If your loved one has died, and you wish to schedule a funeral at the church, please contact the church office at 715-423-5990.
Pre-Planning
Talking about death is often difficult; talking about YOUR death and YOUR funeral may present additional distress. Be reminded that temporal death is one of God’s gifts to Christians whereby “we shall all be changed. …For our earthly bodies, the ones we have now that can die, must be transformed into heavenly bodies that cannot perish but will live forever” (selected verses from 1 Cor. 15). Listen to the confidence of St. Paul: “I want you to know what happens to a Christian when he dies so that when it happens, you will not be full of sorrow, as those are who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and then came back to life again, we can also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with Him all the Christians who have died” (1 Thess. 4:13, 14). Your faith in Jesus as your Savior and your confidence that death is merely an interlude in an on-going, intimate relationship with your Lord is evident in your decision to make advance arrangements about your funeral. This decision is also a clear witness of your faith and hope for your loved ones and survivors, and ought to sustain them in their grief.
Pre-arranging your funeral is always tentative, contingent on circumstances remaining relatively stable during your remaining lifetime and during the lifetime of those whom you involve in the pre-arrangement. Unforeseen developments between the time of planning and of putting plans into effect could alter original plans. It is important to remember that while it is your funeral that you are arranging, the funeral is a worship service to strengthen, comfort, and encourage those who survive.
Included in the ‘Funeral Arrangements’ booklet are several items that are part of the arrangements and decisions that someone will make regarding you, your death, your funeral, your burial, and your estate. If you would like to make your preferences known, please review the booklet, fill in those items that are important to you, and share the information with your family.