Funerals 

Funerals, which mark the end of a person’s life, can be painful and difficult occasions.  They can also be joyful, as the life of the person to whom we are bidding farewell is celebrated.

Everybody who lives in the parish of Christ the King is entitled to have their funeral in our church. Our clergy are also available to take funerals at a cemetery or crematorium chapel. 

If you are arranging a funeral, and would like it to take place at one of our church, or you would like one of the clergy to officiate, please make that clear to the funeral directors.  They will then contact the Vicar to make arrangements; the clergy should not be contacted in the first instance.

Shortly after these arrangements have been made the priest who is to take the funeral will meet you to discuss the funeral service itself, to talk about the deceased, and to offer support and comfort to the bereaved.  The priest will be able to help with choosing hymns, music and readings.  

Sometimes the deceased will have left instructions for their funeral in their will.

If you are thinking about your own funeral, and would like to make some arrangements before your death, please contact Fr Jim Rosenthal on the details below who will discuss arrangements with you.

Fr Jim Rosenthal
email: christusrex9@gmail.com
telephone: 07742 856149