![]() ![]() If you will be giving a part of the eulogy, we recommend writing your message ahead of time and bringing a script. One or more family members or friends may also share some words about the person who has died, or may serve as liturgists who read some of the scripture readings, prayers, or other parts of the liturgy. The pastor will offer a brief sermon or eulogy, incorporating some of your stories about the person who has died. We highly recommend that, unless you require an interfaith service, all musical selections and readings be suited to a service of Christian worship. The pastor and the musician playing the service will work with you to select hymns, prayers, scripture readings, and other elements of the liturgy. If you would like the pastor to work with another clergy person to officiate an ecumenical or interfaith service, please let us know so that we can coordinate as needed. In either case, the pastor will work with you and the funeral home of your choice to arrange the service. ![]() You may choose to have the service take place in the sanctuary of our church, or you may request that the service be held at another location. You may notice that the church will be decorated for the service not with mourning black but with resurrection white-a symbol of our faith that there is hope even in the midst of grief and life even in the midst of death. A Service of Death and Resurrection is an opportunity to give thanks for the life of your loved one-to acknowledge their passing, to celebrate good memories with them, and to bear witness to the love of God through every stage of life. ![]()
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