Listing of Mourners
Ushers per person £50.00
This practice includes an usher from A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service attending in advance to welcome all of the
mourners, show them to their seats in advance whenever possible and hand out printed orders of service if these have
been provided. The usher will also hand out listing of mourners cards as explained below if required.
Listing Mourners FOC
This practice means a listing of mourner’s card is either placed inside the printed orders of service if these have been
provided or left at the service venue. At the end of the service the cards will be collected by our funeral staff. We produce
a list of all the mourner’s names alphabetically, together with those names of people who could not attend but were
represented. Multiple copies can be produced if required, and there is the option of submitting the details online if
mourners prefer.
Eulogy
A eulogy is a piece spoken at a funeral to commemorate the person who has died, to say
farewell, and to bring to life some of the memories
and thoughts that the congregation will have of the deceased.
A eulogy can be written and delivered by anybody who feels that they would like to do so.
They are not just reserved for large funerals
with a big congregation, or modern services without a minister of religion, they are
used daily by all families from all walks
of life.
The first thing to remember is that their is no right or wrong way to write the eulogy,
it is more important that it is a personal
reflection of the person that has died, than it is a formal piece of writing designed to
fit a particular style.
This section of our website will offer various poems and pieces of prose that have been
used before, and that are popular at funerals.
These can be a useful starting point around which to build your own eulogy.
Each of our Funeral Directors will be able to offer advice on how to write a personal
eulogy when approached by a client, although
more often than not the Officiant will create a Eulogy with the assistance of the
family. Please speak with your local office for
assistance.
Music/Hymns
Music plays a significant role in personalising a funeral service. Whether the funeral is
a religious or non-religious ceremony, carefully
chosen music can be of immense emotional support to the bereaved.
The inclusion of a hymn in a funeral service gives those present an opportunity to
participate more fully in the ceremonial act of
farewell to the deceased.
What Music is appropriate ?
The music you choose for a funeral can be anything from traditional hymns and organ music
to something more modern.
As funerals become more personalised and unique to reflect the life of the person who has
died, families are opting for personal favourites
or contemporary songs to be played. Music can be light-hearted, even humorous or you
could even be played by a live musician.
Depending on the location of the service, there may be certain restrictions. Although
many churches and crematoria allow contemporary
music, in some instances they may not permit CDs to be played, insisting on organ music.
-
Music in Church
When music is requested as part of a funeral service in
church, we can help arrange your requirements with yourself, the minister
and the organist
-
Music in Crematoria Chapels
All crematoria offer facilities for the
provision of recorded music, and, almost without exception, an electronic or pipe
organ is also available. At the crematorium a maximum of two hymns should be chosen.
If more than two hymns are requested and
the service is likely to run over its time scale, the booking of double chapel time
must be considered.
-
Cemetery Chapels
The majority of cemetery chapels do not possess an organ
or even a harmonium although recorded music is available in some.
Contemporary music
Special musical favourites of you loved one may be added, whether it is played at the
beginning, in the middle or at the end of services
and ceremonies and is just as likely to beopen or asked for, as more traditional hymns
or music. Jazz, pop, gospel and football
songs are now more regularly played at funerals, even at those services conducted by
clergy.
Included in this category are My way, We’ll meet again, Softly as I leave
you,Unforgettable, You’ll never walk alone, Wind beneath
my Wings and Tears from Heaven the last of these being particularly poignant at the
funeral of a child. Music which reflects the
person’s hobbies; such as theme tunes from Channel 4 horse racing, Countdown and Match
of the Day.Live music; such as bagpipes,
trumpeter, Spanish guitars and jazz bands.
The Funeral Music Company
Most of us only organise a funeral once or twice. There’s usually just a few days to
arrange everything, at a time when we least feel
like doing so. We help you arrange first-class music and we work closely with A.W. Lymn
so everything runs smoothly.
Our musicians – chosen from national orchestras and Cathedral choirs – are sensitive,
discreet, experienced and immaculately presented.
Established in 1990 - with offices in London, Sheffield and Edinburgh - we work within
short timeframes and are available seven days
a week.
For more information please speak to a member of the A.W. Lymn team.
White Doves
It is never easy to say goodbye to loved ones, but in addition to flowers, a white dove
release for a funeral or memorial is one of
the most loving and inspirational gifts to give. Our doves are personally bred and
trained by the family to ensure you receive
beautiful white birds that are guaranteed to return back to their home.
What the Doves Represent
Single Dove Release
The release of a single dove represents the spirit and soul of the departed being
released to begin their ?nal journey home.
Two Dove Release
The release of a pair of doves represents the joining of two souls.
Four Dove Release
The release of four doves represents the spirit of the departed joining the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit to be guided lovingly
on their final journey home.
You may also wish to have the closest members of the family release a single dove
each to celebrate the life of the person that
has died.
Prices quoted include the collection of doves the day prior to the funeral, keeping
safely overnight and watering and caring for them.
The provision of a vehicle and one member of staff to the venue and releasing the homing
doves at the appropriate time. Those doves
used on local funerals live at the Lymn Rose family home and were bred there, are cared
for there, and have been trained to find
their way home from the local cemeteries and crematoria. Therefore these doves can only
be used within fifteen miles of their cote
in Arnold.
|
One Dove - (Supplied locally)
£75.00
|
(Supplied non-locally)
|
PLEASE ASK
|
|
Two Doves - (Supplied locally)
£100.00
|
(Supplied non-locally)
|
PLEASE ASK
|
|
Three Doves - (Supplied locally)
£120.00
|
(Supplied non-locally)
|
PLEASE ASK
|
|
Four Doves - (Supplied locally)
£135.00
|
(Supplied non-locally)
|
PLEASE ASK
|
Prices quoted include the collection of doves the day prior to the funeral, keeping safely overnight and watering and
caring for them. The doves are delivered and released by an A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service member of staff,
and if one is not present an additional charge of £50.00 to cover them and the appropriate vehicle will be made. Outside of Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm this fee will be £90.00. Those doves used locally are bred and cared for locally. They have been trained to find their way home from the local cemeteries and crematoria. Therefore these doves can only
be used within fifteen miles of their cotes in Arnold and Clipstone. Please ask for a quote for birds supplied non-locally.
Funeral Venues
There is a wide choice of either religious (Church, Chapel, etc.) or non-religious
venues. For the latter a non-religious ceremony
can be held in ‘Any place that is capable of holding a coffin and a group of mourners
with dignity’, the final disposal of the
deceased often assisting choice of location:
- For Cremation it would seem logical to hold the ceremony in the Crematorium chapel,
crematoria often having the facility to cover
religious symbols with covers or blinds or indeed remove them altogether.
- For Burial, a simple graveside ceremony may be appropriate.
- Other options would be to hold the ceremony in the family home, the Funeral
Director’s premises or in a local hall or community
centre.
