Introduction - Letter from the Congregational Care Committee Go

Section 1. The Service

A. Death and the Service of Witness to the Resurrection Go
     (Guidelines from the Presbyterian Church Book of Order)

B. Funeral Service Preplanning Form - Personal Indication of Preferences Go

C. Scripture Passages for the Funeral Service Go
     (from The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection, Supplemental Liturgical Resource 4)

D. Music for the Funeral Service Go
     (from The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection, Supplemental Liturgical Resource 4)

Section 2. Actions to be Taken When a Person Dies

A. What Survivors Should Know….When Death Occurs Go
    (Memorial Society of Northern Virginia)

B. Obituaries and Death Notices

1) General Information Go

2) Washington Post Brochure on Obituaries and Death Notices
    (Hard copy version only. Not included on web site)

Section 3. Choosing a Funeral Home and Disposition of Remains

A. Overview - Funerals and Funeral Homes Go
     (Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK)

B. Cremation

1) Cremation Explained Go
     (Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies, Inc.)

2) Grear Memorial Garden Go

Section 4. Post-Funeral Tasks Go
(Money and King Funeral Home)

Section 5. Useful References Go

Top of page