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If
you havent thought about
your final wishes
consider our
Final Wishes
Workshop
November 13,
2010
9:30-11:30am.
O'Hagan Hall/Sacred Heart Parish,
Waterloo
February 16,
2011
1:30-3:30pm.
Church Hall/St. Edward Parish,
Waterloo
April 09,
2011
9:30-11:30am.
Scallon Hall/Queen of Peace Parish,
Waterloo
Co-sponsored by
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare/Pastoral Care Staff
The Catholic Parishes in Waterloo/Adult Faith Formation
Who will make health
care decisions for you when you
can't make them yourself?
What kind of medical
treatment do you expect to
receive when you are dying or seriously ill?
How comfortable do you
want to be when you are dying
or seriously ill?
How do you expect people
to treat you when you are
dying or seriously ill?
What do you want your
loved ones to know when you
are dying or seriously ill?
The Final
Wishes Workshop helps participants identify
and express how they want to be treated if they are seriously
ill and unable to speak for themselves.
Participants
have an opportunity to create two documents guiding
healthcare in an emergency or at the end of life, a Living Will and
Durable Power
of Attorney for Healthcare.
In addition,
the workshop examines
the full range of medical,
personal, emotional and spiritual issues which often arise in a
serious illness or at the end of life. We will discuss specific
ways in which persons may be comforted in their final days, and
give family members an opportunity to discuss privately among
themselves the type of personal, spiritual and medical care they
wish to receive if they are seriously ill and unable to speak
for themselves.
This is the
type of discussion every family should have in advance of an
emergency situation to avoid confusion, disagreement and guilt
at the time when decisions must be made about the care of a
loved one who is unable to think or speak clearly for
themselves.
This workshop
is open to persons of all ages.
We encourage family members or caretakers to attend the with
loved ones and to attend for loved ones who
are unable attend themselves.
Pre-registration recommended.
Registration
By phone: call
319-234-9912
By email:
DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
Online:
Click here to register online
Find Out More
Prepare for
the Final Wishes Workshop by consulting these online resources:
"Ethical
and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services"
2009.
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Moral Principles Governing Medical Decisions
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pro-Life Committee)
"A Guide to Making Good Decisions at the End of Life"
(Washington State Catholic Conference)
"A Catholic Guide
to End of Life Decisions"
(National Catholic Bioethics Center)
"End of Life Ethics--Preparing Now for the Hour of Death" by Fr.
Kenneth
Overberg SJ (Catholic Update)
"Healing Your Painful Memories" by M. Elaine Dillhunt OSB
(Catholic Update)
"Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide: Seven Steps to Making Good
End-of-Life
Decisions" (U.S. Catholic)
"'Ordinary' and
'Extraordinary' Means of Prolonging Life" by Helen Watt
(Linacre Center, London)
"What Constitutes 'Extraordinary' Means of Care?" by Mary
DeTouris
Poust (Our Sunday Visitor)
"Why the Church Opposes Assisted Suicide" by Bishop Wilton
Gregory
(Catholic Update)
More
Resources
Making Health Care Decisions--A Catholic Guide.
Ron Hamel. Liguori Publications. 144pp.
9780764814020.
Preparing for Eternity--A Catholic Handbook for End-of-Life
Concerns.
Joseph M. Champlin. Ave Maria Press. 96pp. 9781594711091.
For information contact:
Director of Adult
Faith Formation, 320 Mulberry St., Waterloo IA 50703. Phone:
319-234-9912
Email: DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
Posted 09.30.08 Last Update: 08.11.10
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