Home Vigils after the Passing of a Loved One: A Workshop to Guide Our Community in Caring for Our Own
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. To join the waitlist, click here.
Saturday, November 8, 9am-4pm
With leaders from the Threshold Care Circle in Viroqua, WI.
www.thresholdcarecircle.org
At the home of Randi Berg and Matt Spencer in rural Decorah
Workshop Cost ($80-$130*)
includes one copy of the booklet My Final Wishes.
Until the latter part of the 19th century, most people were born and died in their own homes. When they were born, their family cared for them; when they died, their family cared for them. Dying was integrated into living. Caring for those who had died was not only the last act of love, it was the first step toward healing.
This workshop will give you information and hands-on practice to prepare you to care for your family member after death at home, and to carry out a home or family-directed vigil or funeral with or without the services of a funeral director.
Workshop Topics covered:
Advance planning: Utilizing the workbook “My Final Wishes’, IA Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will & Ethical Will
Meeting Iowa legal requirements and required paperwork
Care of the Body
Creating sacred space and home vigils
Family direct cremation & green burial options
***Sliding Scale Fee***
$80 to $130– Please offer at the highest level your budget will allow. We value your presence and if offering the lowest amount in this range presents a hardship please contact us individually.
Pleasant Valley is offering to subsidize up to ten PV members $50 toward registration. Let us know below if you'd like to be one of these recipients. HEADS UP: From now through Sept 6 registration is open only to PV members. Once it opens to the general public it is likely to fill quickly.
*General registration deadline is Oct 18. Advance registration is required as space is limited.