Sunday, October 27th., our member Maureen Skuban will lead us to consider “Death and Dying.” Of the two guaranteed facts of life, birth and death – death is surely the more avoided topic, and as Unitarians, who don’t lean on sacred texts of other religions for surety, so … where do we seek comfort? And what has Ms Maureen found to make it an engaging area of study?
“At some point, doctors and funeral homes hijacked the way we interact with the death of loved ones. For many, especially in western culture, death has become a taboo subject. Having those end-of-life conversations with loved ones is awkward -and mostly avoided. But we know talking about death doesn’t make it happen any faster, neither avoiding the subject stops it from happening. Did you hear about the Buddhist coroner who got fired? He kept listing the cause of death as birth”
So let’s talk about it! Join Ms Skuban, host of Shell Lake Library’s “Death Café”, as she weaves the topic of death and dying into a positive, upbeat service. Can she do it?
Blue Hills UU invites everyone to be with us for our services, beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday mornings in the fellowship hall at 230 W. Messenger St., Rice Lake, and on Zoom. The zoom link is sent to members, and anyone interested may request it by contacting patriciashifferd@gmail.com. https://bluehillsuu.org