Sunday, March 9

Planning Your Celebration of Life

Time: 11:15 am – 4:00 pm

Join us for a joyful, multi-part program led by Carol McDonald and Emi Johnson titled, "Planning your Celebration of Life: Preparing Yourself for the "Before" and Preparing Those You Love for "the After."

We'll start with a delicious lunch then move through a musical and meaningful workshop to:

Complete NPC funeral planning forms
Ponder your financial legacy
Plan your Celebration of Life Service
Craft your obituary

"First, I have attended too many funerals and read too many obituaries that left me feeling as though I didn't know the person beyond their most basic boring facts. I had an aunt who died last year - she was an amazing, fascinating woman who was widely loved, but the funeral may as well have been about a plant on my desk. I'm still sick about it.

Second, I don't want my kids to be stuck trying to decide what I would have wanted when I die. I want it all done so they can use their time to grieve and appreciate my life. My parents refuse to discuss what they want so my three siblings and I will have to figure this out."

- Monica Brase