In Support of Life
An educational project with two vital purposes:
- to help the sick and dying, and those who care for them, to
reflect on difficult end-of- life issues;
- to help raise everyone’s awareness about end-of-life
issues and the dangerous implications of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Resources:
- A 2 hour workshop model that helps people engage in essential
reflection and dialogue about end-of-life issues that includes...
- An educational dvd that raises the essential questions
(click here for sample of the dvd);
- a facilitator’s guide for the workshop (click here
for the facilitator’s guide);
- a participant’s guide for the workshop (click here
for the participant’s guide)
- The Canadian Bishops’ COLF office document,
“Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Urgent Questions!" (click here for a
link to this resource http://colf.cccb.ca/Publications.htm?CD=&ID=583)
workshop handouts:
- In Support of Life Prayer
- Current updates about the debate in Canada
- Suggested Resources for Self-Study
- Central feature’s of Ottawa-Gatineau’s Palliative
Care Network
- (All of these are available from the Adult Faith
development Office, Archdiocese of Ottawa)
Persons with the following expertise are needed to lead the
workshop: facilitation, healthcare, moral teachings of the church, knowledge
about services available in the community. The We have people with these
expertise ready to help where they are needed. This can be arranged through the
adult faith development office of the English sector.
Please consider offering this valuable and urgent learning
opportunity in your parish community or with members of your organization or
movement.
In Support of Life, a video clip
with a statement by our Archbishop Marcel Gervais.
- Please note that in order to view the movie you will need the
Apple Quicktime player. The player is available free for downloading
here. The movie
will download first and then start playing automatically. Accordingly, users
with a dial-up or slow connection to the internet, please be patient.
For further information:
Carol Kuzmochka, co-ordinator adult faith development and
leadership formation, English sector
Archdiocese of Ottawa
(613)738-5025 (x251)
email: ckuzmochka@ecclesia-ottawa.org |