The priest will also provide support to the relatives as well as to the dying person. If there is no reply from the Parish Office please contact one of the other local parishes listed. 

The death of a loved relative or friend is firstly a time of great sorrow - a time of deep loss. It is a time that can bring with it a profound sense of loneliness for us left behind - especially if we have lost a husband or wife, a mother or father, a child or a very dear friend. Into this period of loss and loneliness the Church seeks to offer consolation.

As St Paul reminds us in his letter to the Corinthians: ‘When one person suffers the whole of the Christian community shares that suffering’ (1 Cor.12-36).

Thus the clergy and people of this parish seek both to offer an open ear and a supportive arm, and to be of practical help to you with the arrangements that have to be made and the duties performed following the death of a loved one.

Above all what we seek to offer is the hope that comes from faith in the saving death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here is a saying you can rely on:

“If we have died with Him, then we shall live with Him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with Him.”

We have prepared a booklet which provides more detailed information about the making of funeral arrangements and other related matters. Copies of this booklet may be obtained from or downloaded (in PDF format) from here.