To mark the end of “Dying Matters Week”, Isle of Man Freethinkers invite you to join them in their meeting at the Douglas Bay Yacht Club on the Tongue, at 6pm on Sunday 14th May.

Dying Matters Week encourages people to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.  Discussing where they want to die and their funeral plans with their friends, family and loved ones can be of great benefit.

Talking about dying makes it more likely that you, or your loved one will die as you might have wished, and will make it easier for those left behind if they know you have had a “good death”.

The Freethinkers have invited several interesting speakers, including a Funeral Director and a Humanist Celebrant,  to make short presentations about their work involving death and bereavement, and we hope that this will lead on to a question and answer session and lively discussion.

Dying Matters produce two short leaflets prompting people to think about where they would like to die, writing a will, organ donation and their funeral wishes. Copies will be available at the meeting on May 14th.

As Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. We often discuss the taxes we pay, so isn’t it time we started talking about that other certainty? 

[Isle of Man Freethinkers provide celebrants for non-religious funerals, and due to the increasing demand for such services, are currently training some new celebrants.]