The Holy Journey Home: The Ancient Hospice Way of Companioning the Dying
Are you called by the Divine Spirit to be a soulful companion for a family member, a friend, or a loved one near the end of life? Is someone you know experiencing the passage from this life alone?
Would you like practical guidance and sacred tools on how to companion another with compassion, presence, and peace in a way that transforms your soul and the lives you touch?
This retreat/workshop shares the spiritual wisdom of over 500 years of hospice companioning known as “The Ancient Hospice Way.” It is the teaching of presenter Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick — a hospice chaplain for 20 years and author of Journeying to the End of Life: Discovering the Ancient Hospice Way of Companioning the Dying — who has walked beside countless souls on their sacred passage.
You are invited to a journey of spiritual depth and peace that shares the timeless spiritual wisdom of the hospice tradition through the ages. Lunch is included. Guided by Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick.
Rev. Ken Patrick, DMin has a lifelong interest in the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism, as well as the contemplative tradition of the Christian faith. His graduate education includes a Master of Divinity Degree and Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC. He has also done doctoral level studies in theology and spirituality at New College, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. Ken is a graduate of the US Army Chaplain School and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. He hiked the Appalachian Trail 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine to help open a shelter for the homeless. Ken is the author of Mountain Meditations, My Walk With Christ on the Appalachian Trail, and Journeying to the End of Life: Discovering the Ancient Hospice Way of Companioning the Dying. Ken has served as a hospice chaplain for nearly 20 years at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, VA and has led workshops and seminars on being a compassionate spiritual companion on the journey to the end of life. He currently also serves as a rural parish minister. Ken recently founded The Association of Hospice Spiritual Masters to provide education and coaching in care of the soul at the end of life’s journey. Learn more at HospiceSpiritualMaster.com.