10/28 Death Café 5:30pm-7:30pm Zoom link to join is (850 229 3682)
Kim
Mooney, ADEC Certification in Thanatology Practically-Dying.com
There have been more than 12,000 Death Cafes around the world. Friends and strangers get together to talk about … whatever comes up. No agendas and no directions except to be respectful and make sure that everyone who wants to share has time to. Sometimes we talk about an exotic tradition someone has seen on the other side of the world. Sometimes the topics are closer to home. Here are a couple of conversations starters. Bring your own thoughts!!
Have you ever been with someone when they died?
What do you think happens after you die? Are you curious or afraid?
Has living in this time with COVID changed the way you look at death?
What are some of our choices around how we die?
Would you want to know the date of your death?
10/30 VC Zoom Meeting: “If these Stones Could Talk: Tales from Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado” – Mary Reilly-McNellan Project Manager, Columbia Cemetery Preservation Project; City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department (retired) m.mcnellan@msn.com
Mary Reilly-McNellan has long been interested in death, dying, and old cemeteries. After working as a Boulder Mountain Parks Ranger for many years, Mary’s interest in history landed her a position as a preservation manager for Boulder's historic Columbia Cemetery. She spent 17 years obtaining grants and managing the Cemetery’s preservation efforts for the Boulder Parks and Recreation Department. During this time, she founded and coordinated the award-winning Columbia Cemetery Conservation Corps, a group of dedicated community volunteers who perform simple repairs and documentation tasks in Columbia. Mary has provided cemetery conservation workshops for various groups around the country, and is a co-author of the award-winning book,“If These Stones Could Talk; Tales from Columbia Cemetery.”
For your own enjoyment: Ask the Mortician: Girl Talk with the Dead! (Learn about the birth of Spiritualism - Don’t be scared by the ads. Proceeds will be donated to support the work of an individual: Cheyney McKnight, a performance artist and historian who creates educational programing about slavery and the African experience during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Even the out-takes are fun to watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPMJin0BTqE
11/5 Coping with the Holidays When You Are
Grieving - Brandy Queen, LPC Seniors Counselor and Resource Education
Coordinator | she, her, hers - Senior Services | City of Longmont
1:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95871996933
Meeting ID: 958 7199 6933 Dial by your location: 720-707-2699
11/6 VC Zoom Meeting: Book Club - When Breath Becomes Air, Dr. Paul Kalanithi
11/11 We Honor Veterans
Program: Documentary - Return to Nam 7:00pm It
is never too late to say thank you and take a wrong and make it right. Please
join us for this powerful documentary on love and healing for the men and women
who served in Vietnam.
11/13 VC Zoom Meeting: Veteran Program - Qualified
Listeners 12:15-1:45pm - Greg Goettsch will share his
personal story of being a Vietnam Veteran and how he started his program.
11/13 TRU Wellness Committee Presents: COMEDY SHOW 7:30pm - Vinnie
Montez. As a 20 plus year veteran of
law enforcement, his experiences as a cop and his Mexican heritage are the
foundation for his comedy: you just can’t make some of this stuff up. Vinnie
got into comedy in 2007 as a means of addressing the stress and trauma of
dealing with horrible situations. His first comedy special debut was on Dry Bar
Comedy, released in 2019, Vinnie
Montez: Armed & Hilarious. With a focus on telling funny
stories about being a police officer and promoting better mental health for the
men and women in blue, he is a favorite at events around the nation.
11/20 VC Zoom Meeting: Veteran Program - Pending
11/27 VC Zoom Meeting: Cancelled – Happy Thanksgiving Holiday
12/2 1-2:30: The Conversation Project: New Volunteer Training. We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a trained Conversation Coach for The Conversation Project in Boulder County, please join us for our last 2020 session. You will learn about the history of The Conversation Project, advance directive basics, and how to help people have these vital conversations with those that matter most. AmandaMeier@trucare.org
12/2 TRUvie Movie: Pending
12/4 VC Zoom Meeting: Book Club - Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley "For everyone who has been or ever will be close to someone who is dying, this book is aimed at helping them to understand not only what the experience of death is like, but also how to interpret the symbolic messages by which the dying attempt to communicate their needs to us. ... Google Books
Additional Book Club Option: The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseksi
12/9 1-2:30: The Conversation Project: New Volunteer Training. We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a trained Conversation Coach for The Conversation Project in Boulder County, please join us for our last 2020 session. You will learn about the history of The Conversation Project, advance directive basics, and how to help people have these vital conversations with those that matter most. AmandaMeier@trucare.org
12/11 VC Zoom Meeting: Movie Pending
12/18 VC Zoom Meeting: Volunteer Holiday Celebration
12/25 NO Meeting Today - Merry
Christmas!!!
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