RIMON presents:
Second Annual Interfaith Forum on
Death, Dying and the Afterlife
Part One: Interfaith clergy panel presents the spiritual beliefs and rituals related to the process of dying, death and the afterlife.
Part Two: Facilitated discussions on preparation for end of life, the grieving process, hospice care, community support for the bereaved, and home funeral.
Interfaith Panel
Imam Bilal Ansari, Islam
The Rev. Liza Marcato, The Christian Community
The Rev. Anne E. Ryder, Protestant Christianity
Rabbi Kaya Stern-Kaufman, Judaism
Bo Gak Sunim, Korean Zen Buddhism
Jyoti Swaminathan, Psy.D., Hinduism
Group Presenters
Deborah Golden Alecson,MS, Educator,Excelsior College
Ann-Elizabeth Barnes, Sacred Undertakings
The Rev. Richard Hayes, Hospice Chaplain
Dr. Stephen Kaufman, Hospice Physician
Susie Kaufman, Retired Hospice Chaplain
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014
1 - 5 pm
Berkshire South Community Center
Crissey Road, Great Barrington, MA
SUGGESTED DONATION: $10
CO-SPONSORS: Christ Church Episcopal and Trinity Lutheran Church, Congregation Ahavath Sholom, Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, The Christian Community Church,
South Berkshire Friends Meeting, UCC of Stockbridge, Women's Interfaith Institute
This project is supported by grants from the Berkshire Kripalu Community, the Wassermann-Streit Y'DIYAH Memorial Fund and the Marian M. Warden Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
For more information contact:
Deborah Golden Alecson (413) 881-4065 dalecson@msn.com
