Funerals
Our Funeral services are designed to offer back to God the the precious people in our lives, and to provide a safe place for us to remember, to grieve and to comfort one another.
If one of your loved ones has died, please contact the church and the pastor immediately. And if your family has a loved one who is near death please notify the church so that we come and pray with the person dying and lend our support to the family.
To help you think through your own funeral service plan or a loved one's service these resources might be helpful: 1) Planning a funeral service 2) A sample funeral program
At a funeral we give thanks for the person God made, honoring them and the body that God made. We believe Jesus honored the human body by becoming incarnate in the Virgin Mary's womb, and so we treat peoples remains with great respect.
Funerals are first and foremost a reminder that because Jesus rose from the dead, we too live in hope of the resurrection. While they are times of grief they are also a time of celebrating the amazing love and power of God, the hope we have of a eternal life, and thankfulness for the persons life.
We urge those who have lost loved ones to stay in close contact with the pastor and other church members and people who are part of your support network. We want to support you in your time of loss.
Music
Musicians are not always available depending upon the time and date of a funeral, but when possible, music is always appropriate. Please coordinate music the clergy. This link has accompanying music files for many hymns and songs. Often if you know the name or first line of a hymn it can be found by using the Digital Hymnal, (published by volunteers of the Seventh Day Adventist Churches) Go to: http://digitalhymnal.org/dhindex.cfm
Funeral Services used at Christ Church
We use the services from the current, and former Episcopal Prayer Book Funeral Services: 1979 Book of Common Prayer Rite 1 (older English) Rite 2 (newer English) the 1928 Prayer Book Funeral Service 1928 BCP (Previous prayer book)
For more information on funerals or burials please call the church office at (956) 242-0448.
If one of your loved ones has died, please contact the church and the pastor immediately. And if your family has a loved one who is near death please notify the church so that we come and pray with the person dying and lend our support to the family.
To help you think through your own funeral service plan or a loved one's service these resources might be helpful: 1) Planning a funeral service 2) A sample funeral program
At a funeral we give thanks for the person God made, honoring them and the body that God made. We believe Jesus honored the human body by becoming incarnate in the Virgin Mary's womb, and so we treat peoples remains with great respect.
Funerals are first and foremost a reminder that because Jesus rose from the dead, we too live in hope of the resurrection. While they are times of grief they are also a time of celebrating the amazing love and power of God, the hope we have of a eternal life, and thankfulness for the persons life.
We urge those who have lost loved ones to stay in close contact with the pastor and other church members and people who are part of your support network. We want to support you in your time of loss.
Music
Musicians are not always available depending upon the time and date of a funeral, but when possible, music is always appropriate. Please coordinate music the clergy. This link has accompanying music files for many hymns and songs. Often if you know the name or first line of a hymn it can be found by using the Digital Hymnal, (published by volunteers of the Seventh Day Adventist Churches) Go to: http://digitalhymnal.org/dhindex.cfm
Funeral Services used at Christ Church
We use the services from the current, and former Episcopal Prayer Book Funeral Services: 1979 Book of Common Prayer Rite 1 (older English) Rite 2 (newer English) the 1928 Prayer Book Funeral Service 1928 BCP (Previous prayer book)
For more information on funerals or burials please call the church office at (956) 242-0448.
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