The greater our love for a person, the greater the feeling of lossIt sounds grim and morbid and weird, but a good funeral can be one of the best ways to help with the sadness, distress and grieving around the loss with the death of someone you love deeply.
My role as celebrant is to help you prepare a ceremony fully reflective of the life of the person – the funeral may be about the person no longer with us, but it is actually for you, the living - and the ceremony also reflects on the impact that person’s life has had on others.
I feel honoured and humbled to be asked to take a funeral and to be involved with a family at such a time. My job is to capture the essence of one person’s life, to enable those who are left to mourn and remember well, to share together in their grieving, and to recognise that death is a part of what makes us alive. |
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From Nick, after the funeral of his wife's grandmother“I wanted to convey our heartfelt thanks for your sensitivity and guidance in our time of sorrow and thank you for taking control of a role that would have been very difficult for any of the family to fulfil in leading the celebration of Grandma’s life.
We cannot commend you highly enough for this and I would be very happy for you to use me as a reference point at any time in the future.” |
From Nigel“Felicity took great care of us during my Mum’s funeral last week. Words can’t express how well she did the job and how grateful we are to her.
Meticulous research meant the service was personal and very interesting, with my Mum’s personality and history shining through. We were so lucky to have Felicity's commitment and integrity to turn a sad day into a celebration of Mum’s amazing life.” |