#Religious Funerals

[globalindeed]

A Comprehensive Checklist to Arrange Funerals Successfully

Planning a funeral for a loved one is never an easy task, particularly when you are emotionally drained and in a broken state of mind. Of course, the funeral directors will come in very handy, but it is vital for family members also to pay attention towards funeral services. This is an emotional situation, but arranging a funeral is mandatory and can be done quickly when you have a comprehensive funeral planning checklist.

WHY DO WE REQUIRE A FUNERAL PLANNING CHECKLIST?

A funeral planning checklist can be very effective when selecting funeral services and funeral packages from a funeral parlour. It will help arrange the event for your loved one while breaking down the process into bite-sized pieces to help you understand and arrange it easily.

Different types of funeral services are available at every funeral parlour, and there are many funeral packages to choose from. Getting suggestions from your funeral director will help you a lot, and you can use a checklist to get even better results.

ESSENTIAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN A FUNERAL PLANNING CHECKLIST

WHAT TO DO FIRST?

•       Get death registration done within seven days of the death.

•       Apply for a death certificate or let your funeral director do this.

•       Choose a funeral home for funeral services.

WHAT POINTS TO DISCUSS WHILE MEETING YOUR FUNERAL DIRECTOR REGARDING FUNERAL SERVICES?

In your meeting with your funeral director, you’ll decide:

•       If family and friends like a viewing

•       If your loved one needs to be embalmed

•       If your loved one needs makeup? and if so, provide a reference photo for the makeup artist

•       A location for the service

•       The date and time of the funeral

•       Appropriate transport of your loved one

•       A dress code for the funeral service

•       The type of service you’d like: cremation, burial, all-female, etc.

•       A suitable funeral package within your budget

•       The type of coffin or urn

•       If you’ll include any religious or cultural rituals

•       Who’ll be the pallbearers?

•       Readings, songs, poems, etc. or the service

•       A florist and floral arrangements

•       The photo for displaying at the funeral, plus extras for the booklet or video reel

•       Video streaming options

•       If you need family transportation

Funeral directors from the chosen funeral parlour must also help you with extra arrangements. Some of them are listed here –

•       Arranging deceased transportation into their care

•       Preparing your loved one for viewing and the funeral service

•       Transportation on the day of the funeral

•       Applying for a burial permit and internment

•       Applying for the death certificate

•       Arranging funeral flowers, booklets, booking venues, etc., as part of your chosen package

WHAT TO PROVIDE TO YOUR FUNERAL DIRECTOR?

You’ll need to give your funeral director:

•       Clothes to be buried in

•       A reference photo for the makeup artist

•       Photos you’d like for a video reel

•       Your readings, prayers, speeches, photos, etc., so they can prepare the funeral booklet

•       Any items you’d like placed in or on the coffin

[10yrsyart]

(alternative music only video)

"Can anything separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (-) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loves us.

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our fears about tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below- indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:35,37-39

transcript:

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste It all revolves around you And there's no mountain too high No river too wide Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side Storm clouds may gather And stars may collide But I love you Until the end of time Come what may Come what may I will love you Until my dying day

[soft--dogs]

sad update, my grandfather passed away over the weekend. my family is doing all right, we're all still processing what's happened. honestly he was so sick and far gone for a while, it's a relief to know he isn't in pain any longer.

[theshoesofatiredman]

I kinda want to start planning my funeral not because I think I'm going to die or want to die but because I don't want a god damn church service. The thought of a Christian funeral, which is undoubtedly what would be planned for me by my family, is nauseating. I know I won't be there to be mad about it but fuck! If someone shares the gospel at my funeral I'm gonna resurrect so I can punch them in the face.

[joy-haver]

The amount of people I see sharing this makes me think of how sad it is that we don’t have more readily available funeral options to choose from. I don’t mean burial options, tho those are important, I mean funeral options. I think that a lot of people are given a Christian funeral, or even no funeral at all, simply because a grieving family and friend circle doesn’t have the ability to put something else together on short notice.

I have been thinking for a long time that I want to write several funeral, wedding, and baby blessing services that folks could choose from which aren’t so steeped in Christian tradition, and instead range from anarchists, to ecological, to community based, to party oriented. I think people need options. Even if they don’t stick to those options 100%, having some templates to vary from would go so far for many people

If anyone is interested in collaborating on this please let me know

[rotating-hyperfixations]

I wonder who was responsible for planning Nat’s funeral, because it looks like it’s likely in Catholic Church which is semi interesting to me. Like, adult Nat doesn’t strike me as an observant Catholic and likely hits people with the “I was raised Catholic” line at best. So, was there like a will/document that had her final plans laid out or did Tai and Shauna plan the funeral and remembered Nat was Italian and probably Catholic, so they were like fuck it and held it in a church even if she was no longer observant.

[deklo]

went to a good ol fashioned catholic funeral today. haven’t been to a real funeral since my grandma died (2018) and it was very nice tbh. got to see my family friends who i don’t see as often anymore. then got french food with my dad and sister and now im a bit drunk and took the dog im watching on a nice little walk at sunset 🥰 im a bit. emotional.

[lilac-hecox]

Title: Wrap Your Roots Around My Bones

Pairing: Ian/Anthony - ianthony

Rating: Mature

Summary:

In all the years he’s known Anthony Ian has learned he’s willing to follow Anthony as closely as he’s supposed to follow God. He and Anthony repeat vows and prayers to The Lord and yet, Ian has long since vowed himself to someone else, to Anthony, long before he really understood God.

Could he ever truly be holy and pious when all along he’s made Anthony his religion?

Notes: This was written as a birthday present for the amazingly wonderful @sheisaquarius-blog and set within her Funeral AU which is so, so good and I re-read it a lot! Do yourself a favor and read it too!

*There is mention of character death but it is not permanent

[cl0wncr0wn]

putting the fun in funeral

[ask-elwood-family-mortuary]

Oli where the fuck are you 🤨

Being spoiled. Why, did my uncle set the house on fire or are you just asking.

**He’s busy praying <33

[illogicalghost]

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[bugwolfsstuff]

Chat help i'm wondering if my religious trauma is truly valid or not because it was inflicted by someone dying and god not listening but not people like everyone else

[dracolizardlars]

People who went to Christian schools what's your most hated hymn?

[illustratus]

Funeral Rites for a Roman Emperor by Giovanni Lanfranco

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[solarflicker-ao3]

PTSD is so fucking stupid. I have to go to the gymn. If I don’t exercise I will only get worse. What’s keeping me sitting in the parking lot?

I don’t want to walk past the photo of some nun that donated to it. I don’t want to walk under the religious name of the hospital it’s connected to. I don’t want to see the crucifix in the airlock. (hell, I’ve been avoiding medical care for the same reason) Objectively they can’t hurt me. The nun was probably a nice lady. But I just can’t bring myself to do it.

personal whining under break

But I had to go to a funeral and participate in a ceremony that shared a paragraph about his life and then twenty minutes of the usual funeral gospel. Listening to a pastor tell a group of people my grandfather fully believed to be completely Christian. Because that’s what my grandfather wanted.

Everyone else got their favorite belief reaffirmed for the millionth time and I am alienated. Nobody around me can affirm that he’s plain old dead and plain old dead is pretty good.

Every funeral I attend will be like this. My own probably will too. It would be selfish of me to deny my family the ability to grieve the only way they know how. Funerals aren’t about the deceased they’re about worshiping their god together.

And I’m so tired of being alone.