Funerals

Jesus said ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live.’ John 11.25

We extend our deepest sympathy if a loved one of yours has died.

God’s love and power extend over all creation. Every life, including our own, is precious to God. Christians have always believed that in Christ there is hope in death as in life, and in Christ there is new life after death.

Even those who share such faith find that there is a real sense of loss at the death of a loved one. We will each have had our own experiences of their life and death, with different memories and feelings of love, grief and respect. The funeral gives us an opportunity to express our faith and feelings as we say farewell, to acknowledge our loss and sorrow, and to reflect on our own mortality.

At a funeral we remember the person before God, give thanks for the person’s life, commend them to God, commit their body to be buried or cremated and comfort one another in our grief.

Initially funerals are booked through the Funeral Directors who will liaise with the clergy to make the arrangements. However, it is important to us that those who have lost a loved one are cared for and supported so the clergy are more than happy to be contacted early on in the process to help the bereaved in what ever way we can.

Burials

Our churchyard is no longer open for full burials. However, we can arrange an interment of ashes either in our Garden of Remembrance or if there is an existing family plot.

Annual Service of Remembrance

At St. Bartholomew’s we hold an annual service of remembrance in November, on the evening of Remembrance Sunday. We invite those whose loved ones have died during the past year to this service and the names of loved ones are read out. Relatives and friends are invited to light a candle in the person’s memory.

Contact Jon the Vicar on 07743 767844 or our administrator John : click here or phone 07872 580450