Holy Living, Holy Dying: A panel conversation at Saint Luke’s Darien

We likely don’t talk about end-of-life as much as we think about it. From legal procedures to legacy preparations, administrative planning to health considerations, faith rituals to funeral logistics… death is a huge topic that affects us all. To normalize conversations about life’s final chapter, we’ve designed the Holy Living, Holy Dying panel. Rev. Ryan Fleenor will intertwine faith in a guided conversation and experience with experts in estate planning, legacy work, funeral planning, hospice chaplaincy and death doulaship. Whether you have yourself, a parent or a loved one in mind, this gathering over lunch will open a holy conversation for all of us.

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PANELISTS/EXPERTS:

Host/Moderator + Faith/Spiritual – The Rev. Ryan Fleenor

Legal/Planned Giving – Victoria Bolton, J.D., Wealth Advisor at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, former practicing Trust & Estate Attorney

Hospice Chaplain – The Rev. Debra Slade, Sen. Director of Spiritual Care, Norwalk Hospital

Legacy Work/Letter Writing – Lindsay Hurty, Ed.M., Forever Letter Writing

Administrative Preparations – Becca Allen, LCSW, End-of-Life Doula

PANEL GOALS:

For attendees: engaging in an open conversation on a typically taboo subject, whetting the appetite for bigger, ongoing, deeper conversations, experiencing a space for curiosity to flourish, considering various components of end-of-life preparations, feeling less afraid of death, and getting a framework that considers death’s biggest parts.

For leaders: inspire our community to think about and talk about death, demystify death, normalize what can be a highly emotional subject, offer a practical framework and some concrete tips/tools for the big subject of end-of-life preparations, and a fluid conversation involving all panelists.