Funerals
Frequently asked questions
about funerals
If someone you love dies and you find that you have to arrange a funeral, the first step is to contact one of the local funeral directors.
They will guide you through the practical steps and will be in touch with us, having consulted you fully about the type of service you would like. (That may be in church, at the crematorium, or a service followed by burial.)
Once the date has been arranged, a member of our clergy team will be in touch with you and will arrange to visit you, to talk about the service. This will include any music you would like, reading(s) and possibly a couple of hymns. You may already have some ideas, but we want to help you plan something special and we take great care to ensure that the service is personal, for you and for the person who has died.
We have a team of bereavement visitors and one of them will be in touch with you, to offer prayer and practical support, both at the time and afterwards.
The following documents contain useful information.
St Andrew’s, St Michael’s and St Thomas’ welcomes your interest in commemorating your loved one at one of our churches.
Please see below the application forms for a burial of ashes or a memorial stone. (please also complete and submit a GDPR form)
*APPLICATION: Request for Burial or Burial of Ashes at St Andrew’s, St Michael’s and St Thomas’
*APPLICATION: Memorial Application Form for St Andrew’s and St Michael’s graveyards
*Burial of ashes at St Andrew’s, St Michael’s and St Thomas’
*Memorials, Monuments and Headstones at St Andrew’s, St Michael’s and St Thomas’
*Regulations for burial of ashes in St Andrew’s Garden of Remembrance
*Church Of England Fees for funeral services, burials and burials of ashes
*Commemorating your loved one (A PDF of a Church of England leaflet)
REQUEST PRAYER
Your prayer will be passed onto our pray team who will pray for you. You do not have to leave any personal details about yourself unless you would like us to contact us directly.
There are many reasons why we might want to pray – because we are searching for the right relationship, because we long for true communication, because we are searching for meaning because our heart if overflowing, because we are at our limits, or because we feel compassion.
If you would like to join in prayer, want prayer support or have an issue that you would like prayer for, please contact us.
We will reply to you as soon as possible.
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