{"id":38,"date":"2017-06-06T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quizzical-morning.flywheelsites.com\/katehobson\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2022-06-06T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:38:02","slug":"the-home-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/the-home-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning a Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong> The visit<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Once I am appointed as a celebrant, I will talk to you (face-to-face if possible) to discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/humanism.org.uk\/ceremonies\/non-religious-funerals\/example\/\">contents of the ceremony<\/a>\u00a0 and to gather information about the person who has died. We can also discuss poetry, music, and any objects or photos that you might wish to bring along on the day.<\/p>\n<p>We can discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/practical-matters\/\">practicalities<\/a>, such as an order of service leaflet, and what facilities may be available at the venue.\u00a0And of course I can answer any questions you have. I will then go away and write a script.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for extra support in your time of loss there are <a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/organisations-who-can-help\/\">other organisations who can help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The tribute<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In a humanist funeral ceremony the tribute is the most important part. It can be given by me or by family and friends, or a combination of the two. Here are some of the things people like to hear about in relation to the person you wish to celebrate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biography \u2013 significant dates and locations; family, education, work, places lived.<\/li>\n<li>Interests \u2013 what they cared about and\/or enjoyed doing.<\/li>\n<li>Character \u2013 quirks and foibles, what they did that make you laugh \u2013 or cry. Anything that friends or family would immediately recognise as being special to that person.<\/li>\n<li>Images \u2013 not just photos, but also mental snapshots that you have stored in your own memories.<\/li>\n<li>Poems or music \u2013 any favourites?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>The script<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I will send you a draft for you to check in advance of the ceremony and give you your own copy of the full script after the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The visit Once I am appointed as a celebrant, I will talk to you (face-to-face if possible) to discuss the contents of the ceremony\u00a0 and to gather information about the person who has died. We can also discuss poetry, music, and any objects or photos that you might wish to bring along on the day. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/katehobson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}