Funeral practices vary from culture to culture, but are universally important as a way to give thanks for the life of the one who has passed on, to mourn his or her loss, and to acknowledge the mystery of love.  In Christian tradition we accept the sadness of death but also trust that, through our participation in the death and resurrection of Jesus, death is also the doorway to eternal life in Christ.   As we pray, "God of all consolation, in your unending love and mercy, you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life."  

In funeral and memorial services we seek to acknowledge grief but also embrace hope.  It is our privilege to honour those who have died.  We know that the death of a loved one can be a painful and confusing time; please contact us if we can support you in your grief or assist you with a funeral or memorial service.

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“God of all consolation,
in your unending love and mercy
you turn the darkness of death
into the dawn of new life.

Show compassion to your people in their sorrow.
Be our refuge and our strength
to lift us from the darkness of grief
to the peace and light of your presence.
Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
by dying for us, conquered death
and by rising again, restored life.

May we then go forward eagerly to meet him,
and after our life on earth
be reunited with our brothers and sisters
where every tear will be wiped away.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, the Lord.”
— Book of Alternative Services