OPENING HYMN 

GREETING 

Leader: 

In the name of the Father (+) 

and of the Son 

and of the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

Leader: 

Cleave to the Lord 

your God as you have 

done to this day.

All : 

Take good heed 

to yourselves, 

therefore, to love 

the Lord your God.

Leader: 

I am the Lord your God, 

who brought you 

out of the land of Egypt.

All : 

Love the Lord your God 

with all your heart 

and with all your soul, 

that you may live.

Leader: 

O how happy and blessed 

are those who love the Lord.

All : 

Let us therefore love God 

and adore him 

with a pure heart 

and a pure mind.

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: 

Let us pray.

Father in heaven, 

we praise your name 

for all who have 

finished this life 

loving and trusting you, 

for the example of their lives, 

the life and grace 

you gave them, 

and the peace 

in which they rest.

We praise you today 

for your servant (N...) 

and for all that you did 

through him/her.

Meet us in our sadness 

and fill our hearts 

with praise 

and thanksgiving, 

for the sake of 

our risen Lord, 

Jesus Christ, 

who lives and reigns 

with you and the Holy Spirit, 

one God, forever and ever.

All: Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT READING

A reading from the book of Deuteronomy.

(Deut 10:12-15, 20-22)

And now, Israel, what does 

the Lord your God 

require of you, but to fear 

the Lord your God, 

to walk in all his ways, 

to love him, to serve 

the Lord your God 

with all your heart 

and with all your soul, 

and to keep the commandments 

and statutes of the Lord, 

which I command you this day 

for your good? 

Behold, to the Lord your God 

belong heaven 

and the heaven of heavens, 

the earth with all that is in it; 

yet the Lord set his heart 

in love upon your fathers 

and chose their descendants 

after them, you above all peoples, 

as at this day. 

You shall fear 

the Lord your God; 

you shall serve him 

and cleave to him, 

and by his name 

you shall swear. 

He is your praise; 

he is your God, 

who has done for you 

these great and terrible things 

which your eyes have seen. 

Your fathers went down 

to Egypt seventy persons; 

and now the Lord your God 

has made you 

as the stars of heaven 

for multitude.

The word of the Lord.

All : Thanks be to God.

PSALM (100)

Make a joyful noise 

to the Lord, all the lands!

Serve the Lord 

with gladness!

Come into his presence 

with singing!

Know that the Lord is God!

Response: 

This is my commandment, 

that you love one another 

as I have loved you.

It is he that made us, 

and we are his;

we are his people, 

and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

and his courts with praise!

Response: 

This is my commandment, 

that you love one another 

as I have loved you.

Give thanks to him, 

bless his name!

For the Lord is good; 

his steadfast love 

endures forever,

and his faithfulness 

to all generations.

Response: 

This is my commandment, 

that you love one another 

as I have loved you.

REFLECTION

Leader: 

The knowledge or thought 

of resurrection and immortality 

affects how we look at 

the rest of our lives 

and how we choose 

to live that life.

Knowing that we will live 

in an eternal home 

without pain and hardship 

makes us hopeful 

and changes 

the perspective we have 

on our mortal existence. 

The promise of resurrection 

gives us the strength 

and perspective to endure 

the mortal challenges 

faced by each of us 

and by those we love, 

such things as the 

physical, mental, or 

emotional deficiencies 

we bring with us at birth 

or acquire during mortal life.

Because of the resurrection,

we know that mortal deficiencies 

are only temporary! 

The promise that 

the resurrection will include 

an opportunity to be 

with our family members--

husband, wife, parents, 

brothers and sisters, 

children, and grandchildren--

is a powerful encouragement 

for us to fulfil 

our family responsibilities 

in mortality. 

It helps us live together 

in love in this life 

in anticipation of 

joyful reunions 

and associations in the next.

(Pause for personal, silent reflection)

INTERCESSIONS

Leader: 

Let us pray to the Father, 

the all-powerful God, 

who raised up Jesus, 

our prince and our Saviour, 

as we respond:

Glorify us, Lord,

with the glory of Christ.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

1. Father, you brought 

your beloved Son 

from the darkness of death 

to the light of your glory; 

let us enter into the 

regions of your own 

wonderful light.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

2. ⁠You saved us

through faith in Jesus Christ; 

help us to live 

in the grace of our baptism.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

3. You have told us 

to seek the things 

that are in heaven; 

enable us to 

resist the attraction of sin.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

4. Reveal the riches 

of our hidden life in Christ; 

that all people may see 

the signs of the new heaven 

and the new earth.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

5. You are the light and joy 

of the city of God; 

shine on (N...) 

and all the faithful departed 

that they may reign forever.

Response: 

Glorify us, Lord, 

with the glory of Christ.

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Leader:

Let us now pray

the prayer that

Jesus taught us.

All: 

Our Father, who art in heaven, 

hallowed be thy name; 

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth 

as it is in heaven.

Give us this day 

our daily bread; 

and forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those 

who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER

Leader: 

Let us pray.

Father of all mercies 

and God of all consolation,

you pursue us with 

untiring love and dispel 

the shadow of death 

with the bright dawn of life. 

Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 

by dying has destroyed our death, 

and by rising, restored our life. 

Your Holy Spirit, our comforter, 

speaks for us in groans 

too deep for words. 

Come alongside your people, 

remind them 

of your eternal presence 

and give them 

your comfort and strength. 

Grant this through 

Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Leader:

Eternal rest grant unto (N...) 

O Lord.

All : 

And let perpetual light 

shine upon him/her.

Leader: 

May he/ she rest in peace.

All : Amen.

Leader: 

May the soul of (N...)

and the souls of all 

the faithful departed, 

through the mercy of God, 

rest in peace.

All : 

Amen.

Let us all, 

everywhere, 

in every place, 

at every hour, 

and at all times, 

daily and continually believe, 

truly and humbly, 

and let us hold 

in our hearts, and love, 

honour, adore, serve, 

praise and bless, 

glorify and exalt, 

magnify and give thanks 

to the most 

High and Supreme, 

Eternal God.

Leader: 

In the name of the Father (+) 

and of the Son 

and of the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

FINAL HYMN