Community Corner
Harnessing The Power of Grief: Keeping Alive the Memories of Our Loved Ones
Come support Newtown families who created foundations, scholarships, advocacy rganizations and other memorials in sacred tribute to their loved ones slain in the Sandy Hook tragedy. The event will also assist surviving families still in need.
Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown invites all residents of the town, surrounding towns and all people who wish to support these families' and survivors. Several local clergy will be present including Rabbi Shaul Praver, Spiritual leader of Adath Israel, and Reverend Matthew Crebbin
of the Newtown Congregational Church, to offer blessings, prayers and words of spiritual healing.
The families and/or their representatives will come up to the podium to share their foundations' visions.
In addition, Meryl and Stewart Ain, co-authors of a new book, "The Living Memories Project, Legacies that last," will engage the participants in a group discussion about the transformative power of doing great works in sacred tribute to dearly departed loved ones. The goal is to magnify the love response so that profound good can play a decisive role in transforming grief into a blessing that improves the world. All proceeds raised from the event will go to the participating family foundations and surviving families impacted by the shooting.
Refreshments will be served.
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