A Funeral Service: An Easy to Read, Practical Guide to Support Familie

When grief hits, it's personal. It can shred your emotions, turn your world upside down, and you may struggle to cope.

The sting is with those left behind, and when faced with this extremely personal and painful situation, it can be hard to know what to do next, which is how this book will help.

A Funeral Service is a practical guide that can ease families through the process of planning a funeral service for a loved one, so they can feel comfortable making their own choices of music, readings, poems and prayers.

As well as including advice and guidance on the practicalities of what happens and when in a funeral service, it offers a selection of suitable music, poems, readings, hymns, scriptures and prayers to make things easier during this difficult time.

The author has supported hundreds of families and conducted the funerals of their loved ones, and this book is designed to support the outstanding work of Funeral Directors, Funeral Arrangers, Celebrants, Ministers and Chapel Attendants.

The book can be used by families, Funeral Directors, nursing homes and charities, and is timeless.

After many years in business, in 1997 Paul started three years of training to become a Reader (Lay Minister) in the Church of England, becoming licensed in Portsmouth Cathedral in 2000. He served in a village church for nine years, before leaving the institutional church to serve bereaved families as a Celebrant. Paul has now conducted over 850 funerals, religious and non-religious services, in churches, crematoriums and natural burial sites. Paul has also conducted his own father's funeral, and the funeral of his best friend of over 50 years. He has used all his experience to write this book. Paul also conducts wedding celebrations and renewals of vows. In his spare time, Paul is an experienced Ironman Triathlete.