Funerals

Celebrant | Brisbane Valley - Lockyer Valley

Funeral Ceremony

Why do we hold a Funeral Ceremony? A Funeral Ceremony is held as a final farewell and tribute to a loved one. A way in which family, friends and acquaintances, can remember and pay tribute to someone whom they loved and have come to respect, but have now lost. The Funeral: passing on

Helps confirm the reality and finality of death.
Provides a climate for mourning and expression of grief.
Allows the sorrows of one to become the sorrows of all.
Is the only time when love is given and not expected in return.
Is a vehicle for the community to pay its respects.
Encourages the affirmation of religious faith if appropriate.
Is a declaration that a life has been lived, as well as a sociological statement that a death has occurred.

A Funeral allows people to remember and honour their loved one in a special way. It provides a focal place, where family and friends come together to give emotional support to one another, whilst encouraging mourners to face the pain of their loss and to express their thoughts and feelings. A Funeral helps those left behind, to cope with their grief, enabling them to move forward in their lives, whilst initiating the grieving process, which will help to bring closure to the death.

A funeral today, is no longer an exclusively religious event, but may include any type of meaningful ceremony to commemorate the life of the deceased. funeral-gravesite Today, religious services may be inappropriate for those who do not have a religious affiliation, and should meet the needs of the family. They may include personal readings, stories, or anecdotes about the deceased, eulogies by family members, and musical numbers of meaning to the family or the deceased.

Working together, we will carefully choose the appropriate words, which will help you to farewell your loved one, in a reverent, dignified and non-religious manner. It is important to reflect the life and the personality of the deceased, in the words that are said throughout the ceremony. I encourage active participation in the ceremony (although not necessary) by family, friends and members of the community, to help with their grieving process.

Every Funeral Ceremony is unique, and may be traditional or non-traditional, depending upon your needs and circumstances. I will incorporate your choice of music, poems and readings into the ceremony, along with any other rituals you want performed.

Together, as a final act of respect for your loved one, we will commit their remains to their final end.