Living and Dying Well: The Gospel Way

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Join us as we address how to live out all of our days in line with the gospel and in light of our mortality.

How do we live out all of our days in line with the gospel and in light of our mortality up until the day we die? Join us as we answer this question and rediscover forgotten wisdom through historical and scriptural sources, led by Lydia S. Dugdale, MD, associate professor of Medicine and director for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University, and author of The Lost Art of Dying, and John Alsdorf, co-founder of Holy Trinity’s New City Fellows program with his wife Katherine and retired from a corporate career in management training and computer system development. Lydia and John will also share biblical principles for reconciling broken relationships and talk through healthcare proxies and advance directives with Crystal Pressley, MD, and funeral and burial planning with funeral director Justin Barfield.This is a conference for adults of all ages and designed with special emphasis on engaging our loved ones – parents and adult children, trusted friends or relatives – in deep conversations about our hopes and fears concerning our mortality. So, please invite them to attend with you! Conference Program HighlightsFriday, October 20, 6:30-9pm (Doors open at 6pm)-	The Lost Art of Dying, Lydia S. Dugdale, MD-	A Heart of Wisdom, John Alsdorf-	Q&amp;A with Lydia and John-	Family and Friends in Conversations About MortalitySaturday, October 21, 9am-12pm (Doors open at 8:30am)-	Practical Wisdom: Healthcare Proxies and Advance Medical Directives, Crystal Pressley, MD-	Practical Wisdom: Caring for the Dead, Memorials and Burials, Justin N. BarfieldA﻿bout Our SpeakersJohn AlsdorfSince retiring from his corporate career, John has been active in a variety of teaching and leadership roles in church programs. Here in Raleigh, from 2016 through 2018, he partnered with his wife, Katherine, in establishing Holy Trinity’s New City Fellows program. He currently is active as part of a team in New York City developing a curriculum to help adults of all ages to live more joyfully and wisely in light of our shared mortality. Over the years John has taught numerous adult classes aimed at deepening understanding of and commitment to the Christian faith. He also just completed eight years as Trustee for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a national campus ministry.Lydia S. Dugdale, MDLydia Dugdale, MD, MAR, is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University. Prior to her 2019 move to Columbia, she was Associate Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics and founding Co-Director of the Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion at Yale School of Medicine. Lydia is an internal medicine primary care doctor and medical ethicist. Her first book, Dying in the Twenty-First Century (MIT Press, 2015), provided the theoretical grounding for The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom. She lives with her husband and daughters in New York City. http://lydiadugdale.comCrystal Pressley, MDDr. Pressley is a board-certified general surgeon with certification in critical care. She serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UNC and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, and is also the surgery clerkship director at WakeMed for CUSOM. Crystal is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is published in the American Journal of Surgery and is an alumna of the New City Fellows program class of 2022. Born and raised in Cary, NC, she is dedicated to community outreach and assisting those in need. Currently, Crystal is practicing general surgery, trauma and critical care at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC. Justin N. BarfieldJustin is a licensed funeral director, embalmer and assisting management associate with Bryan-Lee Funeral Homes in Raleigh, with affiliate locations in Garner and Angier, NC. A first-generation funeral director, Justin began his career in funeral service at 15 years old with the local funeral establishment in his hometown of Tarboro, NC. Having experienced the deaths of three grandparents in less than a year, Justin found the role of the funeral director to be quiet and comforting, which led him to pursue that same calling of providing families with care and guidance during their time of need. Justin is a member of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association and Order of the Golden Rule, and an alumnus of the New City Fellows program class of 2022. He and his wife, Donna Lynn, live in Raleigh where they are active members of Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

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