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Funerals mark the close of a human life on earth. It is the opportunity for family and friends to express their grief, to give thanks for the life that has now completed its journey in this world and to commend the person into God’s keeping. As far back into history as we can penetrate, human beings seem to have felt the need for a ceremony for those who have died.

The funeral service at All Saints’ can be very short and quiet with only a few members of the family present or an occasion of great solemnity with music, hymns, and a church filled with family and friends.

Whatever service you select, the words and actions all speak of a loving God and the preciousness to Him of every human being. The central focus of a funeral service is the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. This is the means by which those who have died have a guarantee of a new life.

Parts of the funeral service will reflect the personality of the one who has died and sometimes the circumstances of their death. Feelings of grief, gratitude, joy and sadness often intermingle. Sometimes a sense of tragedy is uppermost, especially when it is a young person who has died or when a person dies suddenly and unexpectedly. When it is the end of a long and fruitful life, the feelings of thanksgiving can be the strongest.

There are times when the death of a faithful Christian seems to be the consummation of a wonderful life and the funeral service is a triumphal departure for their true home where loved ones await them and the trumpets sound their arrival on the other side of life.

Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death. Jesus intimately knew God: “the God of the living, not of the dead.” Christians believe that Christ’s resurrection is the triumph of good over evil and of life over death and that He has made eternal life available to those who believe.

None of us dare say too precisely what heaven is like. But we know that we shall delight in the presence of the love of God and of the whole company of the faithful. Whatever is wonderful about life here on earth is only a glimpse of the joy of the life that is to come for the faithful.

Whether you are planning the final days of a loved one or a death has occurred unexpectedly, we are here for you, to help you.