Circle of Friends for the Dying actively promotes events that give people the opportunity to explore their feelings about end-of-life. We feel that knowledge is power, which can bring great relief during a time of powerlessness. We can’t control our dying, but we can explore ways to face it so that the choices available to us become meaningful options.
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In an effort to make death literacy aspirational and fun, Bevival has planned a very special dinner party to engage both your senses and sense of heritage. What better way to accomplish this than by pairing amazing food with electrifying table conversation! So to help us all talk about death differently, Liza Schoenfein, food writer,… Read More »The Art & Soul of Comfort Food
Click here to register Registration in advance for this free event is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom meeting. Bookmark that email or make note of the registration link on your calendar. ABOUT THIS EVENT: Welcome! We have held 100+ Death Cafés in the Hudson Valley,… Read More »Death Café Online – April 18, 2024
Linda Mary Montano and Katie Todd present a workshop designed to safely explore our relationship with death. Hosted by Barbara Sarah, co-founder of Circle of Friends for the Dying. Participants will write and share their own obituaries and creatively play with their own death. More details to be revealed at the workshop! Cost is on… Read More »Dealing with Death Artfully
We are happy to welcome Nigel Lester, MD to discuss understanding the delirium and confusion that can occur at end of life. Nigel trained in psychiatry at University College London and St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, and was formerly on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. Nigel… Read More »Life Matters: Perspectives on Death and Dying with Nigel Lester, MD
Click here to register Registration in advance for this free event is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom meeting. Bookmark that email or make note of the registration link on your calendar. ABOUT THIS EVENT: Welcome! We have held 100+ Death Cafés in the Hudson Valley,… Read More »Death Café Online – May 18, 2024
What’s your story? A workshop for both beginners and more seasoned writers who want to put pen to paper—or finger tips on keys—to tell their unique story. Join us on either Tuesday evenings or Wednesday afternoons. Touchstone sessions will be limited to 10 people, so register now! The price for this six-week series is $135… Read More »Touchstone Writers Workshop on Tuesdays
At Marbletown Community Center 3564 Main Street Stone Ridge, NY 12484 Returning by popular demand! An In-Person CFD Death Café, hosted by the Holistic Health Community! All welcome! No admission! Light refreshments! CFD Death Cafés are gatherings of people, often strangers, where we eat cake, drink tea or coffee, and confidentially have a… Read More »In-person Death Café June 1, 2024
Often our understanding of dying is predicated on cultural constructs of the process. Perhaps the most significant and lasting myth is that dying is evolutionary, involving five sequential stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The theory was formulated by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in her seminal work, "On Death and Dying," published in 1970. Increasingly, the author… Read More »Life Matters: Myths About Dying with Dr Robert L. Gram
Click here to register Registration in advance for this free event is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom meeting. Bookmark that email or make note of the registration link on your calendar. ABOUT THIS EVENT: Welcome! We have held over 100 Death Cafés in the Hudson… Read More »Death Café Online – June 18, 2024
CFD Book Group Meeting 11:00-12:30pm July 10, 2024 Jim & Lisa's Circle Home 100 Wurts Street, Kingston, NY The book to be discussed at this meeting is Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard. There is no fee, but we ask that if you are interested in attending, and you have not already contacted us, please… Read More »CFD Book Group Meeting (in person) July 10, 2024