A memorial is a service that is conducted without the deceased’s body being present
Why you might prefer a memorial service.
- The emphasis of the occasion is transferred to the life of the person.
- There can be greater flexibility in the time, place and structure of the gathering.
- Some expenses can be avoided or reduced.
Feel free to exercise your own imagination and choose a time and a place that reflects and acknowledges the life of a unique individual.
Restaurant, Riverbank, Local Park
Recently I conducted a lovely memorial service on a riverbank for a lady who had loved living near and watching the river. During the service the deceased’s grandchildren passed around flowers, one for each year of her life, for family and friends to place on the river and watch float away. Afterwards family and friends had a breakfast barbeque and continued to share their memories of this special lady.
March 2007 - Maroochydore
Dear Chris, our family would like to thank you for assisting us in arranging a memorial service for our mother who passed away in February 2007. We cannot express how grateful we were to have someone who was so easy to discuss the way we wanted to say goodbye.
You not only incorporated our wishes of having the service beside the Maroochy River at a start time of 7am on a Sunday morning, complete with music, photo board, special words spoken by my brother and uncle, spreading golden gerberas over the water - and in the rain, you also understood some members of the family wanted a more traditional approach and dealt with the issue extremely sensitively.
You sat down with us and discussed all different aspects of mum's life so we could make the service personal, so much so the members of our family that wanted the traditional church/chapel service were appreciative we took the memorial approach.
The delivery of the content was done with professionalism and genuine thoughtfulness.
We thank you again for taking some pain out of the day and turning it into a beautiful farewell ceremony for our mother.
Kind regards,
Tracey Hansford
August 2008 - Melbourne
I found Chris's experience, empathy and understanding to be invaluable in helping me through a difficult time. My late Mother was a spiritual woman, but not a believer in organised religions. Chris helped me find just the right environment for the ceremony, plus her gentle guidance for the content and her calming professional manner all helped to create a unique, poignant, memorable and joyful celebration of my Mother's life. Everyone who attended the ceremony remarked on how perfectly it suited my mother. I recommend Chris to you without reservation.
Ray Chapman
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