Smarden Church and Biddenden Church: funerals

Celebrating the life of a loved one at St Michael Smarden or All Saints Biddenden

Should you ever need to organise a funeral, a burial or a service of thanksgiving, we will give you support and help you put together a suitable service. For information on churchyard burials at either church, please see the Burials page.

To help your organise your service:

Here is an outline structure for a typical service in church for thanksgiving or funeral. In the accompanying resource sheet you will also find suggestions for Bible readings, guidance for writing a eulogy, and suggestions for hymns and organ music.

Music

Sentences

Welcome

HYMN - optional

Prayer

Bible reading:

HYMN - optional

Address

Eulogy

Prayers

The Lord's Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name
thy Kingdom come, they will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

HYMN - optional

Prayer of commendation

Prayer of committal

Blessing