Marco Island Church to Host Workshop for Wise Women

For four consecutive Monday afternoons this fall, a local group of “wise women” will gather at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on N. Collier Boulevard to learn how to take practical steps today to secure their financial and legal futures and prepare for emergencies.

“No one wants life’s eventualities to come creeping up on them, and this workshop is about empowering women with the knowledge they need to help them document their wishes and manage their affairs,” says Ms. Kirk Rogers, J.D., one of the three workshop presenters, and a Florida and South Carolina lawyer. 

The aptly named “Wise Women Workshop” is designed to help women gain the wisdom and confidence they need when making legal, financial, and life planning decisions. The four in-person sessions will present need to know information on finances, investments, estate planning, wills, trusts, power of attorney, and advanced healthcare directives. 

“Being prepared with a binder or ‘book’ can help put your mind at ease, and we show women how to do it,” says Rogers.

A residual benefit of creating and sharing a binder or book like this is a sense of calm for the whole family. The book removes any unwanted and unnecessary guesswork during your lifetime as well as thereafter.

Durell Buzzini, CFP®, RICP, CDFA, will present the financial segments of the workshop, helping women make informed decisions and become confident in all aspects of their financial planning and wellbeing. 

“There’s a spiritual side to this sort of preparation as well,” says Reverend Kathy Schillreff, a priest at St. Marks. “It’s natural to avoid this kind of planning and preparation. It can be frightening to consider life’s events both unexpected and expected, but it doesn’t have to be that way.”

The workshop is free to all women of any age or background who seek more knowledge, power, and control over their affairs.

“As a congregation, if there’s anything we can do to support our church members and members of the community not just on Sundays, but every day in meaningful ways, we’re going to do it,” says Rev. Schillreff. 

Wise Women Workshops are provided as a community service by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church members, Ms. Kirk Rogers, J.D., Ms. Durell Buzzini, CFP®, RICP, CDFA, and The Reverend Kathy Schillreff. To register for this free, four-week workshop, which will take place on October 23, October 30, November 6, and November 13 at 4:30 PM, please send an email to wisewomen@stmarksmarco.org.