Dr. Harold
Koenig, a faculty member at Duke Medical Center and director of Duke's Center
for Spirituality, Theology and Health, will kick-off a series of Sunday
seminars from Feb. 2 through March 2 on the
role of Christians in helping people with mental illness.
University United Methodist
Church, 150 E.
Franklin St., will host the series from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the church chapel.
Koenig has
published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics and religion,
with nearly 400 scientific peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and 40
books in print or in preparation.
His research
has been featured on more than 50 national and international TV news programs,
including “The Today Show,” “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America.” He
has had multiple National Public Radio and BBC interviews.
On Sunday,
his topic is “Research Related to Faith and Illness.”
• Feb. 9:
“Introduction and Overview on Mental Illness, Dementia and Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder,” Jane Campbell, RN, MSN.
• Feb. 16:
“Managing Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia,” Robin Gilliam, MSW.
• Feb. 23:
“Coping with Substance Abuse and Addictions: Effects on Families and
Caregivers,” Jane Campbell.
• March 2:
“Treatment Options Available: Medications, Resources & Support Services,”
Gray Kirby, PharmD, and Mike Lancaster, MD.
A book,
“Creating a Circle of Caring: The Church and the Mentally Ill” by Shirley H.
Strobel, will guide the series and be available for $10.
Call the
church office at 919-929-7191 for further information.
Aging in place seminar
Temple
Baptist Church, 4504 Sterling Drive, is offering a free community seminar from
4 to 5:15 p.m. starting Sunday and continuing for four weeks for senior adults
and adult children with aging parents.
These
workshops will discuss what needs to be done if a parent or you wishes to age
in place and what services are available. Or if you are interested in a
retirement facility, what is available in Durham along with options,
requirements and financial considerations.
For further
information, call 919-309-0050.
Musicology workshop
BUMP, a
workshop series that is targeting up to 180 youth at six sites in Durham and
Chapel Hill will launch its winter/spring musicology workshop from 10 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Duke
Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St.
BUMP uses
music to help African American youth achieve greater success in school and in
life.
In this
hands-on workshop, students listen, perform on instruments, play games and
participate in movement to learn the history and culture behind talking drums
and work songs, for example. Special guest artists Osei Appiagyei, drummer with
the African American Dance Ensemble and Vaughn Audain, leader of Sensory
Expressions Steel Pan Ensemble have been invited to teach.
BUMP is a
new nonprofit music education organization in the Triangle. It was founded in
Boston in 2005 by Dr. Georgiary Bledsoe, a Ph.D. in Musicology from Duke where
she is a Duke Visiting Scholar.
BUMP moved
its headquarters to the Triangle in 2012 to take advantage of the area’s rich
academic, artistic and community resources, she said last week, and is in
partnership with Duke Memorial where its office is located.
Eighteen
Durham Public Schools are seeking to include BUMP in their after-school
programs for next school year, according to the director. Right now, the
organization is seeking to raise $15,000 for instruments and equipment for the
program.
To make tax
deductible contributions to the program or for further information, get in
touch with Bledsoe, executive director, at 919-667-0386 or
gbledsoe@bumpthetriangle.org. The mailing address for BUMP is 504 W. Chapel
Hill St., Durham 27701.
McCorkle reading
Jill
McCorkle will read from “Life After Life,” her most recent novel, in a 7 p.m.
reading and discussion on Sunday, Feb. 9, hosted by the Book Club at
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church.
McCorkle has
written 10 books, of which five have been selected as New York Times Notable
Books. Her most recent was described by Booklist as “by turns comic, insightful
and heart wrenching … It shows how old age can give us a second chance to see
ourselves rightly, be truer to those we love and inspire those we leave
behind.”
The public
is invited to this event that will conclude with a reception and opportunity to
speak with the author.
The church
is located at 102 W. Tryon St.
For
more information in regards with providing
supports needed to lead fulfilling and satisfying lives in the community,
you may visit The Corliss Group Organization.
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