Honour and Remembrance: Key Components of a Thoughtful Funeral Order of Service

• • The deceased’s full name

• • Date of birth

• • Date of death

• • Date, time, and location of service

• • Service schedule – this varies depending on what you’ve decided to include in the ceremony, such as:

    • • Musical procession (both for entrance and exit)
    • • Songs or hymns (including lyrics)
    • • Prayers
    • • Readings/speeches

To make the funeral order of service more sentimental, you may also want to include:

• A photo of the deceased
• Their nickname (if applicable)
• A quote or message remembering them
• Extra photographs
• Timeline of the deceased’s life, highlighting milestones and accomplishments
• Preferred organisations/charities for donations

Keep in mind that the more pages that you include, the higher the print costs could be.

How to Write a Funeral Order of Service

A funeral order of service is typically created as a booklet or leaflet, and can be designed to your specific needs. Each funeral order of service is unique, meaning that there’s no standard design that all funeral order of service leaflets must follow.

Take colours, text font, and text size into account, making sure that the booklet or leaflet is easy to read.

Rest assured that a funeral director can help with the design and creation process, so don’t be afraid to ask for assistance.

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