The recently formed Center for Living and Dying held a class on “Spirituality, Religion and Cultural Care at the End-of-Life” on Saturday at the Northshore Senior Center. Organized by local educator and social worker Bonnie Letinich, the class featured a panel discussion including representatives of Buddhist, Muslim and Christian traaditions. Attendees included social workers, nurses and caregivers from around the region. The panelists included the chaplain from Swedish Hospice, Jeffrey Schoening, PhD; a Buddhist monk, the Venerable Santidhammo; Hisham Farajallah representing the Islamic Mosque, and Washelli’s community relations coordinator Dale Amundsen.
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