Our meetings are:
- at the Warwick Public Library
- held twice a month on Tuesdays unless specified below
- 6:00 to 7:00 pm,
- offered in-person and virtual as desired
If you’d like to attend virtually, please email Julia with the request.
Upcoming 2025 Meeting dates
Tuesday, April 1 – Small Meeting Room
Tuesday, April 15 – Small Meeting Room
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, May 6 – Small Meeting Room
Tuesday, May 20 – Room TBC
End of Life Doula for Animal Companions
Presented by:
Angela Shook
Tuesday, June 3 – Room TBC
Saturday, June 14 – Field trip!
Visit to Prudence Memorial Park and Natural Burial Ground: We will be taking the Bristol to Prudence Island ferry to visit this beautiful burial ground and park for a tour and a BYO lunch picnic. More details about this adventure will be shared via our listserv, please reach out if you would like to learn more.
Rain Date: Saturday, July 28
Presented by: Robin Weber, Prudence Memorial Park, President
Tuesday, July 1 – Room TBC
Tuesday, July 15 – Room TBC
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, August 5 – Room TBC
Tuesday, August 19 – Room TBC
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, September 2 – Room TBC
Tuesday, September 16 – Room TBC
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, October 7 – Room TBC
Tuesday, October 21 – Room TBC
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, November 4 – Room TBC
Tuesday, November 18 – Room TBC
Special Programing TBA
Tuesday, December 2 – Room TBC
Tuesday, December 16 – Room TBC
Holiday Party!
Tuesday, January 6 – Room TBC
PAST MEETINGS & AGENDAS
March 18 – Small Meeting Room
Grief Support for the Dying and their Caregivers: A presentation on utilizing a “concierge” / direct service model and working with people of all ages. GracePointe Grief Center offers a variety of options to support those grieving death and loss.
Presented by:
Mari Nardolillo-Dias, EdD, NCC, FT, C-GC, C-CG-C, Death Doula,
C-Psychological Autopsy
March 4 – Small Meeting Room
February 18 – Idea Studio Room
Unwinding Grief: A presentation of how patterns of pain, trauma, and illness are held in the body from Integrated Energy Medicine and Eastern Medicine traditions accompanied by tools in how to release these blockages with those grieving and/or preparing for death.
Presented by:
- Nicole Downing of Beloved: a yoga practice is a Kripalu yoga instructor, Yin yoga instructor, Jin Shin Jyutsu artist, and EOL Doula
- Katharine Rossi of Fireseed Center is a Holistic Practitioner, Minister, Integrated Transformational Coach, and EOL Doula
February 4 – Small Meeting Room
Strategic Plan Unveiling & Committee Presentations!
You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life.
We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.
Dame Cicely Saunders, English nurse and founder of the international hospice movement
EOLRI Presentations:
Stay tuned!
Local Death Cafés:
East Bay Location in Transition
Providence
Please note: These death cafés are not affiliated with EOLRI. We share this information because we feel they are valuable community resources.
Upcoming Community Presentations
We will be expanding our What is an End of Life Doula presentation throughout the state. If you are interested in having our Collaborative speak, please reach out to us at endofliferhodeisland@gmail.com.
For Collaborative members, please use this form to initiate speaking engagement planning: