Funerals
Preparing for death
If you or someone close to you is terminally ill or dying you can feel very alone. It is a time when you might like someone to share with you your grief, your fears and your concerns.
If you live in the area, you can call us for spiritual support for yourself and for your loved one, whether or not you are a member of this church.
Our minister, Rev Ulrike Bell, or an elder can come and visit you, pray with you and, if you wish, celebrate the Lord’s Supper with you and the dying person at home.
A simple service of anointing with oil can help you on this last journey to let go and to let God be with you in these last steps of the journey of life.
If you or the one you care for wishes this to happen, please contact us and we will arrange for a visit to your home.
When death is there
Be calm. There is no reason to rush.
Don’t be afraid to touch the dead body, to sit with him or her in silence or with quiet music. You might like to light a candle, or say a prayer – maybe The Lord’s Prayer.
Soon you will feel ready to call the doctor who will certify the death; to call the undertaker, who will take care of a lot of things that now need to be done; to call your minister.
If you like, a little service of Thanksgiving and Farewell can be held in your house before the body is taken away.
Funeral & Memorial Services
If you call the minister, she will visit you and talk with you about the funeral or memorial service, and find out what kind of service you would like in order to make this last farewell as dignified and personal as you wish.
You may like to choose hymns or other music, a passage from scripture or a special poem.
Any personal issues that might surface in this conversation will be dealt with in absolute confidence.
If you or someone close to you is terminally ill or dying you can feel very alone. It is a time when you might like someone to share with you your grief, your fears and your concerns.
If you live in the area, you can call us for spiritual support for yourself and for your loved one, whether or not you are a member of this church.
Our minister, Rev Ulrike Bell, or an elder can come and visit you, pray with you and, if you wish, celebrate the Lord’s Supper with you and the dying person at home.
A simple service of anointing with oil can help you on this last journey to let go and to let God be with you in these last steps of the journey of life.
If you or the one you care for wishes this to happen, please contact us and we will arrange for a visit to your home.
When death is there
Be calm. There is no reason to rush.
Don’t be afraid to touch the dead body, to sit with him or her in silence or with quiet music. You might like to light a candle, or say a prayer – maybe The Lord’s Prayer.
Soon you will feel ready to call the doctor who will certify the death; to call the undertaker, who will take care of a lot of things that now need to be done; to call your minister.
If you like, a little service of Thanksgiving and Farewell can be held in your house before the body is taken away.
Funeral & Memorial Services
If you call the minister, she will visit you and talk with you about the funeral or memorial service, and find out what kind of service you would like in order to make this last farewell as dignified and personal as you wish.
You may like to choose hymns or other music, a passage from scripture or a special poem.
Any personal issues that might surface in this conversation will be dealt with in absolute confidence.
