How to
Create a Funeral Program
A funeral is a special event, and since it has
several people as invitees, there is the need of creating a funeral
program, which will state what events would take place at what time
and place. The problem with the funeral ceremony is that it does
not give you much time to plan or think, beside the fact that you
are already overwhelmed with grief. This is the reason why
most people request a close friend to look into the practical
details of writing a funeral program, or they hand over the job to
a professional funeral home.
What
Does A Funeral Program Contain?
The funeral program is usually written in a
certain style, just as wedding cards are written in a certain
style. The following need t be included on the funeral program
card/booklet:
-
The name of
the person who passed away and his/her date of birth and
death;
-
The
coordinates of the funeral services (give date, time, complete
address, and phone number of the place where the funeral service
will take place);
-
A
photograph of the person who passed away;
-
A small
eulogy about the person’s life;
-
Often,
family and friends would be asked to pay their tributes – on case
you do so and have obtained their confirmation that they agreed to
do so, and then put their eulogy along with the names in the
funeral program as well. This is valid when these special people
sing or play any instrument especially for the person who
expired;
-
A detailed
timetable should be included which gives the time and place of each
of the rites that make a funeral ceremony
complete;
-
Name the
hymns that are to be sang and if possible mention the page number
of the hymn book, so people can join in the singing
easily;
-
Information
about sending of flowers and alternative donation
information;
-
If you are
serving refreshments after the funeral ceremony, you may like to
mention the same with time and location in a separate direction
card and have a close friend(s) to distribute the same among those
present at the funeral service;
-
If you are
providing transport, this too can be clearly mentioned in the
direction card so people would make arrangements
accordingly.
Ensure that you assign someone to keep tracks of
the flowers delivered so thank-you notes can be sent to him or her
afterwards. You would also need to assign someone to keep track of
the donations that are offered for the same purpose.
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