Juneteenth workshop empowers community with end-of-life knowledge

Juneteenth workshop empowers community with end-of-life knowledge

St. Martin de Porres Church in Columbia hosted an End-of-Life Workshop on Juneteenth to bring understanding and peace of mind about death and dying. Thanatophobia is an extreme fear of death and the dying process. According to the Cleveland Clinic, an Ohio nonprofit academic medical center, it is thought that between 3% and 10% of people experience an above average fear response in relation to death and dying. To help parishioners address this f…