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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Purpose

Some people respond strongly to the written word and these participants benefit greatly from a reading. Readings invite mourners to express their emotions.

Did your loved one have a favorite book or poem? Were they a person of faith who would want passages read?

Readings are a source of collective meaning-making.

They can provide a north star / philosophy / guide rail.

They convey a message to connect with the person who passed or connect with a way to view life or teaches a lesson. “This is a way to look at the world” Searching for a reading is a good way to think about the emotions and sentiments you want to express.

Ideas

Incorporate a passage from a favorite book or a favorite poem

To personalize the memorial, incorporate a passage from your loved one’s favorite book or from a favorite poem.

Find a Popular Poem or Reading

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