Funeral, Thanksgiving and Memorial Services (Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgies): 1

Brind, Jan/ Wilkinson, Tessa

ISBN 10: 1853118559 / ISBN 13: 9781853118555

Published by Canterbury Pr Norwich, 2008

paperback/cd-rom edition. 255 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1853118559

Synopsis:

Arising out of many year's experience of helping to lead local church worship and counselling work in a children's hospice, this is the first of three new volumes that focuses on the occasions when many non-churchgoers visit a church: for christenings, weddings, funerals, and memorials. These rites of passage present key opportunities for occasional visitors to encounter the Christian faith. If they are imaginatively handled a lifelong interest can be aroused. If they are insensitively done, people can be put off for life. This practical resource offers prayers, forms of words and many tried and tested ideas for creating rituals that give support at a time of great need following a death. It will enable the creation of rites (based on the authorized liturgical texts) that are beautiful, memorable and meaningful. Particular help is given for that most difficult of pastoral challenges, the death of a child and the care of the bereaved family.

About the Authors: Jan Brind is a pastoral assistant for liturgy at St Andrew's Church, Cobham, and has served on the Guildford Diocese Worship Committee. She lives in Surrey.

Tessa Wilkinson is an artist and counsellor who has encouraged many to discover their creative gifts. She lives in London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Funeral, Thanksgiving and Memorial Services ...
Publisher: Canterbury Pr Norwich
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New