My St. Peter Story

 Last May, I lost my Mom. 

She passed away on a Friday, after lunch. The time and date of death matter if you want everything sorted within 24 hours. What do I mean by this? 

1. Processing and registering the death certificate. Apparently, if the death occurred Friday after lunch or on the weekend, you will need to wait until Monday to get this processed. Nothing else can be done until then. You will need to have your loved one inside a freezer which costs additional money and additional emotional stress.

2. Approval of Cremation. Since we live in Las Pinas and the only licensed crematorium of St. Peter is in Quezon City, we need approval to transfer the body from Las Pinas to Quezon City and only then can we get a slot for the cremation. 

3.  The actual embalming which takes hours and then the cremation that also takes hours.

If we didn't have a St. Peter plan, all of these would only be processed on Monday which would have meant that we had to put my Mom in a freezer for 3 unnecessary days. 

Thank God I got a St. Peter plan on a whim during an event last year. I paid the first year and this allowed me to transfer my plan to my Mom for a fee of only Php500. 

The St. Peter team took care of everything. They were respectful, efficient, and they went out of their way to make things happen for us and to not add more stress at the most painful moment of my life.

Not once did I feel that it was just business for them, from my St. Peter contact person Marj to the staff of Las Pinas. Everyone was so helpful and respectful. Note that since I just lost my Mom, I was severely volatile because I was angry at the world for taking my Mom away. 

I had no reason to explode. St. Peter handled everything professionally and with touches of humanity. 

THERE WAS NO UNNECESSARY STRESS at any point. 

They guided us with the paperwork. They helped us get things done so we could cremate our Mom the next day. They made sure that after cremation, our Mom was placed in this beautiful ceramic urn that was part of the package already. 

By the time we went back from Quezon City to Las Pinas, my Mom's viewing room was already decorated and ready. 

The flower arrangement was an add-on and not part of the service but it was asked of us before we were about to leave so it did not feel forced. We were very happy that we got it because our Mom's urn looked more beautiful once placed in the middle. 

The people at the crematorium also offered this beautiful locket where some of my mom's ashes can be placed since I asked about how to go about putting ashes in mementos, lockets, or keychains. 

Overall, I can honestly say that St. Peter thought of everything that can make the processing of the death of a loved one easier. 

They took care of everything: 

1. getting the body and bringing it to the morgue
2. processing of the death certificate
3. registering the death certificate (this was an add on help which they did not charge us for)
4. giving the timeline for the embalming 
5. what steps were needed to transfer the body 
6. what steps were needed to cremate the body 
7. transferring the body 
8. cremation the body 
9. choosing the urn 
10. providing options if you want to put the ashes to bring with you 
11. handling the viewing room 
12. small eulogy for the departed 

I don't even know what we would have done without St. Peter. We don't know anything about all these steps so having them was a godsend.

I can honestly say that getting a St. Peter plan has been one of the best decisions of my life. I actually already got another one and I plan to get for my husband and kids. 

As much as we don't want life to end, it will all go there and end so might as well make sure that those left won't have a hard time dealing with things so they can just focus on the grieving. 

I am sharing this because I know that there are people like me. People who have ZERO IDEA of what to do when someone they love pass away. Get a St. Peter plan. You need it. Your family needs it. We all need it. 

Trust me. 

This is the information of my St. Peter person. I am so happy that I chose to do this with her. 

Marjorie Pineda-Uy

St. Peter Life Plan, Sta. Mesa

Mobile No. 09178145009 

Email: marjuy.financialwellness@gmail.com 

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