Virtual funerals – liturgies and words for our digital world
A compilation of resources that ministers and worship leaders may find helpful in a wide range of pastoral situations.
How this guide can help
This is not intended to be a definitive collection of resources, but will hopefully give you a starting place with words and ideas that could be useful for you, or to pass on to family members. Please tailor to the needs of your situation.
The guide is split into six helpful parts:
1听Liturgical resources for worship leaders to use
1.1听For use by family and friends in their own homes
1.2听Liturgy to be led by a worship leader online or over the phone
2听Useful advice to be passed on to relatives
3听Prayers and Poems for worship leaders which can also be passed on to relatives and friends to say on their own at home
4听Other sources of information that may be useful in thinking about the wider implications of the Covid-19 pandemic
5听What people have done, three short services and a reflection following a virtual funeral
6听Useful links
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April 2020