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Protestant Funeral Rites

Protestant Funeral Rites. Liturgical vs. Non-liturgical “Types of Funeral Service and Ceremonies” page 1. Liturgical (Eucharist-centered) Worship.

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Protestant Funeral Rites

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  1. Protestant Funeral Rites Liturgical vs. Non-liturgical “Types of Funeral Service and Ceremonies” page 1

  2. Liturgical (Eucharist-centered)Worship • “a prescribed order or form of worship specific to a particular denomination which will have the Eucharist or Holy Communion as its central element” • Rubrics: “stated directions in a prayer book or liturgical manual regarding the order of service as approved by the denomination” • Gospel lectern vs. Epistle lectern: Pg.7

  3. Liturgical Architecture • Transepts: “wings of the main part of the church which may serve as small chapels for baptism, weddings, and even small funeral services” • Page 7

  4. Liturgical Protestant Funeral Rite • Notification of the Clergy • Removal of Remains • Preparation of the Remains • Dressing and Casketing Remains • Pre-service Considerations: honorarium • Funeral Service: pall, crucifer, chancel, name, narthex, vestments, acolytes • Committal Service

  5. Episcopal Funeral Rite • Page 17 • liturgical denomination • Priest: “a title conferred by ordination” • Deacon: “a subordinate officer in a Christian church” • processional and recessional • crucifer, pall • Book of Common Prayer • Holy Eucharist/Communion • eulogy, hymns

  6. Lutheran Funeral Rite • Page 21 • Synods • Acolytes, cross, candles, pall, incense • rubrics • processional, recessional • casket parallel or right angle to altar • communion

  7. Non-liturgical Protestant Funeral Rite • Page 9 • Non-liturgical (scripture centered) worship: “a form or order of worship which has the scriptures as its central element; the actual form or order of the worship service is left to the discretion of each individual church and/or minister”

  8. Non-liturgical Funeral Rite (cont’d) • Notification of the Clergy • Removal of Remains • Preparation of Remains • Dressing and Casketing • Pre-service Considerations • Funeral Service • Committal Service

  9. Pre-service Considerations • Page 13 • more variation, know clergy preferences • no rubrics • candles and pall may/may not be used • Questions: flowers, seating of family and pallbearers etc.

  10. Funeral Service • clergy determines order and content • visitation/viewing may be permitted • processional and recessional may be done • usually clergy leads procession • opening prayer, music, scripture reading, sermon, eulogy, benediction

  11. Committal Service • dictated by clergy preferences • clergy leads procession to grave • prayer, scripture reading, benediction • clergy may use earth, sand etc.

  12. Protestant Funerals in Other Facilities • What are some examples of facilities that may be used for funerals? • What are some of the considerations the funeral director must attend to?

  13. Roman Catholic Funeral Rite Types of Funeral Services and Ceremonies page 27

  14. Glossary Terms • brother, celebrant, Christian Burial Certificate, crucifix, crucifer, diocese, eucharist, final commendation, genuflect, holy water, mass, mass cards, nun, pall, paschal candle, priest, prayer cards, priedieu, rosary beads, rosary prayers, rosary service, sanctuary, scapular/amice, spiritual bouquet cards, vigil lights, wake, wake service

  15. Pope Cardinal Archbishop Bishop Monsignor Priest Deacon Eucharistic Minister

  16. Roman Catholic Funeral Rite • Notification of the Clergy • Sacrament of the Sick • Removal of the Remains • Preparation of the Remains • Dressing and Casketing the Remains

  17. Roman Catholic Funeral Rite Considerations • The Wake (Rosary Service, Vigil Service) • Processional: Page 33 • The Funeral Mass • Recessional: Page 35

  18. Committal Service Cremation “Order of Christian Funerals” page 32

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