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Dear Friends,

I want to say a personal thank you to all who attended our Heroes of Hospice of Santa Barbara event on September 16th. Pico Iyer's thoughtful insights about how to move through this very challenging time in a positive and hopeful manner is what we all needed to hear right now. The tireless efforts of our amazing "2020 Heroes" in the face of COVID-19 is an inspiration to us all. I also want to extend my gratitude to all of those who made this event possible. Our staff, volunteers, and supporters.  It wasn't easy to put this all together and a bit risky pulling off a live event for over 500 viewers, but the event, with such powerful "real time" information and responses, made it all very much worth it. 

And on that note, I wanted to let you all know about our monthly speaker series (kicked off by Pico) that will continue in October with Roshi Joan Halifax, Thursday October 22 at 6:00 pm (see below). Hospice of Santa Barbara's Community and Engagement Program presents a LIVE virtual series of speakers who address aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and offer help to all of us who are struggling to understand our place in this new reality with illuminating perspectives and ideas about self-care. The series is FREE and open to anyone anywhere, but registration is required for each event. This can be done at our website at www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org.

Be well,
David Selberg
THE LIGHT SHINES AHEAD
A Free Virtual Event and Opportunity Drawing
Next Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
PLEASE NOTE UPDATED TIME: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Featuring Keynote Speaker Sam Dudley, Santa Barbara County Firefighter (below)
Event Emcees Ed and Win
Van Wingerden
Sam will deliver an uplifting presentation on how counseling has helped him after experiencing grief and loss. He will share his experience as handler to Rhonda, the Fire Department’s first emotional support canine, to provide comfort and support to first responders.

This is a free virtual event, but registration is required.
If you would like, your purchase of a “ticket” or two will help people who are struggling with grief and illness in the community of Carpinteria. 

To register for the event, become a sponsor, purchase “tickets” or participate in our opportunity drawing please visit www.CompassionateCareOfCarpinteria.org
Thank You To Our Early Sponsors!
Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Community Education and Engagement
Program presents a FREE virtual series of speakers who address aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to offer help to individuals and
families that are struggling to understand their place in this new reality.
Roshi Joan Halifax presents:
Integrity and Moral Resilience in a Time of Suffering
Thursday, October 22 at 6:00 PM PDT
This presentation is a powerful exploration of the deep necessity of integrity as the foundation for moral resilience. Roshi Joan will explore some of the challenges to integrity as we care for others, care for the world, and care for ourselves. She will look at essential aspects of moral suffering and how to cultivate moral resilience, which supports us in facing uncertainty, suffering, and loss. 

Roshi Joan Halifax is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is Director of the Project on Being with Dying and Founder of the Upaya Prison Project that develops programs on meditation for prisoners.

Her books include: The Fruitful Darkness, A Journey Through Buddhist Practice; Simplicity in the Complex: A Buddhist Life in America; Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom in the Presence of Death; and Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet.

The event is FREE, but registration is required.
Join us for our Virtual Learn @ Lunch!
 Are you curious about how different religions and cultures deal with
end-of-life issues?

Join us for a continuation of our virtual Learn at Lunch Series. Each session will feature a leader from a different religious tradition to address death and dying. Each will review common concerns, beliefs and rituals around end-of-life issues and practices within their tradition.
Rev. Fr. Pedro J. Lopez
Friday, October 16, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Join us via ZOOM!
Meeting ID: 610 723 1831
Passcode: Hospice
Did you miss our Virtual Learn @ Lunch with Rev. Kristen Rohm? You are now able to watch all Learn @ Lunch presentations on HSB's website.
Click on the video below to watch.
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