A Beautiful Blessing from John O’Donohue On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to you, may a flock of colours, indigo,… Continue reading
A reading and reflection by Pippa Bonner At the hospital where I am a volunteer on the Chaplaincy Team I sometimes ask a patient if s/he would like a Scriptural reading as part of the Eucharistic Liturgy. If they do not have a preference I often offer The Calming of… Continue reading
A friend shares her reflections on the day to day of self isolation in a down to earth way, ending with a poem. Hopes, fears and thankfulness. I have been referring to Corona Virus as CV. It has just occurred to me that CV is also short for Curriculum Vitae… Continue reading
As we are not able to run the conference at this time, we thought we would remind you of some useful websites and books on the topics of living and dying well. We hope you benefit greatly from exploring this content. Useful Websites for your perusal: The Art of Dying… Continue reading
Revd. Tom Lusty, LCI member and Vicar at St Giles, Bramhope reflects on ministry spent as a full-time hospice chaplain in the context of Covid-19. Given the five years I spent inhabiting a hospice on a more or less daily basis I now know that death isn’t all that bad.… Continue reading
On behalf of the trustees of Growing Old Gracefully I am pleased to let you know that Rhoda Wu will be working for us for 14 hours a week for at least a year. Rhoda shares some of her background below: ‘I am excited to get to know people in… Continue reading
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE HOPE TO REARRANGE IT FOR THE AUTUMN. A day to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement. This free conference aims to help us see dying as something we can plan for and manage rather than something to fear and… Continue reading
Need some help to ensure your church or Parish Hall is more Age and Dementia Friendly? Time to Shine have developed a detailed and useful guide for businesses and organisations to support and encourage you to take action to become age and dementia friendly. Continue reading
Recently Fr Diarmuid O’ Murchu spoke to many of us from around the country about imagining the Church of the future. One of the major themes he developed was that wise Elders (older people) are key, alongside younger people, to empower the Church of the future.We older people have a… Continue reading
On my way back from a recent Growing Old Gracefully related meeting I serendipitously listened to a Radio 4 Food programme called: “What’s so Special about the Food our Grandmothers Cook?” It recounted some of the tasty and not so tasty meals grandchildren had experienced from grandmothers. The programme reflected… Continue reading
