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Category: Kalein Center
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On behalf of the Kalein Centre, we would like to extend our deepest thanks to you for your engagement and support over the past year. We are so grateful!Contributions, whether it be in the form of money or time, talent or treasure, allow the Kalein Centre to continue to provide meaningful compassionate care services to individuals, caregivers and their families. By contributing to the Centre, you are directly impacting the lives of people in our community and across the province, by allowing us to further our Death Cafes, Dialogue & Education programs, and access to compassionate care support for individuals and their families. We applaud your leadership in demonstrating the importance of our work.Kalein’s programs, services, resources and grounds, reflect our commitment to nourishing mind, body and spirit, through beauty, vibrant community, the exploration of what it means to live fully and die consciously, and to be in service to others.If you have a desire to learn more about our programs, or how you can become involved in helping to develop and grow the Centre, please call us at 250-352-3331. We encourage you to feel free to stop by anytime, to make a personal connection, or simply to enjoy the gardens and grounds in quiet contemplation.We look forward to seeing you next year with more exciting things to come!
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Join us for our AnnualFestival of LightsDecember 10, 20195:30 – 7:00pmRemembrance Service ~ Refreshments ~ EntertainmentThe Kalein Centre is pleased to invite you to our 4th Annual ‘Festival of Lights’, where we ask you to join us in lighting a candle in memory of someone who has passed away and to offer support and comfort to those who are grieving this holiday season.Take a moment to walk through our grounds, reflecting on and remembering your loved ones, while you commemorate their life. We will feature a display of lights and serve hot chocolate as you are able to place your lanterns along the beautiful forested pathways. The “Tree of Light’ will also be set up in our Evergreen Room, where you can fill out a card in remembrance of your loved one and hang it on the tree.We are pleased to share that this year’s ‘Festival of Lights’ will feature special performances by Allison Girvan’s talented Vocal Ensemble, Corazón, along with the lovely sounds of internationally-renowned harpist, Julia Cunningham – Grant Recipient of the Canada Council of the Arts.You can find more information on them here https://www.corazonchoir.org/
and here https://soulharp.com/ For many in our region, this event has become a significant touchstone of their holiday season. A donation made to the Kalein Centre’s ‘Festival of Lights’ is a generous way of showing support for those community members who have recently lost a loved one. Your contribution will provide comfort for those who are commemorating the loss of their loved ones or currently experiencing loss and grief.Feel free to contact the Kalein Centre today to learn more about commemorating a loved one, or how you can sponsor a family experiencing a recent loss. Aside from this, any donation made to the Kalein Centre of $25 or more, qualifies for a tax receipt.This is a family-friendly event, with an admission cost of $10, at the door.To confirm your attendance for this meaningful community event, we ask you to RSVP by calling our office today at 250.352.3331This holiday season, we encourage you to take this opportunity to give the gift of compassion, and remember, that together, we can make a significant difference in building a more compassionate community.With deep gratitude to our ‘Festival of Lights’ supporters, without whom, this community event would not be possible:Thompson Funeral Services, Save-On Foods, Kootenay Woodstoves, Columbia Basin Trust, Home Hardware Building Centre, RHC Insurance, Columbia Power, Georama Growers, and Maglio’s Building Centre.Location:Kalein Centre402 West Richards St., Nelson**Additional Parking available in theChurch of Latter-Day Saints Parking Lot**Questions:Email us at info@kaleinhospice.orgCall us at 250-352-33315:30 – 7:00 pmTree of Lights Celebration & Refreshments5:45 – 6:45 pmThere will be a welcome address and ancestral acknowledgement to open the event. We then invite you to place your lantern throughout the grounds, write your loved ones’ name on a card and place it on the ‘Tree of Light’ displayed at the event, enjoy hot chocolate around the fire and the ongoing performances from Allison Girvan & the Corazón Vocal Ensemble, along with world-renowned harpist, Julia Cunningham. It is sure to be a special evening for all! -
Festival Of Lights Event – Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Join us for our AnnualFestival of LightsDecember 10, 20195:30 – 7:00pm
Festival of Lights – Tuesday, December 10th5:30 pm – 7:00 pmRemembrance Service ~ Refreshments ~ EntertainmentThe Kalein Centre is pleased to invite you to our 4th Annual ‘Festival of Lights’, where we ask you to join us in lighting a candle in memory of someone who has passed away and to offer support and comfort to those who are grieving this holiday season.Take a moment to walk through our grounds, reflecting on and remembering your loved ones, while you commemorate their life. We will feature a display of lights and serve hot chocolate as you are able to place your lanterns along the beautiful forested pathways. The “Tree of Light’ will also be set up in our Evergreen Room, where you can fill out a card in remembrance of your loved one and hang it on the tree.We are pleased to share that this year’s ‘Festival of Lights’ will feature special performances by Allison Girvan’s talented Vocal Ensemble, Corazón, along with the lovely sounds of internationally-renowned harpist, Julia Cunningham – Grant Recipient of the Canada Council of the Arts.You can find more information on them here https://www.corazonchoir.org/and here https://soulharp.com/ For many in our region, this event has become a significant touchstone of their holiday season. A donation made to the Kalein Centre’s ‘Festival of Lights’ is a generous way of showing support for those community members who have recently lost a loved one. Your contribution will provide comfort for those who are commemorating the loss of their loved ones or currently experiencing loss and grief.Feel free to contact the Kalein Centre today to learn more about commemorating a loved one, or how you can sponsor a family experiencing a recent loss. Aside from this, any donation made to the Kalein Centre of $25 or more, qualifies for a tax receipt.This is a family-friendly event, with an admission cost of $10, at the door.To confirm your attendance for this meaningful community event, we ask you to RSVP by calling our office today at 250.352.3331This holiday season, we encourage you to take this opportunity to give the gift of compassion, and remember, that together, we can make a significant difference in building a more compassionate community.With deep gratitude to our ‘Festival of Lights’ supporters, without whom, this community event would not be possible:Thompson Funeral Services, Save-On Foods, Kootenay Woodstoves, Columbia Basin Trust, Home Hardware Building Centre, RHC Insurance, Columbia Power, Georama Growers, and Maglio’s Building Centre.Location:Kalein Centre402 West Richards St., Nelson**Additional Parking available in theChurch of Latter-Day Saints Parking Lot**Questions:Email us at info@kaleinhospice.orgCall us at 250-352-33315:30 – 7:00 pmTree of Lights Celebration & Refreshments5:45 – 6:45 pmThere will be a welcome address and ancestral acknowledgement to open the event. We then invite you to place your lantern throughout the grounds, write your loved ones’ name on a card and place it on the ‘Tree of Light’ displayed at the event, enjoy hot chocolate around the fire and the ongoing performances from Allison Girvan & the Corazón Vocal Ensemble, along with world-renowned harpist, Julia Cunningham. It is sure to be a special evening for all! -
This is a friendly reminder that the Kalein Centre is hosting its’ last Death Cafe of the Decade!!We invite you to join us next Wednesday, November 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., here at the Kalein Centre.
Since 2013, Kalein has been hosting death cafés as part of an international movement of over 5000
registered cafés in 51 countries. As the founder saw it, “Western society has long outsourced
discussions about death to doctors, nurses, priests and undertakers. The result is that we have lost
control of one of the most significant events we ever have to face.”
Death cafés provide a safe and respectful space to discuss and explore the many dimensions of death,what death is for each of us, and the impact death has on our living. This inquiry is led with sensitivityand an invitation to be present for the full range of emotions, beliefs, thoughts, questions and experiencessurrounding life and death. In the spirit that we are all both students and teachers to one another, deathcafés often focus on questions, rather than answers. Music, poetry, writing, and other creative modalitiesinform the experience of the death café to support participants in a shared journey.In the words of Frank Ostaseski, author and pioneer in end-of-life care,“We hope to discover what death can teach each of us about living fully.”Kalein’s Death Café Series fills quickly, and each session is limited to 25 participants.Please see the attached poster for complete details – admission cost of $10 at the door.We encourage registration for this event, so please call our office at 250-352-3331.With gratitude as your death café facilitators,Lindsay Ann Wheatley – Lindsay is a Counsellor, End-of-Life care advocate, musician, keeper of
traditional songs and drum teachings. She is deeply inspired by ritual, ceremony and the individually
transformative journey of grief and loss.Rayya Liebich – Rayya is a writer and teacher. She finds joy in community engagement through
teaching and believes that writing is a powerful tool to transform grief and loss.Rosalyn Cormier – Rosalyn is a funeral celebrant, counsellor and educator who has been studyingmulti-cultural approaches to being with death and loss. “In accepting more fully death and dying asa natural part of the life cycle, we free ourselves to live more fully in the day to day moments of livingwith passion and awareness.” -
CANCELLED – 2019 Speaker’s Series
Please accept our sincere apologies, as it is with deep regret that we announce having to cancel this much-anticipated event. Jeremie’s agent has just informed us of the following:“Due to an unexpected sickness, Jeremie is unable to travel to Nelson for the event this weekend. We apologize that it will have to be postponed to a later date. Jeremie sends his deepest regrets to everyone that was planning on attending and he looks forward to seeing the Nelson community soon!”Regarding ticket reimbursement — the Civic Theatre will be refunding all tickets. They are in the process of sending out emails to all ticket holders, informing you of next steps in the process. You do not need to contact the theatre directly, as they have all the pertinent information required.Again, please accept our most sincere apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.Our hope is to re-schedule this event as soon as possible!
