END OF LIFE PLANNING SEMINAR

Ellen Rose, Pastor - Apex United Methodist Church

Jim Ahler, CAE - Apex UMC Memorial Garden Committee

Rev. Brenda Walton - Palliative Care Chaplain Duke Regional Hospital

Britt Paynter - Wake Funeral and Cremation Services

PURPOSE

Identify steps necessary to be well planned for the end of life

Discuss the AUMC Memorial Garden, Prayer Labyrinth, Memorial Wall, and Columbarium

AGENDA

Financial Decisions and Digital Footprint

Physical Decisions

Funeral Decisions

FINANCIAL DECISIONS

•Wills • Legacy giving and Endowments

• Trusts • CRAT, CRUT, Special Needs, Guardianships

• Financial Power of Attorney

INFORMATION ARCHIVE FOR

YOUR FAMILY

BEQUESTS

Another amazing gift to your family

Take the time to make a list of all your items you want to pass on to someone

Describe the item (Aunt Minnie’s silver service) Include a photo would be helpful Be very specific about who get it A nice touch – include a story about how you got it and why you want it to go to that specific person

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

• Social Media • Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, etc

• Digital accounts • Banking • Investment • Insurance • Retirement • Amazon, Kindle, Nook • Businesses – utilities, credit cards, subscriptions, etc.

PHYSICAL DECISIONS

Rev. Brenda Walton

Palliative Care Chaplain Duke Regional Hospital

PHYSICAL DECISIONS• Our Christian understanding of death

• “I never dreamed this could happen.”

• Advanced healthcare directives

• Let your values be your guide

• Organ Donation

• The Rest of the Story

FUNERAL DECISIONS

"Planning Your Final Rites“

Britt Paynter Funeral Director

Wake Funeral & Cremation Services

FUNERAL DECISIONS

“Planning Your Funeral Service”

Pastor Ellen Rose Apex United Methodist Church

FUNERAL DECISIONS

“Planning Your Final Resting Place”

Apex UMC Memorial Garden

Glenn Mason Memorial Prayer Labyrinth Memorial Wall Columbarium

Jim Ahler and Pastor Ellen Rose

Proposed location of the project – the Crossroads “courtyard”

3D CAD Model of proposed design; the labyrinth pattern & size in model is conceptual

View (from the sanctuary courtyard-side exit) of the labyrinth, Memorial monument, and “Phase 2” Columbarium wall. Phase 1 wall is to the right.

THANK YOU