Virtual Memorial Guide
  • Welcome to your guide
  • Table of contents
  • Checklist
  • Grief
    • A word on grief
    • Practices for grieving
  • Step by Step Guide
    • 1. Consider purpose & tone
    • 2. Define roles
    • 3. Choose a format
    • 4. Set up your tech
    • 5. Send invitations
    • 6. Consider the elements
    • 7. Design your program
    • 8. Customize slides
    • 9. Record facilitation notes
    • 10. Rehearse the program
    • 11. Day of Hosting
  • Memorial Elements Library
    • Opening
      • Arrival
      • Formal start & invocation
      • Orientation
    • Memorial
      • Music
      • Readings
      • Eulogies
      • Slideshow or video
      • Group activity
    • Closing
      • Letting go ceremony
      • Closing reflection
    • Post-service gathering
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  1. Memorial Elements Library

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This is the heart of the program. Honor & celebrate the person and their impact. Consider holding space for the bereaved to speak about their feelings and what they are going through. Find ways to be together as a community.

Elements (in no particular order)

: Play music to create a mood, celebrate the person, or as a transition between other elements

: Use readings to discuss feelings, make sense of the grief, or convey a spiritual message

: Celebrate the life and impact of the person

: Tell stories of the person. You can collect these stories before-hand.

: Do things as a group to feel connection and belonging.

Music
Readings
Eulogies
Slideshow or Video
Group Activity