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Worship Materials: Funeral Resources

From the Celebrating Mystery collection

By |2023-10-17T13:57:18+00:00April 9, 2016|

We have come in the midst of life to grieve for the death of ____, to give thanks for his/her life and to bid him/her farewell. Death and life are one in the purposes of love. Jesus said 'if you grieve with all your heart, you shall find healing’.

Funeral Service for an Inclusive Community

Written by Rob Stoner, August 2009

By |2023-10-17T13:52:55+00:00September 10, 2014|

I recently conducted the funeral for my father, who died after a long episode of declining health. It was a joy and a privilege to work with my family in preparing this service. But many of our family are not avowedly Christian so I wanted to respect their spiritual traditions as well as be faithful to my own. I also wanted the theology to reflect my own liberal/progressive Christian understanding.

A Funeral Service (At the Crematorium)

By |2023-10-17T13:52:52+00:00September 4, 2014|

Each birth causes us to wonder where the spark of life comes from. Every death makes us wonder what of that life survives. What we have done, and who we have been, remains part of the wider universe long after we are gone. None of us knows the whole truth about what lies beyond death. Christians believe that as we journey between life and death, we are safe in the hands of an infinitely gracious God. What we do know and believe is that every human life, with a mind to think and a heart to love, is an expression of the creative spirit of God.

Funeral Conversations

By |2023-10-17T13:51:15+00:00January 1, 2014|

I want to share four different stories that made it clear to me why involving those who gather to celebrate the life of one who has died is so important.

Funeral Liturgy

By |2023-10-17T13:49:22+00:00March 13, 2013|

Greetings ladies and gentlemen. I’m X and I welcome you to the Y Chapel as we gather as an expression of our love, respect and regard for N. We come to mourn and to honour her/him. To lay to rest her/his mortal body and support one another as we grieve.

The Gospel According to AI

By |2023-10-17T14:12:36+00:00June 1, 2023|

A recent essay by a contemporary theologian I respect, David Galston, recently began with this observation: “One of the struggles that defines our humanity is the struggle over facts and opinions.”

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