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Approaching the end of life : a practical and spiritual guide / Donna Schaper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: vii, 198 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1442238240
  • 9781442238244
Other title:
  • End of life : a practical and spiritual guide
Subject(s):
Contents:
The best funeral ever -- What to do when you get sick and death first knocks on your door -- The importance of the afterlife -- Early dotage, mid dotage, and late dotage: facing facts with freedom -- Spiritual preparation for death -- Spiritual and practical combined -- Really bad funerals do happen -- Finding a spiritual home before death -- My Lord, what a morning.
Summary: In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in the toughest circumstances, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual guidance to anyone wrestling with the end of a life. The book also includes practical resources such as a service planning checklist and a template for a funeral or memorial service.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 248.861 S299 Available 33111008043206
Total holds: 0

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In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. Countless others have turned to her for guidance on how to handle the death of a loved one. From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in the toughest circumstances, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual guidance to anyone wrestling with the end of a life.



With sensitivity and humor Rev. Schaper helps readers face aging and mortality with freedom rather than fear. She encourages readers to find a spiritual home of some kind--even if it is far from the doors of a church--and offers helpful suggestions on memorials and funeral services that will be well suited to the departed while serving the loved ones in their grief and celebration. The book also includes practical resources such as a service planning checklist, a template for a funeral or memorial service, and more.

Includes index.

The best funeral ever -- What to do when you get sick and death first knocks on your door -- The importance of the afterlife -- Early dotage, mid dotage, and late dotage: facing facts with freedom -- Spiritual preparation for death -- Spiritual and practical combined -- Really bad funerals do happen -- Finding a spiritual home before death -- My Lord, what a morning.

In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in the toughest circumstances, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual guidance to anyone wrestling with the end of a life. The book also includes practical resources such as a service planning checklist and a template for a funeral or memorial service.

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