Funerals & Bereavement

Suitable for use by the Christian churches in Britain, this book intends to assist those who conduct funeral services at cemeteries, crematoria or funeral home chapels. It provides forty- four hymns commonly sung at funerals, arranged...

At the end of life, when people come to a funeral, it may be the first time that they have entered a church or chapel for years. These simple cards with a profound Christian message are designed to be taken away by visitors. Inexpensive enough to...

The lives of thousands of children are affected by bereavement every year. This guide examines the needs of bereaved children of different ages, their reactions to death, and the stages of their grief. It is useful for parents, teachers, clergy and...

This rich collection of Scripture, poetry and prayer will help to bring comfort and peace to the bereaved. Full of faith, but not afraid to face the darkness, these passages are grounded in the experiences of men and women across the centuries.

This book will help young people to seek guidance about death, funerals, life after death and heaven. It will also help adults to include young members of their family in preparing the funeral and talking about how loss affects everyone.

This booklet presents the text of the Common Worship Funeral service, as well as supplementary prayers, Bible readings, Prayers of Entrusting and Commending, The Burial of Ashes, Psalms and Canticles.

Paul Badham explores the grounds on which the hope of immortality, central for Christian doctrine, can be revitalized today. He suggests that the possibility of a relationship between God and human beings is confirmed by our religious experience,...