Memorial Services
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Memorial services can be held in a range of settings, and can take place any time after someone's death: from a few day to months later...
Braver/Wiser: A Weekly Message of Courage and Compassion
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By Elea KemlerIn the eighteen years I’ve served as minister of my small-town congregation, I have led 96 memorial services, most for people I have loved. The longer I stay, the deeper I love and the more I grieve.
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By Elizabeth HardingRemembering is the art of holding a memory and sharing it; it’s drawing upon that memory so it can help us to grow into people who live lives of meaning and service. As a practice, remembering connects us deeply to each other and to the love that sustains us.
Skinner House Books
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Edward SearlFrom Skinner House BooksDrawn from poets, philosophers, theologians and clergy, this inspiring collection will assist ministers, lay leaders and anyone seeking to...
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Edward SearlFrom Skinner House BooksHow to plan a memorial service from A to Z
Tapestry of Faith: Curricula and Resources for Lifespan Faith Development
Riddle and Mystery, 6th Grade
Signs of Our Faith, Grades 2-3
UU World
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By Sue BurkeImage credit: © Hubble Heritage (CC BY-SA 2.0)
WorshipWeb: Searchable Worship Collection
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By Joel MillerSpirit of Life and Love: Under the vast spiral of time and space, surrounded by the simple blessings of a community of care and love, we carry these memories of (our beloved) with us back to the community and life they* loved. We pray: ...
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By Rebecka ClementLady of Love, of all the world's children, take this child for safekeeping.
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By Lori WalkeHoly One, on this day of remembrance we say aloud their names again: the names of those who died this year. Died — the word is jarring. So...
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By Kenneth W. CollierI do not know where we go when we die; And I do not know what the soul is Or what death is or when or why. What I know is that The song...
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By Greg WardWe have come to share the loss we have felt in (Name) passing and some examples of the joy we carry from her/his/their* life. This we have...
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By Greg WardIf we are lucky, we will all get a chance during our life to know someone who becomes for us an exemplar of living. And if we are really...
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By Tracie Barrett-WelserOur grief is a holy thing. It is that proof that another life touched ours in a profound way. It is the mark of love, the mark of...
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By Maureen KilloranOpen your hearts, my friends, And let yourself feel the reality of absence. Open your hearts, and acknowledge That we gather in the...
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By Matt AlspaughI invite you to rise in body or in spirit, and join hands with your neighbors. Hands touch hands. These hands you hold now, once held...
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By Natalie FenimoreBlessed is all creation moving toward one ending in order to begin again. Blessed are the stories told with tears and loud laughter.
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By Leslie TakahashiIn the daily weave of our lives, those who have died are still strong, guiding threads. Theirs is the golden glimmer or perhaps the...
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By Heather K JanulesThey once dwelled among us, the people of memory. They who knew us, they who taught us, They who hurt us, they who loved us. They touch our...
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By Patricia SheldenFor those we miss. For things long gone. For those who or what we last held in our arms, in our hands and in our hearts — we pray. We pray...
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By Patricia SheldenIn this hour of holy stillness we gather to honor the life and the person we love. In this hour of Holy Stillness we remind ourselves that...
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By Meg BarnhouseToday I have too many friends who are dying. Sometimes at a memorial service I feel dissatisfied, and I’m the preacher in charge. I realize...
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By Kathleen McTigueIn the struggles we choose for ourselves, in the ways we move forward in our lives and bring our world forward with us, It is right to...
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By Lee HuebertLighting a candle is somewhat like the beginning of life. If that is true, then perhaps extinguishing a candle is like the ending of life...
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By Melanie Morel-EnsmingerIntroduction to a New Orleans Jazz Funeral Welcome to a new tradition for our church—a New Orleans-style jazz funeral for the old year...
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By Naomi KingSingle Set of Cremains Whispering Breath of Mystery, rattling the windows of our spirits with tears and sorrow, draw us back to the...
