In this ongoing series about end-of-life issues at 1st Pres., Merilynne Rush will discuss the international Death Cafe phenomena, and the Ann Arbor Death Cafe in particular. This local discussion group has been meeting monthly since November, 2012, making it the longest standing, continuous Death Cafe discussion group in the world! Come learn why so many people all over the world gather regularly to “eat cake, drink tea and discuss death, with the aim to make the most of our (finite) lives.” (www.DeathCafe.com)

For more information about the series, entitled Being Mortal: Grappling with our Life’s End, click here or contact First Presbyterian Church. Classes are held in Monteith Hall from 11 - noon on Sundays, September 13 - October 18 and are open to the public. The series begins on September 13 and focuses on the recent best-seller by Atul Gawande entitled Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.