“The wedding is about emotion and these special moments and this makes it so much more fun,” says Coombs. Ask them how they know the couple or for a special memory you can tell before you introduce them. “There will still be some surprises on the day, but there should be a program or itinerary in place to make sure everything runs smoothly,” he says. Meet with the bride and groom beforehand to discuss details and what kind of role they see the MC playing. The most important thing is to be prepared. You can see everything is short, scripted and to the point,” he says. Therefore let us console one another in the faith of Jesus Christ.Coombs suggests watching major award shows, like the Grammys, or looking to talk show hosts for ideas. Although this congregation will disperse in sorrow, the mercy of God will gather us together again in the joy of his kingdom. Trusting in God, we have prayed together for and now we come to the last farewell. Grant that our brother/sister may sleep here in peaceįor you are the resurrection and the life.įor you live and reign for ever and ever. You hallowed the graves of all who believe in you ![]() Receive him/her into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Acknowledge, we humbly pray, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. (Sample) Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant. The Lord’s Prayer * (Said in unison together) (After the Prayer of Thanksgiving, the Officiant transitions to saying of Lord’s Prayer) Hear our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. We thank you for the glory we shall share together. We thank you for the rest in Christ he/she now enjoys, We thank you for his/her life and for his/her death, God our Father, we thank you now for all his/her life, His/her span of years and gifts of character. Who has blessed us all with the gift of this earthly lifeĪnd has given to our brother/sister * Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, And where our vision fails, may we trust your love, which never fails. Give us faith, we pray O God, to see beyond touch and sight some aspect of what life is like with you. We give thanks for all treasured moments and events, which he/she shared with his/her family and friends, making this world richer and brighter for her presence. Especially we thank you for, for the gift of his/her life, his/her life kindness, patience, and wisdom. (Sample) O God, before whom generations rise and pass away, we thank you for all your servants who, having lived this life in faith, now live eternally with you. * Hymn of Thanksgiving (Sample) Be Still My Soul” Sermon or Meditation (Sample Title: Goodbye to a Servant) ![]() Optional: A Time for Remembering (Invite pre-selected guests or anyone present to share a memory of the deceased) Old Testament Reading(s) (Sample) Job 19:23-27, Psalm 23 Gracious God, as mysterious and wondrous as you are,Īs tender as a mother with a newborn child,Īs watchful as a shepherd with the sheep,Īs protective as a father’s warm embrace.Īnd so we come into your presence to grieve ’s death,Īsking that your Holy Spirit would be here to ease our pain.Īs we give thanks for all that he/she added to the lives of those around him/her,Īs we say our good-byes, remind us that we are not alone. Help us to see through the veil of tears that there is hope We gather today with hearts breaking with grief, with voices crying out words of lament.Īnd so we ask that you would move in and around us today.Īs we gather to remember and say good bye to īe the shoulder we can cry on, the arm we can lean on, God who walks with us each step of the way, carrying us when our strength fails, ![]() God who laughs with us and weeps with us, I will sing yea, I will sing praises to the Lord. People: And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me. Leader: For in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his shelter in the shadow of his tabernacle shall he hide me he shall set me up upon a rock. People: One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the delight of the Lord. Leader: The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life of whom shall I be afraid?
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