Workshop 4: Bereavement Part of Facing Death with Life In This Section Introduction From Facing Death with Life The dead are not under the earth, They are in the fire dying down, They are in the moaning rock, They are in the crying grass, They are in the forest, t... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Facing Death with Life Activity Time Opening 5 minutes Activity 1: Grief Associations and Experiences 30 minutes Activity 2: Journaling 15 minutes Activity 3: All Our Losses 2... 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 the resources listed in Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 4, from Workshop 3. Post Our Covenant from Workshop 1. Customize and make copies of... Opening From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Light the chalice and share these words from Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux: Mourning has become unfashionable in the United... Activity 1: Grief Associations and Experiences From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 30 minutes Invite participants to brainstorm words that they associate with grief and mourning.... Activity 2: Journaling From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 15 minutes Share “What Personnel Handbooks Never Tell You,” a poem by James A. Autry, first published in 1992: They leave a lot out of... Activity 3: All Our Losses From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 25 minutes Share this quote from “All Our Losses” by John H. Nichols: Since our experiences, perspectives, and theological orientations... Activity 4: Grief in Our Time From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 30 minutes Post the newsprint with Elizabeth Kübler-Ross’s stages of grief. Introduce a discussion, saying: Kübler-Ross’s work was... For Next Time From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Share with participants any updates on upcoming plans. Distribute Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 5.... Closing From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 10 minutes Distribute Handout 2, Ways to Cope with Grief and ask participants to read it. Invite them to gather in a circle, and, as they... Leader Reflection and Planning From Facing Death with Life Make time for individual reflection and discussion with your co-leader after the conclusion of the workshop.... Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 5 From Facing Death with Life The dead are not under the earth, They are in the fire dying down, They are in the moaning rock, They are in the crying grass, They are in the forest, t... Handout 2: Ways to Cope with Grief From Facing Death with Life Here are some ways others have found to cope with grief. What would you add?... PREVIOUS: Handout 3: Loss: The Litmus Test of a Religious Faith UP: Facing Death with Life NEXT: Introduction Download all of Facing Death with Life (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.