Funerals
Our thoughts and prayers are with you
- When somebody dies, one of the first things to do after registering the death, will be to contact one of the local funeral directors.
- Each of the funeral directors will be able to support you in the appropriate manner and advise you about the decisions and choices that you will need to make.
Meeting the Funeral Director
- If you request them to do so, your Funeral Director of choice will act like an ‘organising hub’ for all the funeral arrangements.
Funeral in Church
There are many reasons for choosing to hold a funeral in church.
Some people are of the view that when the service is held in church, it is likely that there will be more time available for the service.
Funerals can be held in church, irrespective of where the committal is then held after the service in church, by an open graveside, or at the local crematorium.
- If you would like a funeral to be held in church, speak to the Funeral Director. They will make all the arrangements with all the various parties, including contacting the local Parish Priest
Funeral at the Crematorium
- In the case of a Cremation Service at the Crematorium, the Parish Priest would be very happy to officiate at the funeral service at the crematorium.
Quick or Direct Funerals
- If a ‘quick’ or ‘direct’ cremation the Parish Priest will be happy to speak with you about organising a service thanksgiving in church.
Meeting the Parish Priest
- You might find that you already have some ideas or thoughts about what elements you would like to have in the funeral service.
- On receiving details from the Funeral Director, the Parish Priest will contact you and very likely visit you to help plan the service.
- There are many ways to add colour and personal meaning to the service, inspired by your memories of the person who has died. This might be through choices of music, a poem, a reading and the eulogy.
Happy to help with the eulogy
- The Eulogy can take many forms, but often it is a short statement or collection of memories that reflects the life of the person who has died.
- It can be a very demanding part of the funeral, especially if the person who is speaking is particularly distressed at the funeral service.
- It is always up to the family as to whether they ask a family member or friend to take on this part of the funeral service. This can be a challenging thing to do, and the parish priest is more than happy step in, and perhaps read out a statement a family member has prepared.
