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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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Life Matters: Perspectives on Death and Dying with Nigel Lester, MD

Circle Home, 100 Wurts St, Kingston NY, United States

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

Death Café Online – May 18, 2024 

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 

Touchstone Writers Workshop on Tuesdays

Circle Home, 100 Wurts St, Kingston NY, United States

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

In-person Death Café June 1, 2024

Marbletown Community Center 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge, NY, United States

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

Life Matters: Myths About Dying with Dr Robert L. Gram

Circle Home, 100 Wurts St, Kingston NY, United States

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

Death Café Online – June 18, 2024 

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 

In-person Death Café July 12, 2024

Ulster County Office for the Aging 1003 Development Court, Kingston, NY

10:00am-11:30am At Ulster County Office for the Aging 1003 Development Court Kingston, NY   Returning by popular demand! An In-Person CFD Death Café, hosted by the UC Office for the Aging! All welcome!    No admission!   Light refreshments! CFD Death Cafés are gatherings of people, often strangers, where we eat cake, drink tea or… Read More »In-person Death Café July 12, 2024

Death Café Online – July 18, 2024

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 – July 18, 2024