“Grandparents” and Grandchildren Healing the World
In preparation for the 2nd World Day for Grandparents and Elders
Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 9:00–10:30 a.m. Mountain Time (check your time zone)
Registration closes July 9th
No Charge | Free-will offerings welcome
Engaged Grandparents have a great deal to offer grandchildren. They are natural models of important values, reliable mentors during times of challenge and irreplaceable memory-makers. Research shows that strong elder-youth relationships encourage resiliency, foster emotional and spiritual health and can be an important deterrent against drug use, suicide, and violence. These relationships are mutually beneficial and have a ripple effect, bringing healing to the community.
Our time together will include prayer meditation, presentation, individual reflection, small group sharing, wrap up and take-away materials. Whether the young people you care about are two or twenty-two, whether they live nearby or far away, whether you are a grandparent, “honorary grandparent,” or an elder concerned for younger generations, we hope you will join us.
Event Video
Post a Tribute
Beginning in mid-June and running throughout the summer, either with your grandchildren or separately, you are invited to post a tribute online. You’ll be prompted to submit a tribute during the checkout process when you register below. You can also submit additional tributes using the form at the bottom of this page. To consider for your tribute: What do you appreciate most about the young people in your life? Young people, what do you value most about elders who support and care about you?
Presenters
Dr. Vie Thorgren
Director of Restoring Connections, spiritual director
The Honorable Polly Baca
Political and multicultural leader, activist
Reverend Dr. Naomi Harris
Local Elder and Bereavement Director at Shorter A.M.E. Church