Pastoral care

Burial

Visiting the Sick

The Rector is available to pray with and for anyone who is sick; to offer them, if necessary, the blessing of absolution, and to communicate to them the Sacrament of the Lord’s body and blood.

The burial of a Christian is an occasion of both sorrow and joy—sorrow in the face of death, and joy in Jesus’ promise of the resurrection of the body. The funeral service draws on readings from the Bible, prayers and Christian hymns. The focus is on Christ’s victory over death and the life everlasting. The Rector should be notified when a person is near death.