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In charge of planning a funeral? You may find yourself faced with the task of coming up with the funeral program outline. The purpose of the funeral program is to let folks know of a service and to give them a general idea of what to expect at the service. Creating your own funeral program is easy to do and can be done in most text editing programs (such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word). Here’s how to get started.
Writing a funeral service program can be much easier than you’d expect, even if you’ve never written a program before. Here’s what a typical funeral service program outline would contain: - The full name of the person who passed away - Their date of birth and date of death - The date and time of the service - The order of service - A photo of the individual - A small quote or message from the family
Once you’re finished creating a funeral program, you can include it directly on your memorial website by uploading it to the Events tab. Uploading the program to your memorial website will let guests know what to expect and when, which lets them prepare for the upcoming service.
Funeral programs are often a single piece of paper with information on the front and the back of the program. If you’re unsure what’s included in an order of service, here is what a sample funeral program order of service looks like:
Opening Prayer
Led by Pastor Upton
Acknowledgements
Led by Percy Morano
Eulogy
Read by Bryan Terry
Scripture Reading
Read by Pastor Upton
Closing Remarks
Led by Morano Family
Funeral services are typically relatively short, lasting around 45 to 60 minutes. The purpose of the funeral program outline is to let guests know the order of the service and what to expect when they attend the funeral. It also reminds people who said which remarks and gives credit where credit is due. When altering any sample funeral program wording, you can change the order of events, the type of events, and the number of events that are going to happen at the funeral service you’re designing the pamphlet for.
When you’re ready, you can choose from the following funeral service program templates. Simply copy one of these funeral program examples, fill in the blanks and print it out using a professional printing service or from your very own computer. If you’re looking for professionally made funeral programs, you can order them here.
Order of service
Remembering
[Full name of decedent]
Welcoming remarks
[Full name of host]
Prayer
[Passage number] Read by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Closing remarks
Read by [Name]
Stay connected at our memorial website: [link]
Remembering [Name]’s life
Welcome
Led by [Name]
Opening poem
Read and written by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Slideshow
Final farewell
Led by [Name]
Closing song
[Title of song]
[Artist name]
Our family thanks you for joining us in remembering [Name]’s life. Please share any favorite memories at the memorial website: [link]
In memory
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
"[Quote]" - [Author's name]
Services will take place at [time] on [date] at [location].
Order of service
Welcome and introductions
Led by [Name]
Opening prayer
Read by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Lantern release
Led by [Name]
Reflections from friends and family
Closing prayers
"[Passage or prayer]"
Remembering the life of [Name]
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Services will take place at [time] on [date] at [location].
Order of service
Welcome and introductions
Led by [Name]
Opening reading
Read by [Name]
Eulogy & slideshow
Read by [Name]
Open floor for memories and comments
We invite everyone to comment or share a few words about [Name]'s life.
Closing thoughts Led by [Name]
"[Quote]" - [Author's name]
The incredible life of [Name]
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Services will take place at [time] on [date] at [location].
Order of service
Welcome and introductions
Led by [Name]
Opening reading
Read by [Name]
Eulogy & slideshow
Read by [Name]
Lantern release
Led by [Name]
Reflections from friends and family
Closing thoughts
"[Quote]" - [Author's name]
In loving memory
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Services
[Date] - [Time] - [Location]
Please join us in remembering [his/her] beautiful life.
Order of service
Welcoming remarks
Led by [Name]
[Title of song]
Sung by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Open remarks We welcome anyone to share a brief memory or remark at this time.
Closing thoughts
Led by [Name]
Please give the memorial website we set up for [Name] a visit: [link to memorial site]
Honoring the life of
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Services
[Date] - [Time] - [Location]
Order of service
Welcoming remarks
Led by [Name]
Poem
Read by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Poem Read by [Name]
Closing thoughts
Led by [Name]
Please keep in touch at the memorial website we set up for [Name]: [link to memorial site]
In Memoriam
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Service information
[Date] - [Time] - [Location]
Order of service
Welcoming prayer
Led by [Name]
Hymn
Led by [Name]
Passage
Read by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Closing prayer Led by [Name]
Closing thoughts
Led by [Name]
Our family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Please keep in touch at the memorial website we set up for [Name], here: [link to memorial site]
In Loving Memory
[Full name of decedent]
[Date of birth] - [Date of death]
Service information
Date: [date]
Time: [time]
Location: [location]
Order of service
Welcome and introductions
Led by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Reading
Read by [Name]
Slideshow
Reflections from friends and family
Closing thoughts
Led by [Name]
Thank you so much for joining our family in remembering [Name]’s life today. Please share your memories, photos, and condolences by posting to our memorial website: [link]
[Full Name]
Date of birth - Date of death
[Date], [time], [location of service]
Welcome and introductions
Led by [Name]
Opening reading
Read by [Name]
Opening song
[Name of song]
Sung by [Name]
Reflections from friends and family
Closing thoughts
Thank you so much for joining our family in celebrating [Name]’s life today. We would love to see any and all photos you have of [Name]. Please share them by posting to our memorial website: [link]
[Full Name]
Date of birth - Date of death
[Favorite quote]
Please join us to celebrate the life of [name] at [location] on [date] at [time].
Order of service:
Welcome and introductions
Opening reading
Read by [Name]
Eulogy
Read by [Name]
Reflections from friends and family
Lantern release
Closing thoughts
Thank you so much for joining us in remembering the life of [Name], forever in our hearts.
When you’re ready to share your funeral program with friends and family, it’s a good idea to start a memorial website. Memorial websites let you post the program, share event information, collect condolences and photos, raise donations, and much more.