Many of you will be called upon to help church members or community people who are grieving the loss of a loved one and who want guidance with funeral planning. Garth Wright is an Auckland funeral director who has written a book called ‘When It’s Time to Call the Funeral Director’. He says he has written this from a “funeral-home neutral and person-centred perspective”. The book covers:

• Choosing a funeral home.
• Various scenarios based on whether a person dies at home, in a hospital, unexpectedly etc.
• What occurs biologically to a body when it dies
• Embalming
• Funeral home processes
• Funeral planning
• Funeral processes for a baby