Resources
How to - Hold Your Own Memorial
If you have been bereaved and you can’t attend a funeral or have chosen not to do so you may want to hold your own memorial service for the person you have lost.
Funeral Etiquette - in Different Faiths
If you are attending the funeral of someone of a different faith you can get advice here on, for example, what to expect, how to pay your respects, how to send condolences and what to wear to the funeral.
Spiritual Care Guide
FACTUAL: A multi-faith resource for healthcare staff anywhere in the UK.
Funerals: Organisations That Can Help
WEBSITE: Organisations, both faith-based and secular, that can help and advise about loved ones' funerals and help you find a celebrant.
Funerals: A Guide by James Bentley, Andrew Best & Jackie Hunt
FACTUAL: An anthology of prayers, readings, hymns and music, drawn from a wide range of faiths and traditions.
Somerset County Council, Advice on Attitudes to Death and Grieving in Different Faith and Belief Communities
FACTUAL: A guide with general advice about how to respect different community approaches to death and bereavement.
Saying Kiddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead and Mourn as a Jew by Anita Diamant
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: A book that helps move one through grief according to Judaism’s beliefs and customs in layman’s terms.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
NOVEL/STORY: A book to help us understand the meaning of the holocaust. A young adult's version also available.

