{"id":2614,"date":"2013-11-21T08:22:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T08:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1063197155.n126084.test.prositehosting.co.uk\/?page_id=2614"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:46:04","slug":"arranging-a-funeral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/help-and-support\/arranging-a-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Arranging a Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7ivq-fb64bd055083f135f87068a7b6a55472\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m7ivq-fb64bd055083f135f87068a7b6a55472 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m7ivq-fb64bd055083f135f87068a7b6a55472 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m7ivq-fb64bd055083f135f87068a7b6a55472 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"100\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2708 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2708 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/graveyard.jpg\" alt='' title='graveyard'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/graveyard.jpg 906w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/graveyard-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/graveyard-450x49.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3wq2k6-e02256d3cdb75858ddcd2b4e18ef9a7b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-3wq2k6-e02256d3cdb75858ddcd2b4e18ef9a7b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-3wq2k6-e02256d3cdb75858ddcd2b4e18ef9a7b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3wq2k6-e02256d3cdb75858ddcd2b4e18ef9a7b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-3wq2k6-e02256d3cdb75858ddcd2b4e18ef9a7b av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Arranging a Funeral at St. Mary\u2019s<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-8bp1y-32e35cf70bc45b6342219edf69f68559 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Funerals and Memorial services are usually arranged by your Funeral Directors in the first instance, who will contact the Church Office on your behalf to book both the Church and the Minister to take the service.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister will then be in touch to arrange a pastoral visit with you, and to help you decide the details and content of the service (for example your choice of hymns and readings), so that it reflects a worthy and apt thanksgiving for the life of your loved one.<\/p>\n<p>St. Mary\u2019s churchyard has been closed for burials for many years, but we are still able to inter ashes there if you wish &#8211; please mention this to your Funeral Directors.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a Book of Remembrance in Church, in which your loved one&#8217;s name can be inscribed (and viewed in future years on the anniversary of their death, or other special date such as birth or wedding anniversary if you prefer) &#8211; please ask at the\u00a0Church Office if you would like their name to be added.<\/p>\n<p>On the Sunday nearest All Souls\u2019 Day, in November each year, there is also an opportunity to remember loved ones at a special Service of Choral Evensong, at which you will be most welcome.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">We pray for you in your sad loss, that you may know God&#8217;s peace, love and comfort surrounding you and your family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2413,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2614","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16151,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614\/revisions\/16151"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}