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The service: the funeral home, the order of events, the obituary, the program, flowers and donations

The service page keeps the funeral home, the family's wishes, each gathering in the day's order with its own place and address, the obituary with a photo, the program with a printable view, and flowers and donations with a thank-you list.

4 min readUpdated For: family

Where it is. The service is its own page in the care chapter's menu, with its printable program on a page of its own. The patient's own sign-in does not see it. The family's own sign-in and the caregiver role write; everyone else in the circle reads. Every choice is a Choose one list with an Other that takes the family's own words; nothing on the page assumes one faith or one kind of service.

The funeral home. Its name and phone (tap to call), who to ask for (first name and last name), whether it is arranged in advance, and how many death certificate copies were ordered. Wishes and words: burial, cremation, entombment, green burial, donation to science, not decided yet or Other, and faith or tradition, in the family's own words.

The order of events. Each gathering has its own kind (funeral, memorial service, celebration of life, homegoing service, viewing or visitation, wake, burial, graveside or committal, repast or reception, prayer service or vigil, or Other), its own place (a place of worship such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple, with its name; the funeral home's chapel; graveside or cemetery; at home; a community or event hall; outdoors; or Other), its own address (the repast is often somewhere else; nothing is copied from another gathering), the day and time, who leads it (first and last name) and their role (pastor, imam, rabbi, priest, chaplain, celebrant, a family member, or Other), a livestream link and notes. Gatherings are listed in the day's order by day and time; ones with no day or time yet keep the family's own order, with Move up and Move down. Add the usual order adds an empty wake, funeral, burial and repast, in that order, each to fill in; remove any the family is not holding, or add others.

Obituary. The family's own words, a photo (Add a photo, Replace the photo, Remove the photo), and where it is published (a newspaper, the funeral home's site). A plain line lists what an obituary usually includes: the full name; the dates and places of birth and passing; the family left behind and those gone before; life and work; faith; and the service details. Copy puts the text on the clipboard to paste anywhere.

Program. The order of service, part by part: Processional, Hymn or song, Scripture, Prayer, Acknowledgments and condolences, Obituary reading, Remarks or tributes, Solo, Eulogy, Viewing, Recessional, or Other, each with a title and who leads or reads it. A program can belong to one gathering or stand alone. Add a part, Move up, Move down and Remove keep it in order. Open the printable program shows a clean page to print: the photo, the name and the dates, the gathering, the parts in order, and the flowers and donations as a closing line.

Flowers and donations. The family's wish (Flowers welcome, Donations in place of flowers, Flowers or donations, No flowers please, or Other), which gathering flowers go to, the florist's name, phone and address, and a deliver-by time. Donations lists each place to give (a charity, a church or place of worship, a scholarship, a family fund, or Other) with a link, a mailing address and a note such as In memory of the patient; no amount is ever asked. Sympathy and thank-you notes keeps who sent flowers, a card, a donation or food, the day it came, and whether the family has thanked them; Not thanked yet shows only the ones still to thank.

Step by step

  1. 1Open The service from the care chapter's menu.
  2. 2Under The funeral home, tap Edit, fill in its name and phone, and tap Save.
  3. 3Under The order of events, tap Add the usual order or Add a gathering, and give each its own place and address.
  4. 4Under Obituary, tap Edit, write it, tap Save, then tap Copy to paste it anywhere.
  5. 5Under Program, tap Add a part for each part in order, then tap Open the printable program and Print.
  6. 6Under Flowers and donations, set the family's wish, add a place to give, and add each card or gift to the thank-you list.
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