
Resources
How to - Hold Your Own Memorial
If you can’t attend a funeral or have chosen not to do so you may want to hold your own memorial service for the person you have lost.
Funeral Etiquette in Different Faiths
If you are attending the funeral of a someone of a different faith you can get advice here on, for example, what to expect, how to pay your respects, how to send condolences and what to wear to the funeral.
Funerals: Organisations that can help
WEBSITES: Organisations - faith-based and secular -that can help and advise about loved ones' funerals and help you find a celebrant
Funerals: A Guide by James Bentley, Andrew Best & Jackie Hunt
BOOK: An anthology of prayers, readings, hymns and music, drawn from a wide range of faiths and traditions
Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh Ways of Grieving
WEBSITE: A useful website and article that explains how Sikhs comfort the dying, mark death, comfort the bereaved and celebrate life.
Churchill Insurance, A guide to coping with death and grief
WEBSITE: One of a number of company websites that sets out helpful advice and information for clients and website visitors alike. In this case, the bereavement process explained.