Pastoral Care with the Dying and their Loved Ones, an Expanding Your Ministry Toolbox course, will be held from 9 AM to noon Saturday, March 1 on Zoom. The cost per person is $20. The registration deadline is Friday, February 21. To register online and pay with a credit card, use the form below.  To pay by check, complete the registration form and return it with a check to Presbytery of West Virginia, c/o Susan Sharp Campbell, 683 Dwyer Lane, Lewisburg, WV 24901.

This course will offer practical information on illness, dying, and death for pastors ministering to the dying and their loved ones. Covered topics:
• pastoral, spiritual, and physical issues surrounding the dying process
• treatment issues and facilitation of medical-ethical decision making
• grief, including helpful and unhelpful responses
• grief ministry and self-care
• resources for further study

Course leader is Rev. Kathryn Willoughby Weed. A native of Atlanta, Rev. Weed has called West Virginia home for 30 years. Board certified through the Association of Professional Chaplains, she served as staff chaplain at Saint Francis and Thomas Memorial hospitals. Kathy currently serves as Associate for Ministry to Older Adults with the Presbytery of West Virginia and is a board member of Presbyterian Homes, a low-income housing ministry in Charleston.

Questions? Contact Susan Sharp Campbell at susan_sharp_campbell@hotmail.com or 304-667-9428.