Dr. Andreas Johannes – Funeral Master of ceremonies

“The time of farewell is unique and special”

Your wish is my command!

What can I do for you / How can I assist you?

  • Are you looking for a secular funeral speaker?
  • Have you thought about an individually designed farewell ceremony? (OR What about a really personally organised send-off?)
  • You already have your own perception and ideas about an appropriate funeral ceremony?
  • It’s important to you that you entrust such an event to a trained (and experienced) funeral speaker?

These are the things I can do for you

  • Preliminary meeting and discussion to  agree the content of a successful funeral event.

  • To agree the music setting.

  • The preparation of the speech.

  • The management of the funeral.

  • Saying goodbye at the grave.

  • A memorial celebration before or after the funeral.

  • By request: a precautionary interview.

  • It’s also possible to plan a funeral event while a person is still alive.

Credentials

Kerzenlicht mit orangem Hintergrund

The secular funeral


We mourn a loved one and publicly take our leave of them. In this way we express our care towards them once again. We want to say goodbye with love and respect. When the person is no longer among us, we should let his dignity and our love for him/her nevertheless continue. At the same time the deceased person may already have made arrangements for their funeral. After all, the ceremony can also be their last self-determined act. So we can meet the person again indirectly through their will and influence at their funeral. The rite is not predetermined but coordinated with the wishes of both the deceased and the surviving relatives.

All of this can be a secular event: the dignity of the deceased, his will and wishes join with the love of his relatives and friends in his funeral ceremony. No putting off but, rather, comfort. Death is accepted but at the same time confidence is created for your own life from the grief and memories. Of course a secular ceremony can include Biblical elements; we can easily build that possibility into our funeral talk, if you wish.

 

The grief of others

How do other cultures, regions and people mourn?
That’s what my blog is about.

Videos Dr. Andreas Johannes

Funeral speech

Interview

Introduction