• Benefits Check Up
• Birth/Death Certificates
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Direct Deposit of Government Benefit Checks
• Government Benefit Programs
• Government Information & Services
• Harris County Area Agency on Aging
• Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Mgt
• Harris County Home Repair Program
• Harris County Office of Social Services
• Homestead Tax Exemption
• Houston-Galveston Area Agency on Aging
• Internal Revenue Service
• Medicare
• Medicare Hospice Benefits
• METROLift
• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
• Protecting Senior Consumers
• Resources and Information for Seniors
• RIDES Specialized Transportation
• Social Security Administration  

• AARP
• Alzheimer's Association/SE TX
• Amazing Place Day Center
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Stroke Association
• Catholic Charities Senior Services
• CHRISTUS HomeCare
• Fort Bend Seniors
• Get Ready for Life
• Home Health Resources
• House Call Doctors
• Insurance Information Institute
• Interfaith CarePartners
• Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston
• National Council on Aging
• National Do Not Call List
• Project Mend  (Medical Equipment for the Disabled)
• Senior DriversCanCare  (Support for Cancer Patients)
• Sheltering Arms Senior Services
• St. Dominic Village
• Streetwise Resource Guide
• Texas Medical Center-Houston
• The People's Lawyer
• The Samaritan Ministry  (Grief & Bereavement)
• UT Center for Healthy Aging

• Biblia Clerus
• Catholic Answers
• Catholic Doors Ministry
• Catholic First
• Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
• Catholic Online
• Catholic Treasury
• Ebreviary
• EWTN
• Fisheaters  (Catholic Jokes) 
• Greeting Cards
• National Federation of Priests' Councils
• Office of the Permanent Diaconate (GAL-HOU)
• One Nation Under God
• The Catholic Encyclopedia
• The Holy See
• The Mary Page
• Your Aging Parent
• Zenit  (News from Rome)

Here are some documents you might find useful. They are available here on the website in PDF format; however, if you want to type out your personal information, just send an email to Dcn. Gary Hilbig to submit your request for the document in Word format.

END-OF-LIFE DOCUMENTS

• Anatomical Gifts (Texas)
• Property and Personal Effects for Deacons & Wives
• Property and Personal Effects for Priests
• Do Not Resuscitate Order (Texas) 
• Self-Proving Affidavit for Last Will & Testament
• Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
• Use & Disclosure of Health Information for Priests  

FUNERAL PREPARATION 

Funeral Mass Liturgy:

• Old Testament Readings
• Responsorial Psalms
• New Testament Readings
• Gospel Readings
• Prayers of Petition
• Funeral Hymns

Facts About Funerals Page 1 • Page 2

Planning Guide Checklist • Things to Remember

Information on Prepaid Funeral Planning

Christian Funeral Rites & Cremation

The Church and Cremation - Page 1 • Page 2

Catholic Cemeteries - See Complete List

Calvary Cemetery Page 1 • Page 2

Houston Area Cemeteries (w/cost estimates)

Funeral Instructions for a Priest

Funeral Instructions for a Deacon

Funeral Instructions for a Deacon's Wife