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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:We are so pleased you can join us for this week’s Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm with a special guest dropping by 11am-noon. Stop by to talk about death and dying\, work on your obituary\,  and writing down your end of life wishes. \nOUR SPECIAL DROP-BY GUEST  from 11am-noon THIS WEEK:  bestselling author and TED Talk star\, Susan McCorkindale\, to answer questions about widowhood and resilience. \n\nBIO: Susan McCorkindale is a former cancer caregiver\, forever Autism mom\, and proud Jersey girl. She’s also the author of four books\, two of which are Amazon bestselling memoirs\, and a popular keynote speaker who specializes in resilience\, grief\, and the role of humor in helping people bounce back and stay back. You can find her celebrated TED talk here and on YouTube\, and all her books – including her latest\, BOUNCE: A Memoir of Resilience \n\nRSVP by clicking HERE \n\n\n\nFor more dates and activities check the HCC website and we invite you to sign up for our mailing list: Death Doula Days at HCC\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-6/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this week’s Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! Drop in hours are 10am-1pm on Saturdays\, with special drop in guests for special topics on some weeks from 11am-noon. \nOUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK from 11 to noon: Q & A with our special guest\, Reverend Carla Thompson\, Hospice Chaplain at Capital Caring at Sibley Hospital. Many of will find ourselves or loved ones offered the support of a chaplain while in hospice or the hospital. There are many misconceptions about what their role is\, and how a chaplain of one faith tradition can serve those of many traditions. Have you ever wondered what hospice chaplains do\, and what it is like for them serving dying people and their families? An ordained Episcopal priest for 24 years\, Thompson also served the US Department of State for ten years and worked as a police officer in Urbana Champaign for 11 years. Come ask questions of this fascinating chaplain about her “many gates to Jerusalem” approach to connecting with and supporting patients and their families at end of life. \nBy way of background\, our Death Doula Days host\, Laura\, volunteers at Capital Caring Hospice at Sibley Hospital where Reverend Thompson works. \n\nRSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Click here to let us know you can be with us\, and so we can let you know of any schedule changes.\n\nCake and tea provided. Donations to our host\, Historic Congressional Cemetery\, are warmly encouraged. \n  \n 
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-2/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:Bring your curiosity\, your courage\, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life.  Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host\, Historic Congressional Cemetery\, are warmly encouraged. \nBy facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath. Reserve your chair today: click below. \nOUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK: HAVING THE LAST WORD. Join us around the table to start the project of writing brief letters to those we leave behind: your wisdom\, your hopes\, your gratitude. No experience necessary. Bring writing paper\, your favorite pen (or laptop)\, and your favorite tea to share. Come any time\, stay as long as you like! \nSPECIAL GUEST STOPPING BY 11am-noon: Sharon Metcalf at 11am to give a tour and share an update on Congressional Cemetery’s Circle of Life\, discuss green burial. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT(S) AROUND THE TABLE FOR THE JANUARY 28\, 2023 DEATH DOULA DAYS \n  \n 
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-5/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T100000
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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:No one likes to talk about dying\, right? We do! \nBring your curiosity\, your courage\, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying\, care for our bodies\, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives\, documenting our wishes\, and telling our life stories. We will play games\, do projects\, hear musicians\, meet artists\, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a ‘death positive’ way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table\, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host\, Historic Congressional Cemetery\, are warmly encouraged. \nBy facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath. Reserve your chair today: click below. \nOUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK: Playing the Death Deck game together. \nJoin us for a rousing game of Death Deck. Reserve your seat(s) at the table with other Death Doula Days friends. No experience necessary. Death Deck is “the new party game that lets you explore a topic we’re all obsessed with but often afraid to discuss.” \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT(S)  for JANUARY 21\, 2023 DEATH DOULA DAYS
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-4/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:No one likes to talk about dying\, right? We do! \nBring your curiosity\, your courage\, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying\, care for our bodies\, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives\, documenting our wishes\, and telling our life stories. We will play games\, do projects\, hear musicians\, meet artists\, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a ‘death positive’ way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table\, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host\, Historic Congressional Cemetery\, are warmly encouraged. \nBy facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath. Reserve your chair today: click here. \nThis week:\nOUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK: Living Your Best Obit! Join us around the table to help one another compose our own obituaries. No experience necessary: bring your name\, your memories\, your sense of humor! \nSEAT RESERVATION (free of charge\, donations to HCC welcome!) \n 
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-3/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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SUMMARY:Death Doula Days
DESCRIPTION:No one likes to talk about dying\, right? We do! \nBring your curiosity\, your courage\, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence\, Laura Lyster-Mensh\, for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying\, care for our bodies\, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives\, documenting our wishes\, and telling our life stories. We will play games\, do projects\, hear musicians\, meet artists\, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a ‘death positive’ way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table\, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host\, Historic Congressional Cemetery\, are warmly encouraged. \nBy facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath. \nThis week:\nWe are so pleased you can join us for this\, OUR FIRST\, Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! \nOur special invited guests will be the Threshold Singers of Washington DC to demonstrate how they sing at bedsides of local hospice patients. Their mission is to “offer our voices at tender times.” Demonstration 11am-noon. Come early to meet Laura. Stay afterward for tea and cake and conversation. \nSchedule: \n10am-11am  Come mingle with others and meet the HCC Death Doula in residence\, Laura Lyster-Mensh \n11am-12pm  Experience the extraordinary Threshold Singers of Washington DC as they demonstrate the experience of singing to dying people. Volunteers will  in the center of the circle\, followed by an opportunity to ask questions about the experience of being with dying people\, about the music\, and about their mission. \n12pm-1pm    Enjoy tea and cake and meet others interested in comforting and supporting the dying\, as well as share your ideas and suggestions on death positive programming during Laura’s residency from noon to 1pm \nRSVP Here \nFor more dates and activities check the HCC website and we invite you to sign up for our mailing list: Death Doula Days at HCC
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/death-doula-days-2-2/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery\, 1801 E Street\, Southeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death Doula Days
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