DOUGLASSVILLE PA – “Estate Financial Planning – Getting Your House in Order,” a workshop intended to help participants understand the importance of preparing the affairs of a personal estate, will be held Thursday (Aug. 18, 2011) at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Hope United Methodist Church, 117 N. Monocacy Creek Rd., Douglassville PA.

The free event will be preceded by a light picnic dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the church pavilion. Advance reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, call the church office at 610-385-7141 or send an e-mail, here.

Presenters will explain the value of having a will, living will, and power of attorney papers in good order; proper titling of your assets to potentially save time and expenses for your heirs, ways to document how you want to be remembered, and effective ways to give to charities.

The panel includes attorney Matthew Kessler of Douglassville PA; certified financial planner J. Douglas Floro, president of MFB Wealth Management Inc. in Harleysville PA; and Kenneth DeWalt, senior pastor at Hope Church.