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If
you havent thought about
your final wishes
consider our
Critical Decisions
Workshop
(formerly Final Wishes Workshop)
November 17,
2013
6:30-8:30pm
O'Hagan Hall/Sacred Heart Parish,
Waterloo
February 19,
2014
1:00-3:00pm
Church Hall/St. Edward Parish,
Waterloo
April 5,
2013
9:30-Noon
Scallon Hall, Queen of Peace
Parish, Waterloo
Pre-registration Required
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?
What medical options are approved by the Catholic
Church?
What do you want your
loved ones to know when you
are dying or seriously ill?
The
Critical Decisions Workshop helps participants identify
and express how they want to be treated if they are seriously
ill and unable to speak for themselves.
The workshop examines
the medical, personal and spiritual issues which arise
at the time of a
serious illness or at the end of life. We will discuss specific
ways in which persons may be comforted in their final days,
options for end-of-life care which are compatible with the
teachings of the Catholic Church, 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.
Participants
will learn how 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.
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 is recommended but not required.
Information for Catholics
What We Believe
Click here
for a summary of what Catholics believe about life and death.
What Options You Can Choose
Click
here
to
find out more about what morally acceptable choices are
available
to Catholics at the end of life or in serious medical situations.
Registration
By phone: call
319-234-9912
By email:
DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
Online:
Click here to register online
Find Out More
Click
here
to
find out more about what morally acceptable choices are
available
to Catholics.
Prepare for
the Critical Decisions Workshop by consulting these online resources:
"Advanced Directives" [video]
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)
"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)
Death with Dignity and End of Life Ethics. Daniel
Sulmasy OFM. (U.S.
Catholic)
"End of Life Ethics--Preparing Now for the Hour of Death" by Fr.
Kenneth
Overberg SJ
(Catholic Update)
"Final Steps." Michelle Martin. (Our Sunday Visitor)
"The Gift of Peace of Mind--A Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing
Advanced Directives." by Marion Brenton. (Drake Center for
Health
Issues)
"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
Caring for a Dying Loved One. Bob Fischer. St.
Pauls. 121pp.
0818908963.
Caring for Those with Alzheimers. Joan D. Roberts.
St. Pauls. 94pp.
081890593X.
Life,
Death and Catholic Medical Choices. Kevin
O'Neill CSsR and
Peter Black. Liguori Publications. 2011. 96pp.
9780764819537.
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: 05.07.13
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