Funerals - do get in touch with us
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Please free to get in touch with me the Parish Priest so that I can pray for you, your family and friends and especially for the person who has died.
What to do when someone has died.
- This link to the Government website YouGov, explains what to do.
- As is made clear; one of the first things to do is register the death.
- If you are in doubt as what to do, contact one of the local funeral directors who will be familiar with these steps.
- Once the death has been registered, the funeral director will then be able to advise you about the decisions and choices that you will need to make.
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Choices to make
Sometime the person who has died has given specific instructions concerning their funeral.
When this is not the case, then there has emerged over recent years a number of options relating to the course of a funeral.
Funeral in Church
Church Funeral Services are always a possibility and in many ways they are practical too. This is because each of the churches in the benefice has access to their churchyard in which full burials. Please note, their are restrictions concerning whop can be buried in each of the churchyards (see to the right).
Some people are also of the view that when the funeral service is held in church, it is likely that there will be much more time available for the service to take place and any family tributes etc given.
Funeral Service at the Crematorium
The Parish Priest Church is very happy to officiate a Christian funeral at the Crematorium.
What can then follow is that soon after this service, the cremated remains of the deceased can by interred in one of the burial grounds adjacent to each of the parish churches.
Another option, is for a Christian funeral service to be held at the Crematorium. This is followed by a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving which is held at the relevant parish church. The advantage of this option, is that unlike the service at the crematorium where time for the service is necessarily restricted, more time is available in church for the service.
Direct Funeral Services
A recent development in the market, that has been advertised in the press widely.
Prior to the deceased’s body being taken away by Direct Funeral Service Staff, I am very happy to visit their home and pray prayers for the deceased.
- Get in touch with the parish priest as soon as is possible, and where they are able to, they will come and offer prayers.
- Once the Cremated remains of the deceased have been received back by the family, the Parish Prioest is willing to work with the family to organises a Service of Thanksgiving.
Happy to help with a 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.
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Burials in Churchyards
Yoxall Churchyard Unlike the other three churchyards, Yoxall Churchyard has been formally closed since c1950. The burial ground – Yoxall cemetery- is administered by Yoxall Parish Council.
All Other Churchyards
The Churchyards at Kings Bromley, Hamstall Ridware and Mavesyn Ridware (Serving Hill Ridware too) each have varying space restrictions for future burials. As a consequence, a strict Churchyard Burial Policy overseen by the Parish Priest and the relevant Parochial Church Council (PCC) is in operation. Where suitable burial space is available, please make any enquiries to the Parish Priest.