Funerals at St Laurence, Measham
A funeral may be a small, quiet ceremony or a large occasion in a packed church, at the graveside or at the crematorium. St Laurence’s is one of eight churches in the Woodfield Team of Churches, which covers the villages from the Derby border at Moira, through to Swepstone; from Normanton-le-Heath down to Norton-juxta-Twycross. Who would take the service?We have a whole team of ministers who take funeral services – both at the local parish churches and at the crematorium. All of them have been specially trained in taking funeral services. This means that if one person is not free to take a service at a particular time, we have others who can take the service. Those who take funerals are: Vivien Elphick (Team Rector); Rick Tett (Team Vicar); Wilma Colley (curate); Brenda Campbell; Barry Dryden;Edwina Wallace; and Derek Tomlin. Everyone is entitled to have a funeral service in their local parish church regardless of whether they attended church or not. As regards a burial, St Laurence’s Churchyard has been closed as it is full. Burials in Measham take place in the Parish Council cemetery in Bosworth Road. After the service in St Laurence’s, we go along to the cemetery for the burial. Similarly we can have a service in church and then go on to the crematorium for the committal. What form will the service take?
The service will be personal. Normally, it would include prayers (for the person who has died and those missing them most), the Lord’s Prayer, a Bible reading and some hymns. In addition, family and friends often choose particular music to be played, poems or other readings. A tribute may be given by a close friend or member of the family. There is often a fear that the service will be too religious, or too sombre. We aim to make the service what the family or other next of kin want. For more detail on the service, go to http://churchofenglandfunerals.org What will it cost? For 2021:
After the service
For further details, contact Vivien Elphick at http://woodfieldteamrector@gmail.com
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