FUNERAL SERVICES
A funeral marks the close of a human life on earth. It is the opportunity for friends and family to express their grief, to give thanks for the life which has now completed its journey in this world, and to commend the person into God's keeping.
A funeral may be a small, quiet ceremony or a large occasion in a packed church, at the graveside or at the crematorium.
The four Appleby group churches are part of the eight churches in the Woodfield Team of Churches. The Team covers the villages from the Derby border at Moira, through to Swepstone; and from Normanton-le-Heath down to Norton-juxta-Twycross.
Who would take the service?
We have a whole team of ministers who take funeral services – both at the local parish churches and at the crematorium. All of them have been specially trained in taking funeral services. This means that if one person is not free to take a service at a particular time, we have others who can take the service.
Those ministers who may take funerals are:
Revd Rick Tett (Team Vicar), Revd Alison Thorp, Revd Brenda Campbell and Revd Edwina Wallace
Everyone is entitled to have a funeral service in their local parish church regardless of whether they attended church or not.
As regards a burial, each of the four churches has an open churchyard for burials.
Alternatively, you may have a service in church and then go on to the crematorium for the committal or have the committal service at the crematorium followed by a service in church.
What form will the service take?
The minister taking the service will always visit the next of kin, where possible, and at the very least will have spoken to them by phone. The purpose of this is to get to know each other before the service itself. It also means we can plan the service and find out what the next of kin would like said about the person who has died. This visit is included in the fees set out below.
The service will be personal. Normally, it would include prayers (for the person who has died and those missing them most), the Lord’s Prayer, a Bible reading and some hymns. In addition, family and friends often choose particular music to be played, poems or other readings. A tribute may be given by a close friend or member of the family.
There is often a fear that the service will be too religious, or too sombre. We aim to make the service what the family or other next of kin want.
For more detail on the service, go to http://churchofenglandfunerals.org
What will it cost?
There are other variations, and the Funeral Director or Minister can advise.
Standard church fees for 2025:
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Funeral Fees
(excluding funeral directors/doctors charges and crematorium fees) |
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Service in church
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£234.00
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Organist’s fee in church (varies by organist)
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£70.00 (Appleby)
£65.00 (Swepstone) |
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Verger in church
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£35.00
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Heating if required in church
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£50 (Appleby),
£40 (Swepstone) £30 (Snarestone), £20 (Norton) |
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Burial in churchyard
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£375.00
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Cremation immediately before or after a service in church
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£35.00
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Whole service at the local crematorium
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£234.00
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Minister travel to local crematorium
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£10.00
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Interment of ashes in churchyard preceding or following on from service in church
(including the day before / after day of service) |
£164.00
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Interment of ashes in churchyard
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£198.00
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Fee for digging the grave for ashes
(varies by person used by each church) |
£20.00 - £90 (week)
£120 Sat morning 9-11am |
After the service
What is helpful after the day of the funeral?
We are very happy to visit again, to help you during the difficult period of adjusting. Just get in touch.
Every year in October/November we hold a special Light of Love service. This is a service where there is the opportunity to light a candle in memory of your loved one, and to have them prayed for by name. You will receive an invitation to this, and details will be on the website.
For further details, contact Rick Tett on http://woodfieldteamvicar@gmail.com