Death Cafe was in the Kansas City Star again! Way to go, Steve! Death Café Death Café, a place for people to talk about death, begins Thursday in the Northland. The movement began in England in 2011 and is not a grief support group, say organizers. “It’s talking about death itself. What does that mean to me? It gives you a safe environment to talk about what is often thought about as a taboo subject,” said Steve Smith, a retired chaplain. Smith and Jim Gordon at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church are the Northland organizers of the Death Café. The meetings are free at two locations: ▪ Zona Rosa Death Café, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church, 7600 N.W. Barry Road, Kansas City, North. ▪ Kansas City, North, Death Café, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sept. 18, Woodneath Library Center, 8900 N.E. Flintlock Road, Kansas City, North. “We’re trying to find a safe place and a relaxed atmosphere where people can discuss this very difficult subject. It’s an open forum,” said Smith. “We’re very good about respecting people’s ideas and thoughts; but it’s not a place to push or promote any particular idea or theology about this thing called death.” Other area Death Cafés are located in Kansas City, St. Joseph and Lawrence. kansascity/news/local/community/article2128873.html
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:55:25 +0000
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