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Page A32 MARCH 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A 1 Tbs butter 1 Tbs finely chopped onion Cook slowly in a deep pan until the onion is yellow then add: 1/3 cup chopped mushrooms 1 cup diced celery Cook 10 minutes and add: 4 cups chicken broth 1 Tbs quick tapioca ½ cup diced, cooked chicken ½ cup diced, cooked ham Sage, nutmeg and onion salt to taste Cook 20 minutes and then add: 2 hardboiled eggs, finely chopped 1-2 cups cream (or evaporated milk) Heat and serve in large bowls and garnish with chopped parsley. Good Eating! “Eat your crust, that’s where all your vitamins are!” —Mom, 1955 Q U E E N V I C T O R I A S O U P Fannie Farmer Cookbook (early edition) MO N T E C R I S T O S A N DW I C H 2/3 cup eggs or egg substitute 1/3 cup fat free milk 4 slices cooked turkey bacon 4 slices cooked ham 4 slices Swiss cheese 8 slices white bread Salt and pepper to taste 1½ tsp powdered sugar Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Place one slice each of turkey, ham and cheese on 4 bread slices. Top with re- maining bread slices. Dip both sides of each sandwich into the egg mixture. Place sandwiches in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Cook 3 minutes on each side until sandwiches are golden. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve sand- wiches with sauce. Sauce: Combine ¼ cup red currant jelly, 2 Tbs Dijon mustard, 1 Tbs orange juice and 1 Tbs water in small saucepan over low heat. Cook until jelly melts. Memoires des choix des Jacque (Memories of Jack’s Recipes) Original Recipes from Dottie and Jack Frediani Shared by Kate Frediani-Gorman Cremation Products Inc. 800-837-0701 www.cremationproductsinc.com To simplify: Use a can of mushroom soup in place of the mushrooms and cream and canned luncheon meat in place of ham. O n -L ine A ssOciAte D egree i n F unerAL s ervice 1616 Church Street | Nashville, TN 37203 615-327-3927 | www.guptoncollege.edu For information concerning cost and program call 615-327-3927, go to our website at guptoncollege.edu or email admissions@guptoncollege.edu. If you are interested in becoming a licensed funeral professional, John A. Gupton College can help you get there. The Associate Degree in Funeral Service is an accredited program. Our online program is flexible, career-focused and may be completed in 12 or 16 months. Financial Aid is available. News Educational ContinueD Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s 2020 Speaking Schedule The Celebrant Training Center upgrades Online Program ADS Classified www.nomispublications.com Online MURIETTA,CA— The Celebrant Training Center has upgraded their online program to train students in creating services that will be memorable and delight their clients. Fu- neral directors are aware that there is a grow- rites of passage celebrant, such as image, marketing, work- ing with other professionals, and running a business. Upon completion of the program, participants receive a Fu- neral Celebrant Certificate awarded by Global Ministries Uni- versity, with whom the Celebrant Training Center is affiliat- ed. The certificate validates formal training and the celebrant’s credibility. Learn more at www.becomeacelebrant.org. FORT COLLINS,CO— The Center for Loss and Life Tran- sition has announced the locations of Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s 2020 educational workshops. The content of these work- shops helps participants understand their own grief, how to companion others in their grief, and the significance of how when words are inadequate have meaningful ceremo- nies. Sponsors include hospices, hospitals, universities, fu- neral homes, and a variety of community agencies. The locations are as follows: March 4-5, Salt Lake City, UT; March 31, San Antonio, TX; April 16, Batesville, IN; April 16-17, Dayton, OH; April 20-21, Edmonton, AB; April 21- 22, Calgary, AB; May 12-13, Coeur d’Alene, ID; May 24- 15, Denver, CO; May 19-20, Cambridge, ON; May 20-21, Toronto, ON; May 21-22, London, ON; June 16-17, De- troit, MI; September 1-2, Madison, WI; September 3-4, Al- buquerque, NM; September 9-10, Rochester, NY; Septem- ber 22-23, TBA; September 23-24, TBA; September 24-25, TBA; September 29-30, Troy, MI; September 30-October 1, Port Huron, MI; October 13-14, St. Charles, MO; October 15, PalmHarbor, FL; October 20-22, Cedar Rapids, IA; No- vember 5, Las Vegas, NV; and November 17-18, TBA. Dr. Alan Wolfelt is the founder of the “Companion- ing” Model of grief care. As an author, educator, and grief counselor, he is a past recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling’s Death Educator Award. He serves as the director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, CO. He is the au- thor of numerous best-selling books on grief and loss and also serves on the faculty at the University of Colorado Medical School in the Department of Family Medicine. For information about these workshops or to explore sponsor- ing a program in your community, contact DrWolfelt@Cen- terforloss.com or call 970-226-6050. For additional dates, visit www.centerforloss.com and select “Hear Dr. Wolfelt Speak.” ing demand for personalized funeral/me- morial services and celebrations of life that focus on the deceased loved one. Trained cel- ebrants allows firms to significantly enhance a family’s experience. Students have the oppor- tunity to work one-on-one with a professional mentor and, because the program is conducted completely on- line and self-directed, they can work at their own pace without deadlines to submit assignments or class meet- ings to attend. Students are given an op- portunity to adapt the pro- gram to a particular commu- nity, spirituality, ethnicity and/or interfaith affiliation by allowing for variations of service design pertinent to the celebrant’s focus. The program includes the study of the role of a funeral celebrant; how to design fu- nerals and other rites of pas- sage with substance, mean- ing, and dignity; how to write and deliver a service message; as well as covering the practicalities of being a