Emergency Planning

In our efforts to increase awareness about planning for emergencies at church with guidelines for safety and security, I want to emphasize personal safety especially at our own homes. Taking the time to prepare for simple and catastrophic events now may mean much less chaos when emergencies actually happen.  www.ready.gov is one of the best website resources for anyone to review that will help answer questions and provided examples, templates and guidelines for preparing for disasters and emergencies at home.

 

Preparing for Life's Transitions

It is never too soon to consider developing a last will and testament, guidelines for how you will want to be cared for when you cannot make those decisions, and medical care you want for yourself, when choices have to made regarding extraordinary measures at time of death. These decisions are not always easy to discuss, less even to think about; but having the discussion when you are of sound mind and can discuss them with your family, will be so much easier than having to make less organized decisions when life begins to slip away. I am encouraging you, whether it is for yourself, or for your loved ones, to engage in the discussion of your desires in preparation for the time it will happen at the end of your life. One good resource that can increase your awareness and give you guidance from the web is www.agingwithdignity.org.   This website has examples and articles to assist you in your understanding of what is available for you to make the decisions you desire. Review the "Five Wishes" documents to give you a template of questions and answers that will be valuable to you.

 

Preparing for your "Memorial Service" at Resurrection

The burial service form the Book of Common Prayer is used widely by many denominations and pastors for the memorial liturgy. As your priest it is my duty and great honor to assist you in deciding how your celebration of life service will be celebrated. Information regarding a niche in the parish columbarium or use of the memorial garden is also available for your. Please contact me to set up a time to meet with you to create what you will want in this celebratory liturgy.

                                               

Most sincerely,   Fr. David+