May 25 at 10:45am in Burns Hall
(Please Note the change in location because the elevator is currently out of service.)
Series Continues - Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! – Death and New Life
Peter Vanderveen
The Body as a Location of Holiness or Desecration
In this final week of our series Peter will address the ways in which we as a people might locate holiness or desecration in the human body. The ways in which we treat the bodies of the dead speak powerfully of the way in which we treat the bodies of the living. How might our rituals around death and dying allow us to live more fully in the present, and more consciously of the divine? Join us this morning as Peter leads us in an exploration of holiness as it might be found in the human body.
Comment from last week’s Forum: It is hard to summarize Joe Kelly’s presentation on grief, in particular his interaction with children who have experienced a loss. He obviously is a wonderful source of hope for youngsters who may be struggling. He also spoke about how Peters’s Place was started and what it has to offer. It was a wonderful presentation and it brought back my memories of participating in Camp New Hope which was a yearly camp experience provided by Delaware Hospice to allow grieving children to come together for fun and sharing. We volunteers felt blessed to be in their presence. - Jack Dawson
