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Funerals & Memorials
Each person who has ever lived has changed the lives of others and added to the rich kaleidoscope of our world. Through telling their stories, we commemorate their gifts to us and rejoice in the memories they have kindly bestowed upon us. In creating a Life Celebration for your loved one, I will talk with their family and friends in order to learn as much about them as possible. This is essential for ensuring their funeral tribute really captures their life story and their personality. In honouring and celebrating their life, I will create a ceremony which reflects their unique nature and the influence they had on the lives of others. You will have full editorial control over the contents of the Ceremony. The Ceremony may include: § Music and singing (recorded or live) § A non-religious reflection on death § Participation by family and friends § Poetry and prose § A eulogy paying tribute to the life and character of the person who has died § Symbols such as the lighting of candles and placing of Roses/Flowers § R.S.L./Associations/Affiliations § Moments of silence and reflection § Formal words of goodbye The death of a loved one often comes as a complete shock, and may plunge the bereaved into numbness, anger, disbelief, helplessness, overwhelming sadness, confusion, despair and guilt. These are all normal responses to death and are part of the grieving process. The Centre for Grief Education provides assistance for coping with the impact of grief at http://www.grief.org.au/support.html Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room, I am I and you are you; Whatever we were to each other, that we are still" - Canon Henry Scott Holland.
Memorial Services Paying tribute to those who have passed on is an important way to bring the community together and reinforce the values which underpin our society. In creating a memorial service, I incorporate symbols and prose which have meaning for all those who attend, provide opportunity for reflection and seek to honour those in whose names the service has been created.
Fees In order to create a funeral service which will appropriately honour and celebrate a life, You would expect me to spend considerable effort gathering together the person’s history, meeting with and talking to loved ones and writing and delivering the Ceremony. Every Funeral Ceremony is different, just as every life is different. Fees are quotable at the time.

Helen Wilson-Grey, Civil Marriage Celebrant
PO Box 1173, Brookvale BC NSW 2100, Australia
Tel: 02 9981 7400 - +61 2 9981 7400 (International)
Fax: 02 9981 7411 - +61 2 9981 7411 (International)
www.celebrant4you.com - celebrant4you@hotmail.com

Funerals & Memorials