Celebrating Life in Death

<p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Every service that marks a death or the anniversary of a death remembers the life of a unique person and should be prepared with utmost care and thought and approached with reverence. We tread on holy ground when we accompany those who are experiencing loss.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>This practical and extremely helpful resource book provides guidelines for creating individualised funeral thanksgiving and memorial services and includes a wide range of prayers readings and reflections for each stage of the service from the gathering words of welcome to the committal and final blessing and suggestions for symbolic acts of remembrance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Resources are also included for creating special services such as for those facing their first Christmas after a bereavement. All resources may be downloaded from the accompanying CD Rom.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Pastoral guidance is offered for every step of the way in funeral ministry including the first visit to a bereaved family prayers for a funeral visit making practical arrangements with funeral directors crafting orders of service using music and images and supporting those in particularly distressing circumstances.</span></p>