Student Retreat was held this year at Cedarville University College of Pharmacy October 9-11th in Cedarville, OH. The them was "Engage" - looking at being engaged in the Word, with one-another and in the community.
The 4th Annual CPFI Student Retreat was held Sept. 5-7, 2008 in Orlando, FL. The theme was "Shine" (Lord let me shine, shine like the moon; A reflection of you in all that I do; Lord let me be a light for your truth; Light of the world, I wanna be used to shine for you.") The conference began Friday evening and Saturday afternoon included a community service project working with Habitat for Humanity. The evening concluded with Disney's Night of Joy concert.
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Christian Pharmacists Fellowship Intl.
at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Phone: 888-253-6885 or email.
PO Box 24708
West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708
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