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SUMMARY:Sunday in the Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Credit: Jothan Cashero\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday in the Cemetery is a day-long exploration of mortality at Green-Wood. We invite you to candidly engage with grief and death through a compassionate\, supportive lens. This free\, open-house style event brings together leading experts for engaging talks\, workshops\, and guided tours that illuminate end-of-life care\, funeral traditions\, and memorial arts. Through personal stories and interactive experiences\, discover community through shared human experiences and gain insights into how we can each live well and remember meaningfully. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Donations encouraged.  \n\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Event(see details below)\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore Reserving Your Spot\, Please Note:\n\n\n\n\nRegistration: Advanced reservation is strongly recommended. We may reach capacity\, potentially turning away late arrivals. While registration is recommended\, it does not guarantee entry. Only one space may be reserved per person.\n\n\n\nLocation: Programs will take place at various locations and times throughout the day. Please check the schedule for details on your selected events.\n\n\n\nDonation: Although programs are free\, we invite each registrant to support Green-Wood’s ongoing death education initiatives through a voluntary contribution\, enabling us to continue offering meaningful community programs throughout the year.\n\n\n\nAccessibility: The Historic Chapel is a historic landmark structure and is not ADA Compliant. Access requires ascending and descending stairs. The Modern Chapel is not fully ADA compliant\, however\, accommodations for entrance can be made for visitors using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Before reserving tickets\, we encourage visitors to contact our staff with any questions regarding accommodations and accessibility at 718-210-3080\, ext. 1 or events@green-wood.com.\n\n\n\nA Little More About Safety: Walking tour routes cover hilly\, grassy\, and uneven terrain.This tour is not accessible for those using wheelchairs or other mobility aids and may be difficult for those with balance or other mobility issues. There is no place to sit down during the tour. We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear.\n\n\n\n\nMovement for Grief\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00am – 11:30amOutdoor Workshop\, meets at the Modern Chapel \n\n\n\nBegin your morning at Sunday in the Cemetery with guided movement meditation\, setting a reflective tone for the conversations and workshops later in the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by a teacher from ONEYOGAHOUSE\, this gentle practice invites participants of all levels to connect with Green-Wood’s landscape through breathwork\, mindful movement\, and sound meditation. As we honor the intricate cycles of life and death\, this meditative session will ground us in presence\, preparing our hearts and minds for the profound explorations to follow. \n\n\n\nArt in the Cemeteryscape\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00am – 11:30amWalking Tour meets at the Gothic Arch \n\n\n\nThis interactive walking tour reimagines Green-Wood’s historic landscape as an open-air museum filled with soaring obelisks\, intricately carved sculptures\, and stately mausoleums. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuide Deborah Chi will lead you to uncover the rich artistry\, symbolism\, and evolving styles that characterize these memorials\, while fostering meaningful conversations about how the emotions they evoke and what they reveal about human expression. \n\n\n\nAs we move through this evocative space\, you’ll gain a fresh perspective on the cemetery as not just a place of rest\, but as a profound gallery of artistic achievement where history\, memory\, and craftsmanship intertwine. \n\n\n\nDeborah Chi is a tour guide whose focus is how art and storytelling can help foster human connection and social transformation. \n\n\n\nJoanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing\n\n\n\n\n\n12pm – 1:30pmBook Talk and Q&A Session meets in the Modern Chapel – Chapel A \n\n\n\nMorbid Anatomy Founder & Creative Director Joanna Ebenstein joins the Sunday in the Cemetery celebrations with a reading from her most recent publication\, Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life\, the cornerstone for Morbid Anatomy’s Memento Mori Fest activities\, followed by a Q&A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlso visit Morbid Anatomy’s Library Pop-Up Table that will be open from 12pm-5pm. (12pm-5pm:\, Modern Chapel Lobby). Visit the Morbid Anatomy pop-up throughout the day for a selection of books and object d’arte from our Library & Shop. \n\n\n\nNatural Endings\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00pm – 1:30pmLecture and Optional Walking Tour meets in the Modern Chapel – Chapel B \n\n\n\nAround the world\, people are answering the call to make our final farewell better for the planet. But with so many new methods\, what are the best and “greenest” options? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program begins with a presentation by funeral director Amy Cunningham about the importance of eco-conscious funeral practices\, exploring sustainable alternatives to traditional burial methods\, and the emergence of environmentally friendly funeral rituals. \n\n\n\nGreen-Wood memorial counselors will discuss natural burial opportunities at the Cemetery to show you what green burial looks like right here in Brooklyn! After the session has concluded\, there will be an optional walking tour to Cedar Dell\, an area designated for natural burials. \n\n\n\nAmy Cunningham is the founder and owner of Fitting Tribute Funeral Services in Brooklyn\, NY\, and serves the community through lectures on green burial\, cremation\, grief literacy and more. \n\n\n\nYour End of Life Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00pm – 3:30pmPanel Conversation in the Modern Chapel – Chapel A \n\n\n\nThis panel brings together four death-care professionals—a funeral director\, a thanatologist\, a death doula\, and a chaplain—for an illuminating conversation on the professionals that make up your end-of-life lineup. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough both moderated and audience-fielded question and answer\, these experts will unpack the emotional\, spiritual\, practical\, and philosophical dimensions of death and dying. You’ll get an intimate glimpse into the complex rituals\, personal journeys\, difficult conversations\, and profound transformations that surround life’s most universal transition. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nEmma Acker is the founder of All’s Well Initiative and serves her community as a death doula for mainly unhoused individuals in New York.\n\n\n\nErica Hill is the owner of Sparrow Funeral home in Greenpoint and a licensed funeral director.\n\n\n\nMatilda Garrido is a certified thanatologist with extensive experience working with the dying\, families of the dying\, and the bereaved.\n\n\n\nJoo Young Hong is a board certified chaplain and the manager of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.\n\n\n\n\nNavigating Pet Grief\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00pm – 3:30pmPanel Conversation in the Modern Chapel – Chapel B \n\n\n\nThis panel brings together veterinary grief counselors\, cremation specialists\, and pet memorial experts to explore the emotional landscape of pet loss and the diverse options for honoring companion animals after death. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’ll gain insights into grief processing\, cremation alternatives\, memorial practices\, and healing rituals that recognize the deep bonds between humans and their animal companions\, along with support and practical guidance for moving through one of life’s most tender transitions. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nLauren Seeley is a death and grief doula for humans and animals\, and serves as a death educator with special focus on LGBTQIA+ end-of-life care. \n\n\n\nJessica Fragola is the lead veterinarian and founder of Paws at Peace.\n\n\n\nJennifer Muldowney\, funeral celebrant and founder of Muldowney Memorials\, specializes  in services for pets.\n\n\n\n\nGrieving and Weaving\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00pm – 5:00pmHands-on Workshop in the Historic Chapel \n\n\n\nJoin artist Mary Pat Klein for an afternoon of knitting and crocheting that explores creativity\, contemplation\, and healing through textile arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the therapeutic potential of tactile crafts in processing grief. All skill levels are welcome;tutorials are available for beginners and experienced crafters of any medium may work on their new or ongoing projects. A limited number of materials for crafting will be provided on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nMary Pat Klein is a renowned yarn craftsperson whose work has been part of Oscar-nominated costume design teams\, and has been featured on Broadway and television. \n\n\n\nSacred Grounds: Cemetery Sips & Stories\n\n\n\n\n\n4:00pm – 5:00pmMeet and Greet in the Modern Chapel – Chapels A & B \n\n\n\nAt this intimate and informal gathering Green-Wood’s gravediggers\, crematory operators\, memorial counselors\, local death-care-industry professionals\, and community members will join us for candid and supportive conversations about death work. While mingling over light refreshments\, you’ll have unprecedented access to the professionals who quietly steward our final transitions and work to demystify death care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets
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