Funeral Planning

Please provide the full name as you would wish it to appear in the bulletin.

Perhaps you want a more traditional and solemn service or something casual. Maybe you want lots of music with a choir or just a few well-known hymns. Maybe you want family or friends to offer eulogies, or you only wish the priest to speak.

Rite I employs traditional language and tends to feel more solemn. Rite II is more contemporary.

If communion is important to you then you should consider including in the service. However, if most of your family and friends are of faith traditions that don't have communion, this can sometimes feel exclusionary.

You can explore these readings in the preferred translation (NRSV) here. It is only necessary to have one scripture reading, but you can include an Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel for a total of three readings. If you are including communion in service, a Gospel lesson must be selected.

At least one Psalm may be included after the Old or New Testament reading. We typically use the Psalter included in the Book of Common Prayer.

You can explore these readings in the preferred translation (NRSV) here. It is only necessary to have one scripture reading, but you can include an Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel for a total of three readings. If you are including communion in service, a Gospel lesson must be selected.

If selecting Psalm 23, it is sometimes better to choose the King James Version because of familiarity.

While it is traditional to have remains at the burial service, it is unnecessary. Please note that if you intend on having a casket present, we do not allow open-casket funerals.

We have a memorial garden with niches available for remains, however, currently, all niches have been purchased.

Please note that we discourage the use of recorded music and ask that you choose music appropriate to a church setting.

If you choose to have the people of Christ Church provide for the reception, we can only promise light hor d'oeuvres, with non-alcoholic refreshments.

We ask that eulogists confine themselves to five minutes or less.