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Event
The Threshold of Life and Death: Bringing Death Home
Friday evening, March 10, from 7 pm to 9 pm
and Saturday afternoon, March 11, from 1 pm to 5 pm
Sophia Hall, Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm,
655 Willowside Road, Santa Rosa, CA
Gain a spiritual understanding and anthroposophical perspective of what is involved in this sacred time. Caring for those we love during and after death can be simple, thoughtful and deeply meaningful. It is one of the ways we can heal ourselves and our community.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Heidi Boucher presents the Sonoma County premiere of her award-winning film "In the Parlor: The Final Goodbye"
- An overview of the anthroposophical perspective on dying and death, based on Rudolf Steiner's insights and indications
- Preparing for this sacred time
- Personal end-of-life planning
- Natural death care
- The purpose of the 3-day vigil
- Understanding renewed Christian sacraments and rituals at dying and death as indicated by Rudolf Steiner
- What is a home funeral
- Green burial choices
- Alternative mortuary options
- Resources available to you
SPEAKERS*:
Rev. Sanford Miller
Heidi Boucher
Jerrigrace Lyons
The Sacred Threshold Guild
*(See speaker bios, below the schedule)
SUGGESTED DONATION:
Advance tickets through Brown Paper Tickets:
both days - $25 (or Friday - $10, Saturday - $20)
At the door (cash or check only):
both days - $30 (or Friday - $10, Saturday - $20)
No one turned away for lack of funds.
For questions contact Elinor Biller at biller@sonic.net,
or Meg McNees at (707) 576-1570
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Co-sponsored by The Christian Community in Santa Rosa and
The Sacred Threshold Guild
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SCHEDULE:
*FRIDAY NIGHT: 7 pm to 9 pm Sophia Hall
- On Friday night, Rev. Sanford Miller gives a talk, Conscious Crossing, introducing an esoteric Christian perspective on dying and death, based on the insights of Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy. He will also talk about the purpose of the three-day vigil, and the renewed sacraments and rituals at the time of dying and death as celebrated by The Christian Community, which came into being with the help of Rudolf Steiner in 1922.
- Sue Gimpel introduces the work of The Sacred Threshold Guild in supporting the 3-day vigil and home funerals.
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*SATURDAY MORNING (optional): 10:30 am to 11:30 am Eurythmy Barn
- The Christian Community came into being with the help of Rudolf Steiner in the early 20th century. The Christian Community religious service for adults, the Act of Consecration of Man, is an open communion service. It will be held at 10:30 am (promptly) in the Eurythmy Barn near the farm at Summerfield Waldorf School. The service is followed by a potluck lunch or bring a bag lunch. All are welcome, regardless of affiliation.
- The Christian Community is a worldwide movement for religious renewal that seeks to open the path to the living, healing presence of Christ in the age of the free individual. www.thechristiancommunity.org For more information about The Christian Community in Santa Rosa, contact Elinor Biller at biller@sonic.net.
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*SATURDAY AFTERNOON: 1 pm to 5 pm Sophia Hall
- Filmmaker and Anthroposophical home death care guide Heidi Boucher speaks on Tales from the Threshold: A Personal Journey of a Home Death Care Guide
- Filmmaker Heidi Boucher presents the Sonoma County premiere of her film "In the Parlor: The Final Goodbye" (1 hour 20 minutes). The movie is both a critical look at the American relationship with death and an inquiry into the home death care movement.
See the trailer for the film here: http://intheparlordoc.com/
- Jerrigrace Lyons of Final Passages speaks about local resources for green burials, ecologically conscious final disposition, and trainings and education for home death care. www.finalpassages.org
- Meg McNees of The Sacred Threshold Guild presents how to plan details for your death, and make your wishes known.
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SPEAKERS:
- Sanford Miller is a priest of The Christian Community who has been connected to the work of Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy for over 35 years. Following his university degree (Religious Studies) he lived and worked in a Camphill Community, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Then he studied in Stuttgart, Germany for the priesthood in The Christian Community where he was ordained in 1982. Sanford lives in Sacramento where he is a priest and visits Santa Rosa once a month for services. He is father to five children and grandfather to six. Sanford is insightful, inspirational, funny, beloved, and not to be missed.
- Heidi Boucher has worked for over 3 decades as an Anthroposophical home death care guide, offering compassionate support, training and workshops in both California and Oregon. Heidi has been involved in the film and television industry for over 20 years in Oregon and California. Her recently released film "In the Parlor: The Final Goodbye" (80 minutes) is both a critical look at the American relationship with death and an inquiry into the home death care movement. See the trailer for the award-winning film here: http://intheparlordoc.com
- Jerrigrace Lyons is a pioneer in the home funeral movement and international death educator. She informs and guides families who wish to participate in the natural death care of a loved one, having funeral and grief rituals in alignment with their own personal and spiritual values. Jerrigrace founded the educational non-profit organization Final Passages in 1995 to inform the public about little-known funeral options, natural death care rights and practicalities, green burial and the benefits of bringing funerals back into the home and family care. Jerrigrace is a death midwife, home funeral guide, minister, educator, and Reiki Master, living in Sebastopol, CA.
Visit her website at: www.finalpassages.org.
- Sue Gimpel, of The Sacred Threshold Guild, is certified by Final Passages as a Home Death Care Guide, collaborating with families to create their own funeral and grief rituals and earth-friendly green burials. Sue is an Interfaith Minister, M.Div.C., with a certificate in Anthroposophical Counseling Psychology, integrating body, soul, and spirit. www.suegimpel.com
- Meg McNees has been an advocate for death and dying support since her own experience of illness 40 years ago. Her studies with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Waldorf Education and Rudolf Steiners Anthroposophy have widened her understanding to welcome the transformation of death as a gateway to spiritual life. She believes that families participating in a loved ones dying process, vigil, meaningful funeral and body disposition can dispel fear, strengthen the human connection, deepen daily living and may offer spiritual growth and perspective. She is a member of the Sacred Threshold Guild and The National Home Funeral Alliance.
- Elinor Biller is the moderator for the conference. Elinor is a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner (similar to acupressure) and has worked with many clients as they near death. She has helped in preparing the body, creating a vigil space and organizing funerals for several community members and friends. She is very active in The Christian Community in Santa Rosa and is a founding member of The Sacred Threshold Guild.
- The Sacred Threshold Guild is a collective service group founded in 2013 in Sonoma County, California. Inspired by the wisdom of the human being, Anthroposophy, arising from the work of Rudolf Steiner, the Guild aims to provide practical and spiritual support to individuals and their loved ones throughout the transition of crossing the threshold of death. It is not affiliated with any organization and seeks to be of service to all, regardless of beliefs.
Contact: STGuild@sonic.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SacredThresholdGuild
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- The beautiful anthroposophical artwork is by Margarita Woloschina, and may be purchased from this website in the Netherlands (use translate.google.com if you need the page in English): www.deboekerijzutphen.nl/a-39741182/pasen-christelijk/pieta-woloschina/
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LocationSummerfield Waldorf School, Sophia Hall (View)
655 Willowside Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
United States
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