Holy Living, Holy Dying
A panel conversation at Saint Luke’s Darien
Sunday, January 12, 11:30am-1pm in the Parish Hall
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.
Lunch will be provided.
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
- 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
- a fluid conversation involving all panelists
