The Grief Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma has started hosting Death Cafés to provide a space for open discussion about death and related topics over light refreshments. Death Cafés began in the UK in 2011 and now occur in 19 countries as unscripted conversations where anything related to death can be discussed freely without judgment. The next Death Cafés in Tulsa will be on January 15th and then monthly thereafter in 2015, giving people an outlet to share thoughts and feelings on life, death, and topics in between over cake in a relaxed atmosphere. The organizers hope these discussions can help people confront fears of death and find greater peace and interest in living fully.
A Catholic Confirmation Letter is written for a catholic religious ceremony in which a person goes through a series of rituals to accept Christianity. This letter serves as invitation to family and friends of the confirmed candidate.
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Mansfield and District U3A's monthly newsletter shows what members have been doing recently and what's planned. This edition includes reports on Mansfield U3A's Members' Day and the Holidays Groups' break at Thoresby.
1. SusanBramsch
Executive Director
The Tristesse Grief Center
918-587-1200
susan@thegriefcenter.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Scary Name. Fascinating Event. Fantastic Cake – Death Café is Coming to Tulsa.
Tulsa,OK – The Grief Centerhasbrought DeathCafé to Tulsa!The next eventwill be heldonThursday,
January15th
, at Maxxwell’sRestaurantat2636 E. 11th Streetonthe cornerof HistoricRoute 66 and
Birminghamfrom6:00pm to 7:30pm in the secondfloormeeting room.
It isnot counseling.Itisnota supportgroup. It isjusttalking.
In 2011 inEngland,JonUnderwoodandSue Barsky Reidformedthe firstDeathCafé,aplace for people
to come togetherandtalk aboutheavytopicsoverlightrefreshments.DeathCafé came toAmericain
2012 and nowmore than 900 eventsare hostedin19 countriesaroundthe world.
DeathCafé Tulsa hasbeentakingplace as a pop-upeventaroundtownonthe 3rd Thursdayof every
month.The Grief Centerwill continuetosponsorthe DeathCafé Tulsathrough2015. Every eventisfree
and opento the public.
Locationsand timeswill be announcedthroughsocial mediaandthe press.ConnectwithThe Grief
CenteronFacebookandTwitterto keepupdatedonDeathCafé timesand locations.
Everymeetingbeginswithrefreshments,cake,andaquestion:“Whyare youhere?”Thenthe
conversationisallowedtotake ona life of itsown – each eventunscripted.Anythingrelatedtodeath
conceptscan be discussed.
“Deathis 100% inevitable yetrarelytalkedabout,”saysAlissaDrescher,SeniorProgramDirector
and CertifiedGrief Counselor,“WhatIlove aboutthe DeathCafé conceptis that itgivespeople an
outlettoexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelingsinarelaxedatmospherethatisfree of judgment
or expectation.”
The Death Café conceptistrulyunique.“Thisisdifferentfromanythingwe have everbeeninvolved
with,”saysSusanBramsch, Executive Directorof The Grief Center.“Thisisnota counselingprogram,itis
justa place forpeople toconnect,eatcake and share thoughts on life,death,andeverythingin
between.Whoknows? Maybe bytalkingmore openlyaboutdeath,we canrealize abetter life.”
It isalso a place forhope.“What I reallyhope thisbringstopeople isanopportunitytoshare their
questions,fearsandthoughtsonatopic that isscary to most,”says Drescher.“Byconfrontingdeath
conceptshead-on,people mayfindagreatersense of peace aswell asa renewedinterestinlivinglifeto
the fullest.”
Let usknowyou’re coming! www.DeathCafe.com