Participants will: Chalice, candle, and lighter or candle Explore stories of people facing their own or Our Covenant from Workshop 1 loved deaths ones’ Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 3 Reflect on their own mortality and what Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA makes a good death hymnbook, for the alternate Opening activity Share stories of objects that represent what Three-ring binders with clear plastic covers, they would like to pass on when they die. one for each participant who does not Workshop-at-a-Glance already have one Three-hole punched paper, both lined and Activity Time unlined Opening 5 minutes Computer or video player, speakers, and Activity 1: Discussion of 15 minutes screen Readings video (5:14), Wall Street Journal Online Optional: Last Lecture, "." Randy Pausch’s Activity 2: A Good Death 20 minutes If you are unable to stream the lecture from Activity 3: The Last 30 minutes the Internet, of the DVD from Carnegie Lecture Mellon University or obtain a copy from your Activity 4: What I Want to 35 minutes public library Pass On Preparation For Next Time 5 minutes Read the articles listed under For Next Time Closing 10 minutes in Workshop 1, Handout 2, Looking Ahead Materials to Workshop 2. Post Our Covenant from Workshop 1. Newsprint, markers, and tape
Participants will: Explore stories of people facing their own or loved ones’ deaths Reflect on their own mortality and what makes a good death Share stories of objects that represent what they would like to pass on when they die. Workshop-at-a-Glance Activity Time Opening 5 minutes Activity 1: Discussion of Readings 15 minutes Activity 2: A Good Death 20 minutes Activity 3: The Last Lecture 30 minutes Activity 4: What I Want to Pass On 35 minutes For Next Time 5 minutes Closing 10 minutes Materials Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or candle Our Covenant from Workshop 1 Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 3 Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for the alternate Opening activity Three-ring binders with clear plastic covers, one for each participant who does not already have one Three-hole punched paper, both lined and unlined Computer or video player, speakers, and screen video (5:14), Wall Street Journal Online Optional: Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture, "." If you are unable to stream the lecture from the Internet, of the DVD from Carnegie Mellon University or obtain a copy from your public library Preparation Read the articles listed under For Next Time in Workshop 1, Handout 2, Looking Ahead to Workshop 2. Post Our Covenant from Workshop 1.
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