Celebrating Life in Death: Resources for Funerals, Thanksgiving and Memorial Services

Meeting the need of all who seek inspiration for leading creative, thoughtful and sensitive worship, this set of accessible resources is suitable, as appropriate, for Ordained and Laity. Ready to use straight from the page, they can be used either in full or in part or simply as inspiration for your own creative approach. They are created specifically to be able to be used in a variety of settings.

The material includes

- a practical guide to putting together a funeral/thanksgiving service
- Templates for creating services
- Templates for meeting with a family to discuss the service
- A Selection of prayers
- A Selection of original Biblical reflections
- A variety of resources for memorial/anniversary services
- Resources for Blue Christmas services ( worship resources designed for people suffering with pain, loss, isolation and grief during Advent)
- Resources specific to child bereavement
- A bibliography of readings/poems
Lezley J. Stewart;, Lezley Stewart