ACT OF REMEMBRANCE AND THANKSGIVING 
AT HOME ON DAY OF FUNERAL
This Act of Remembrance is designed to enable family members, friends and neighbours who are unable to attend a funeral or committal to join with those who can in remembering the deceased and giving thanks for his/her life.
 It may be used in various homes or shared via communications technology.
A candle may be lit.
A SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE
'I am the resurrection and the life,' says the Lord.
'Those who believe in me, even though they die, yet shall they live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.'  John 11: 25, 26
REMEMBRANCE
We are here to remember before God our dear brother/sister .... ; to give thanks for his/her life, to leave him/her in the keeping of God his/her creator, redeemer and judge and to comfort one another in our grief, in the hope that is ours through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
May we know the peace of Christ in communion with all God's faithful servants.
A period of silence is kept.
OPENING PRAYER
Merciful Father,
hear our prayers and comfort us,
renew our trust in your Son, whom you raised from the dead,
strengthen our faith
that all who have died in the love of Christ will share in his resurrection;
who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
PSALM
Psalm 23 is read.
1    The Lord is my shepherd;  
      therefore can I lack nothing.

2    He makes me lie down in green pastures  
      and leads me beside still waters.

3    He shall refresh my soul  
      and guide me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4    Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil;  
      for you are with me;
      your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5    You spread a table before me
      in the presence of those who trouble me;  
      you have anointed my head with oil
      and my cup shall be full.

6    Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me
      all the days of my life,  
      and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

GOSPEL
John 14: 1-6, 27 is read.
‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
REFLECTION
A time of reflection, either in silence or spoken, takes place.
PRAYERS
A time of prayer, either in silence or spoken, takes place and these prayers may be used:
Let us pray to the Lord giving thanks for the life of ………,
for all that was good and true in his/her life,
for the memories we treasure today.
Lord, have mercy.

Let us pray for those who mourn,
that, casting all their care on you,
they may know the consolation of your love.
Lord, have mercy.

Let us pray for grace to live in the light of eternity,
that you would strengthen us to follow the steps of your Son
in the way that leads to the fulness of eternal life.
Lord, have mercy.

Heavenly Father,
in your Son Jesus Christ
you have given us a true faith and a sure hope.
Strengthen this faith and hope in us all our days,
that we may live as those who believe in the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
and the resurrection to eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

or

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.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory
for ever and ever. Amen.

FAREWELL
God our creator and redeemer,
by your power Christ conquered death and entered into glory.
Confident of his victory
and claiming his promises,
we now leave your servant .... in your gracious keeping;
in the name of Jesus our Lord,
who died and is alive
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.