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| Photo: near site of Landsberg Hospice, Bavaria. W.Kurchak |
Hi Everyone!
With all the the snow we've had in Calgary, perhaps we need to look forward to something which will remind us of hope eternal - a
Death Cafe!
For anyone new to this concept, here's the scoop...
Death Cafes are events in which people, often strangers, meet to discuss issues about death, dying and grief. They are not support groups, but opportunities to engage in honest, open, and safe conversations about those topics generally avoided in day-to-day life.
At Death Cafes there is always cake and coffee, and an atmosphere of authenticity as participants share thoughts, feelings and questions about life and death matters.
So, you see, the essential purpose is to increase an awareness of death so that life may be embraced more fully!
The upcoming Death Cafe is:
Date: May 25, 2014
Time: 2 - 4:30 PM
Place:
Hospice Calgary Sage Center
1245 70 Ave SE ( across from Trail Appliances)
Calgary
Fee: As always, Death Cafes are free of cost, and open to everyone.
HOWEVER, you do need to pre-register so that I know how many cakes to bake!
To save your spot at this Death Cafe, please send your name, and the number of people attending with you, to me at
www.yycdeathcafe@gmail.com .
It is ONLY when you receive a reply from me that you can rest assured that your name is on the guest list. There are a limited number of spots at this event, so please register today.
Interested? You can read more about Death Cafe at the official
website!
I hope to see you soon for my first Death Cafe of 2014.
Warmly
Wendy Kurchak
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake!
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda,
objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief
support or counselling session.
Our Death Cafes are always offered:
- On a not for profit basis
- In an accessible, respectful and confidential space
- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
- Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake!
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/p/what-is-death-cafe.html/#sthash.wCoEqV3r.dpuf
