Community Seminars & Events 

SUMMER BUS TRIP 

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Peoria, IL 

Caterpillar  Center | Para-A-Dice Casino | Bass Pro Shop/Outdoor World

Cost: $40 per person 

Please join us on Thursday, June 13th for a fun-filled trip to Peoria, IL. This trip will include a stop at the new Caterpillar Visitor’s Center, filled with education displays about the history, machinery, and the future of Caterpillar; lunch aboard the Par-A-Dice Casino Riverboat, with an opportunity to enjoy the games; and finally, a chance to stock up on summer activity fun at the Bass Pro Shop/Outdoor World. 

The trip will also include a brief, informal and educational discussion that will help you to simplify the process of getting your affairs in order, as well as provide an opportunity for you to ask questions that may be important to you and your family. 

There is limited seating available for this exciting trip, so please be sure to make your reservations by Friday, June 7th. Reservations can be made by calling: (217) 544-4646.

THE BUTLER DIFFERENCE

A Consumer Guide to Funerals, Cremation, and Advance Planning

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2013

Time: 8:30-10:30 a.m. 

Location: MCL Cafeteria | 2151 Wabash Ave. | Springfield

*Complimentary Breakfast

Cost: FREE

Please join us for a complimentary breakfast buffet and discussion about the options available at Butler Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center. Presentation topics will include: The Value of Ceremony, Butler Signature Services, Facts About Cremation, Veterans Tributes, Green Funerals and Natural Burial, Celebrant Services, Advance Planning, and more. As funeral and cremation specialists, we’ll also be happy to answer your questions about these and any other topics important to you. 

For more information or to reserve your seat, please call (217) 544-4646.

HOLIDAY HELP PROGRAM

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013                                                                      Time: 2-4 p.m. 

Location: Hilton Springfield | 700 E. Adams St. | Springfield, IL

Cost:  FREE 

Holidays and other significant days can be especially difficult after the loss of a loved one. Butler Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center invites the community to discover, uncover and nurture hope by attending a Holiday Help program on Sunday, November 10, 2013. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Hilton Springfield, located at 700 E. Adams Street in Springfield. 

Suzanne Howell, M.A., LCPC, a national expert on grief, will present practical ways to help people get through the holidays and other significant days. Topics will include, identifying coping skills to get through the holiday season, learning creative ways to integrate the memories of loved ones in to new traditions and rituals, and embracing grief and the pain and fear that accompany it. A memorial candle-lighting ceremony will also take place to honor loved ones.

Because holidays and other significant days are when families and friends traditionally celebrate together, it is important to let those who are grieving know that they are not alone. Each year, Butler Funeral Homes dedicates itself to offering the community the most comprehensive holiday bereavement program in the area, in the hopes that we are able to help facilitate the process of healthy grief resolution.
Butler Funeral Homes is proud of their tradition in Springfield and the surrounding communities, and consider it a privilege to provide the Holiday Help program to their friends and neighbors each year.

The Holiday Help program is open to the public, with no cost or obligation.
For more information or to reserve your seat, please call (217) 544-4646.