Legacy Meetings

My mother used to say, “No one gets out of this life alive.”  I think it is safe to say that most of us do not like thinking about our own demise, yet it will happen some day.  I was appreciative of the fact that my parents had the foresight to plan for it and discuss it with me, which made things MUCH easier when the time did come.  Unfortunately, most people do not have that experience.  With that in mind, your rector and a small committee of church members will be offering a series of meetings to address end of life concerns.

Can your survivors answer these questions to your satisfaction?  What kind of service do you want?  Do you prefer full body burial or cremation or body donation?  Which readings would you like read at your service?  Which hymns and music would you like at the service.  These are only a small number of the questions which might arise at the time of death.  At our legacy meetings we expect to discuss them and many others, using excellent materials developed by The Episcopal Church Foundation.

Our motivation is to facilitate decisions ahead of time and to keep your wishes on file in the church, so that when the time comes, there is no doubt as to what should transpire.  You will be hearing about the various meetings very soon, so please plan on attending them and do your survivors a favor by lifting this burden off their shoulders.