When someone you love has died, it is a time of sadness and pain. We are here to help you through your bereavement. Please be assured of our thoughts and prayers.
Please get in touch with us if you’d like to hold a funeral service at St Michael’s, or if you’d like a member of our clergy to be involved in a funeral service. The Church of England has a helpful website on planning funerals.
We work with all the local funeral directors and would especially recommend Greens, who are based in Eynsham or Tonks Brothers, who are based in Abingdon.
If your loved one lived in the parish then we can arrange for them to be buried in the churchyard. We also have plots available for the interment of ashes after cremation.
We are able to live-stream the service for friends or relatives who can’t make it on the day.
Later on it is possible to mark the grave with a grave stone or memorial tablet. Please see this leaflet which will help to answer some of the questions you might have about commemorating the person who has died.
Recent live-streams
We are able to live-stream funeral services from St Michael’s. You can find our upcoming and recently live-streamed funerals below. There is usually an additional charge for live-streaming to help cover our costs.
Funeral of Tony Wyatt – Monday 6th February at 1pm
Tony’s funeral will be at 1pm on Monday 6th February in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. http://youtu.be/pjTDszuSiIw The service will be led by David Wenham. Please remember Esme, their family and friends in your prayers. You can download the order of service below. 8-230-Wyatt-REVISED-VERSION.pdf-BookletDownload
Funeral of Michael Payne – Friday 20th January at 2:30pm
Mike’s funeral will be at 2:30pm on Friday 20th January in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. The service will be led by one of our Honorary Assistant Bishops, the Right Reverend Jonathan Meyrick. https://youtu.be/z0YhR9KT_B8 You can download the order of service below. Michael-Payne-order-of-serviceDownload Please remember Vivi, their…
Funeral of Pat Plews – Thursday 24th November at 2pm
Pat Plews’ funeral will be at 2pm on Thursday 24th November in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. https://youtu.be/ej39m_FX-fk Please remember her family and friends in your prayers. You can download the order of service below. OoS-311369DTYWTW_PatriciaPlewsOOSDove-Flight-Alt-SinglesDownload
Funeral of Tony Barson – Tuesday 18th October at 2pm
Tony Barson’s funeral will be at 2pm on Tuesday 18th October in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. https://youtu.be/HE04Xl-eUkw You can download the order of service below. OOS-Barson-2Download Please remember his family and friends in your prayers.
Funeral of June Pettet – Monday 8th August at 12pm
June Pettet’s funeral will be at 12pm on Monday 8th August in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. Her family have set up a tribute page at https://junepettet.muchloved.com, through which gifts can be given in her memory to support charitable causes. https://youtu.be/LtfFmPCMeTc You can download the order of…
Funeral of Alison Bond – Saturday 11th June at 12:30pm
Alison Bond’s funeral will be at 12:30pm on Saturday 11th June in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below. https://youtu.be/PtiHa7_zdIg You can download the order of service below. Alison-Bond-thanksgiving-service-6Download Please remember her family and friends in your prayers.
Funeral of Betty Bailey – Tuesday 3rd May at 2pm
Betty’s funeral will be at 2pm on Tuesday 3rd May in St Michael’s, and will also be live-streamed below.You can also download the order of service. Betty BaileyDownload Please remember her many friends in your prayers. We are very sorry that owing to technical problems on the day there is…