Larkspur Visit
Mar
30
11:00 AM11:00

Larkspur Visit

On Holy Saturday, we have the opportunity to visit Larkspur Conservation - a green burial site in Westmoreland, TN. Larkspur is an over 100 acre nature preserve with trails that folks can hike. Jenny, one of their directors, will meet us there to tell us more about Larkspur’s practices as well as the flora and fauna that call the preserve home. 


If you plan to come, please let Kelley know (kelley@stmarysnashville.com) by March 27th – we can also carpool from Crievewood. The preserve is about an hour away, so let’s meet at Crievewood at 9:30. You’re welcome to arrive separately, too!

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Common Conversation
Mar
28
6:30 PM18:30

Common Conversation

These times are marked by a profound sense of grief in our own lives and in the world. We have lost loved ones, we have experienced changes in our communities, and many of us carry a sense of amorphous mourning. This Maundy Thursday, St. Mary’s will host a conversation around death and grief, exploring the stories of faith and teachings of nature, considering the importance of gathering and ritual, and discussing societal expectations and beliefs about mortality. We seek to move beyond the catechetical and doctrinal into communal wondering, solidarity, and care as we follow Jesus into these difficult questions. 


Our panelists include Rev. Flo Oakes, children’s pastor at St. Mary’s, and Meg Wade, interfaith chaplain at Larkspur Conservation, Tennessee’s natural burial site. Rev. Deborah Lynn, a chaplain at Alive Hospice, will share poetry and story with musical accompaniment by Libby Watrous. Rev. Danny Bryant will moderate. 

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