Parish Funeral Ministry The Diocesan Parish Pastoral Council is offering 3 nights of training for Parishes that would like to develop a funeral Ministry team in their Parish. The idea would be that a minimum of 4 people would be trained to assist families in their journey through bereavement with the loss of a loved one. This would include: Meeting with the family of the bereaved. Preparing the Liturgy for the Funeral Mass/Service. Leading prayers in the presence of the body in the family home, funeral home, or church. Accompanying the family during the funeral Mass.
The Parish Pastoral Councils are asked to identify and invite 4 people from our Parish to attend 3 nights of training that will be given in:
The Clonmacnois Room, St Mary’s Presbytery, Athlone on Tuesday 29th September, Tuesday 6th October and 13th October at 7pm.
or
The Family Centre, Teallach Íosa, St Mel’s Road, Longford on Wednesday 30th September, Wednesday 7th and 14th October @ 7pm. It is very important that the names of those attending should be forwarded to [email protected] before Wednesday 23rd September.
