{"id":442,"date":"2024-07-25T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightwatersbenefice.org.uk\/all-hallows\/?post_type=life-event&#038;p=442"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:28:53","slug":"funerals","status":"publish","type":"life-event","link":"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-michaels\/life-event\/funerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Funerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christians believe that when we die, God promises that we will be with Him in a wonderful place where death and pain are gone forever. Whatever the circumstances of death, these words of hope are a great comfort to those who attend a funeral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone dies, although we can\u2019t see the person we love anymore, Christians believe that through the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we will see that person again. It might be in a very different form, in a very different way, but that is the Christian hope, and that is the message everyone will hear when they come to a Church of England funeral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1e1f7c08e2111885fbdc2db6de9f19a\">Church of England funerals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/life-events\/funerals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About funerals<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make an enquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in holding a funeral at one of the Benefice churches, please enquire below and we will get back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-michaels\/life-events\/life-event-enquiry\/\">Enquire<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":980,"template":"","class_list":["post-442","life-event","type-life-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funerals - St Michael&#039;s, North Waltham<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A lively, vibrant Anglican church for the whole village of Overton. 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