Webinar on Spirituality and the Ageing

This seminar, delivered as a webinar, explored issues of spirituality and how it relates to older people and the communities they live in. Spirituality is defined as the process and experience of meaning making in the life of the individual and community as we find our place in the world and beyond.

Two leaders in their respective fields were invited to explore issues of Spirituality in today’s
Ageing Communities.

Dr Eleanor Flynn is a retired Palliative care practitioner and a medical educator who is currently working in theological education. Eleanor spoke on ‘The Challenges of Ageing and Spirituality in COVID’, exploring the impact of lock down of people in Aged Care and their own homes, and the impact of COVID on the rites and rituals around loss and death.

Dr Irene Renzenbrink is a grief counsellor with many years of experience working with individuals and communities across the life spectrum, including the aged, on issues such as loss and grief. Irene spoke on ‘Healing Loss and Grief in Later Years: the Importance of Creativity and Spiritual Resources’.

The webinar attracted people working in Pastoral Care and Aged Care and was a stimulating start to our 2022 program. Follow the link below to both Dr Flynn’s and Dr Renzenbrink’s addresses.