Dealing with the 100% Certainty

1. Dealing with the 100% Certainty Stéphanie Côté Funeral Director, Voluntas Commemoration Inc. Fr. Bertrand Montpetit Pastor, St. Luke’s Parish February 4, 2014 St. Luke’s Parish Presentation

2. Topics • Things to organize before we die • Decisions to make before we die • Funeral events and use of terms • The roles of your priest and funeral director Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

3. The physical and psychological effects of being organized Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

4. Things to organize before we die • Notarial Will • Mandate in the event of incapacity • Care to your person • Administration of your affairs • Your filing system • Where to find important documents • Deeds, bank accounts, investments, key to the safety deposit box, insurance policy, funeral pre-arrangements, birth & marriage certificates, username & passwords, etc. • Declutter Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

5. For every person who dies, there is another who, in all their sorrow and confusion, must make the difficult decisions involved in planning a funeral. Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

6. Decisions to make before we die • Plan your funeral • Wishes & needs • Involve your loved ones • Prepare a simple or elaborate guide foryour survivors • Allocate a budget • Pre-pay • Active Life Insurance Policy • Assure you’ll have the funds available Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

7. Funeral or Memorial Events • Multi-events (elasticity of the funeral process) • Identification and witness of the initial process of cremation • Visitation/gathering • Service/funeral/memorial/celebration of life • Burial/inurnment/entombment/scattering • Reception/after funeral Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

8. Funeral or Memorial Events • Thinking and planning ahead about the Funeral/Memorial events • Talking with Priest and or Family while you are still living • What happens to your body is a spiritual question too • Your beliefs, the family’s beliefs and expectations • Funeral or Memorial? Church, Funeral Home or elsewhere? • Spirituality & Christian practice • Including your story • What belongs in a service, what belongs in a reception? Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

9. Roles of your Priest • A companion to walk with you towards death with hope and faith • Someone who can help you prepare your loved ones for your dying and death • Competent to create a rite of passage which honours your faith and your story • Accompanies your loved ones through the days from death to funeral, and beyond Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

10. Roles of your Funeral Director • In pre-planning • To listen to your wishes, needs and your story • To guide you and your family with your decision making process • To help you find solutions/possibilities • To prepare a plan that will answer your eventual needs • To respect your decisions, privacy and your budget • When someone dies • Same as in pre-planning • Decedent care • Provide services, products, resources & knowledge • Coordination and planning of event (liaison and action) • Direct and making sure all is organized according to plan • Legalities and succession settlement initial assistance • Offer bereavement support Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

11. Organizing your end of life… • … will not hasten your death • … is a journey through self-love • … is a gift to your loved ones • … will reduce your stress • … will reduce the stress of your survivors • … will enhance your life No need to worry about death… Enjoy life! Voluntas Commemoration Inc.

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