Workshop 3: Beliefs and Practices – What Happens When We Die? Part of Facing Death with Life In This Section Introduction From Facing Death with Life In the wake of each loss we are inclined to curse the existence that deals out so many hardships, but many Unitarian Universalists emerge from their... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Facing Death with Life Activity Time Opening 5 minutes Activity 1: Cultural and Family Beliefs and Practices 40 minutes Activity 2: Journaling 15 minutes Activity 3: Near-Deat... Materials From Facing Death with Life Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Our Covenant from Workshop 1 Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Worksh... Preparation From Facing Death with Life Read materials listed in Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 3, from Workshop 2. Post Our Covenant from Workshop 1.... Opening From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Light the chalice and share these words from the Omaha Nation: No one has found a way to avoid death, To pass around it; Those ... Activity 1: Cultural and Family Beliefs and Practices From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 40 minutes Share this quote from "An Outline of Different Cultural Beliefs at the Time of Death," a resource for health-care workers in t... Activity 2: Journaling From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 15 minutes Call attention to the available color pencils, markers, pens, and pencils. Invite participants to write or draw, responding... Activity 3: Near-Death Experiences From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 30 minutes Share this quote from “The Science of Near-Death Experiences” by Gideon Lichfield: As medical technology continues to... Activity 4: What Happens When We Die? From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 20 minutes Invite participants to reflect on their own theology of death. What happens to a person after death? Allow five minutes for... For Next Time From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Share with participants any updates on upcoming plans.... Closing From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Share these closing words from Kate Walker: Our beliefs are varied, but we are united by our mortality.... Leader Reflection and Planning From Facing Death with Life Make a time for individual reflection and discussion with your co-leader after the conclusion of the workshop.... Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 4 From Facing Death with Life In the wake of each loss we are inclined to curse the existence that deals out so many hardships, but many Unitarian Universalists emerge from their... Handout 2: All Our Losses From Facing Death with Life This text is from a 1988 UUA pamphlet written by John H. Nichols. Used with permission. Turning points When our parents left us at summer camp the first... Handout 3: Loss: The Litmus Test of a Religious Faith From Facing Death with Life Excerpted from Liberal Religion's Response to Loss, 1985 Minns Lectures, by John H. Nichols. Reprinted with permission of author.... PREVIOUS: Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 3 UP: Facing Death with Life NEXT: Introduction Download all of Facing Death with Life (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.