Funeral Ceremonies

Working in the Murwillumbah, Northern Rivers, Tweed Heads and Gold Coast areas.

Saying farewell to a loved one is a very difficult time. A meaningful funeral service can honour the person who has passed away and leave their close family and friends feeling “right” about how they have said goodbye. It can transform the experience of bereavement.
Having a funeral celebrant gives you the option to celebrate the life and the beleifs of your loved one in the way you feel fit.

My role as a funeral celebrant is to not only write a service that reflects the essence of the person we are honouring, but to guide and support you as you share memories and anecdotes of the joy, sorrow and achievements of the life of your loved one.

It is important that incorporated in this ceremony are elements of family heritage and culture.

Lucy and Glenn have a strong background in ceremony, rituals and funeral traditions. Giving every ceremony the respect and the reverance that it deserves.

Glenn and Lucy Conduct ceremonies for

Funerals
Guiding clients to plan their own funeral
Memorials
Special rituals of rememberance

As your funeral celebrant it is our commitment to creating a ceremony that will best express the life of your loved one, and celebrating what you cherished about them most.

Family and friends can be involved in the ceremony in many ways. Writing the Eulogy is one of the most heartfelt, as they knew the peson best of all. As your celebrant I am able to guide you in writing this Eulogy. I am also able to write it for you if this would be a better option.

The funeral:

Helps confirm the reality and finality of death.
Provides a climate of mourning and the 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 a persons beleifs or faiths.
Is a declaration that a life has been lived, as well as a sociological statement that a death has occurred.

Condsider including in Ceremony candles

Music
Photographic presentations
Lighting candles
Flower tributes
Club or association involvement
Sample of there hobbies or interests

Writing a Eulogy Question Guide for families and loved ones.

1. What is the mood or tone of your eulogy? Your eulogy’s mood or emotional tone may be humorous or serious. Decide on a tone that is appropriate for the personality of the deceased in your eulogy.
2. What do you want to say or mention about the deceased in the eulogy? What role of the deceased do you want to highlight in your eulogy? (ie, as a parent, employer/employee, as a grandparent, as a child, as a colleague, as a neighbor). Focus on a particular role of the deceased when writing a eulogy so that your eulogy will have a unified theme. Focusing on a particular role when writing an eulogy will also help you personalize the eulogy more rather than spreading yourself too thin on many roles and risk becoming too impersonal already.
3. What specific character trait, attitude or special talent of the deceased set him apart from all the others of the same role?
4. Give anecdotes and instances that support your answer in question #3. In this part, it is up to the eulogy writer’s creative ability to think of possible details to include and personalize the eulogy more, like the following:
4.1. Here, if the deceased was fond of poetry, you may share his favorite poem in your eulogy.
4.2. If the deceased was fond of telling stories, you may mention a story he used to tell in your eulogy.
4.3. If the deceased was a volunteer for a cause, you may mention the cause in your eulogy.
5. How is the deceased related to you personally?
6. How has the deceased touched your life personally? Here, if you are writing an eulogy for a parent who happens to be your neighbor, mention shortly how the deceased was as a neighbor.
7. What can you not forget about the deceased? Give specific examples in your eulogy.
8. How do you think the deceased would like to be called or remembered? Here, you may want to mention or recount personal conversations with the deceased that led you to think how he/she would want to be remembered by in your eulogy.
9. What do you want to say to the deceased person. This part of the eulogy may be written by the eulogy writer in the second person point of view as compared to the question #s 1-8 which are written in third person point of view.

Celebrant Services that cover Marriage, Commitment Ceremonies, Renewal of Vows, Funerals and all life celebrations.
Conducting Marriage ceremonies in Murwillumbah, Northern Rivers, Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, Bangalow, Mullumbimby, Kingscliff, Cabarita, Fingal Headland, Tugan, Coolangatta, Gold Coast , Brisbane