Contains the Marriage, Funeral and Wholeness and Healing services for the Church of England and the Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child. This book is finished in a green hardback cover with gold blocking and has four ribbons.

An essential and easy to use collection of prayers bound in a durable and portable format for the most frequently encountered pastoral occasions. It includes liturgies, prayers and readings for the sick and their families, the dying and at the time...

Contains a range of services developed by three key agencies working together that cover: a remembrance ceremony; a formal ceremony at a war memorial; a service for Remembrance Sunday; a veterans' service; a Remembrance service with a Eucharist; a...

Tackling life issues, problems, and spiritual and theological questions, this volume is part of a series of pocketbooks designed for those involved in pastoral care and counselling, as well as gifts for those in need.

This wide-ranging collection of prayers, readings and liturgies provides a complete pastoral resource for a time when intensive support is needed. Here are forms of words for every stage in the process, from the time of death to conducting a...

The book explores the reality of grief from different perspectives and provides some insightful help primarily to those trying to support a colleague, friend or family member who is being overwhelmed by their primal grief.

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,...

Until relatively recently a Church of England funeral was the default option of the majority of the British population. This is no longer the case. Exploring what makes a good funeral, Robert Atwell suggests many practical ways in which the church...

Presents a wide selection of poems, psalms and meditations from all periods of the Jewish past and the present day that will provide food for thought, and words of comfort at difficult times of life. Themes included are illness, ageing, patience,...