Funerals

AT YOUR SERVICE

The re-ordering of the church will present many challenges, not least in the provision of weekly services. Contrary to the impression of a number of funeral directors, the church has not closed and services will continue. It is planned that the 8.30am service on Sundays, together with the 6.00pm and Thursday morning service will be held in the
Chancel, while the main 10.00am Eucharist will be held in St. Michael’s Hall, Kepier. This will present the opportunity to worship in a different environment and we hope will be a rewarding experience

Funerals will be taken in the Lyons Parish Church, St. Andrew’s Chilton Moor, and St. Matthews Newbottle. The Methodist Church have also very generously made available their church in Mautland Street. Even if another church is used, the funerals will be conducted by the St. Michael and All Angels clergy.A funeral service marks the close of a human life on earth and provides an opportunity to express both grief and thanks, commending our loved one to God’s safekeeping.

To arrange a funeral, the first point of contact is your chosen funeral director who will get in touch with a member of the church staff on your behalf. A church minister will then contact you to arrange a visit in order to discuss the service and to offer support. Should you wish to speak to anyone concerning a funeral at St. Michaels your initial point of contact would be Bill Harkness tel: 584 1163

Helping those who are nearing their death and those who have lost family or friends is a very important part of the ministry of St Michael and All Angels. The clergy and other members of the staff team are trained and have a lot of experience in helping those who are grieving, so please get in contact.

For more inforamation about funerals in the Church of England, click here.

Prayers

Names of loved ones are included in the church’s prayers for the three weeks following the funeral service. If you would like us to pray for you or for someone known to you who is in need of prayer after the loss of a loved one, please contact the clergy:

Associate Priest: Rev’d Derek Newton (tel: 584 9169)
Associate Priest: Rev’d Martgaret Lee (tel: 372 0595)

Book of Remembrance

For some of us, the opportunity to record the name and a suitable dedication within a Book of Remembrance can help. Our Book of Remembrance has a page for each day. Entries can be simple and brief, or more elaborate with a suitable emblem. The Book is updated once or twice a year by a professional calligrapher. Arrangements can be made for the Book to be viewed on each anniversary.

A sheet of sample emblems, together with suggested inscriptions, is available on request. Please contact a member of staff in the church office (/Wednesdays: 9.00 – 12.00; Thursdays 11.30 – 4.00), telephone number 512 1769.

Click here to download more details and an entry form

Garden of remembrance

DECIDING how best to lay to rest the cremated remains of our loved ones can be a difficult task. Many of us, seeking a funeral service in church, would prefer interment within the churchyard. With the establishment of a Garden of Remembrance this is now possible at St Michael’s.

The Garden of Remembrance is situated near the main entrance of the church in a sheltered location (see back cover). Each lawn plot measures approximately 18 inches by 18 inches. Although it is not possible to mark individual plots with a commemorative tablet, cross, flower container or floral tribute, names of those interred are recorded on a magnificent central memorial. A Book of Remembrance is maintained within St Michael’s in which entries can be made.
If you wish to reserve a plot, arrange for the interment of cremated remains and the inscribing of your loved one’s name on the central memorial, please contact a member of staff in the church office (Wednesdays: 9.00 – 12.00; Thursdays 11.30 – 4.00), telephone number 512 1769.

Click here to download more details and an application form