FUNERALS AT ALL SAINTS, KENLEY
God’s love and power extend over all creation. Every life, including our own is precious to God. Christians have always believed that there is hope in death as in life, and that there is new life in Christ over death.
Most of us at All Saints have suffered bereavement so you are among friends here.
Funeral Services at a Crematorium
If you think you would like us to help you with the funeral simply ask your funeral director. They will liaise with us. You do not need to have had any previous contact with a church for us to support you. We will help you plan the ceremony. If you decide you do want us to help you through this difficult time, you can be assured of our support regardless of any connection with the church or lack of it.
Anyone. But clergy are required to minister to families in their own parish and we would have to seek the permission of your local clergy before agreeing to a request from outside our parish (unless you were a regular worshipper with us). Your Funeral Director will usually contact your local clergy, unless you have expressed a particular preference. They can also advise you on when it is best to hold a service in church prior to a burial in a cemetery or a cremation.
Essentially, whatever you wish. We will help and guide you so you do not need to worry. There are some basic rules and the Minister will not allow anything that is contrary to the Christian faith but, beyond that, there is a lot of flexibility.
In brief, a funeral service will usually contain:
It has become normal to also include a tribute to the dead person and this can either be done as a separate piece or as part of the talk. Other items can also be added, such as music, hymns, poems, etc.
Ceremonies at other crematoria are typically limited to 20-30 minutes, in which you could fit one short tribute, two hymns or short pieces of music and a reading in addition to the formal service.
Interment of ashes
We can help with a short service at the interment of ashes.
We have a small Memorial Garden at All Saints, but please note the following; -we have to bury the ashes, either by pouring into the ground. -we are not allowed to scatter the ashes or bury them in a wooden or ceramic container. -we are not allowed any form of memorial stone or any other marker for interred ashes.
Thanksgiving & Memorial Services
A short half hour Service is held at All Saints Church, Church Road, Kenley once or twice a year for those who have been bereaved and their loved ones who have died and whose funerals the clergy have taken during the previous year. If this applies to you, you will receive an invitation, but we offer pastoral care to everyone who would like to come along to remember a loved one at any of the Services and talk to us over tea afterwards.
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