Funeral Service Options if COVID-19 Protocols Limit Gathering Size
When you’re planning final services with the funeral director from a funeral home in Mooreland, IN, you might have to make some adjustments. In order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, funeral homes have had to restrict the size of gatherings. This will be of interest to you if you want to plan a funeral service and wish to have a big gathering. You might have to have a smaller group for the funeral service, which might restrict it to just family.
But there are still some things you can do to compensate for possibly having to have a smaller funeral service than you would like. Read on to see some options.
Live stream
Have you considered live streaming the event? You can talk to the funeral director to enquire whether the funeral home can do this for you or if they will allow you to do it yourself. By live streaming the funeral service, you can ensure that those who can’t be there physically can still be part of the event. This will benefit not only those who, whether for space-limits reasons or for other reasons, can’t be at the place where the event is taking place. Live streaming means that the funeral service will be broadcasted in real-time. So it will be the next best thing to actually being in the church or chapel where the event is taking place.
Graveside Service
You can also consider planning a funeral service and a graveside service. Then you can divide the attendee list among the two services. So some people can be designated to attend the funeral service while other can be designated to attend the graveside service. Sure, you will probably want to have close family members and a few close friends of the deceased attend both services. But finding a way to divide the attendees between the two events is one way you can ensure that everyone can take part in some way without violating any policies.
Celebration of Life
Yet another idea would be to schedule a celebration of life event. You can schedule it to take place sometime after the actual funeral service. Of course, you’ll still need to keep the size of the group to a manageable number. Consider hosting it outside if you have the room to do so. Such an event is all about celebrating the life of the deceased. And who says there only has to be one event? You and your family can schedule numerous events if that makes sense for your situation. Remember that a celebration of life event can be as formal or as informal as you want. You can have it around the dinner table with close family members or you can rent out a church.
If you need to plan final services, you need the help of a Mooreland, IN funeral home. It’s best not to trust just any funeral home. Before you decide on a service provider, you need to do some homework. You can also ask people you know for recommendations. We’re a reputable and professional funeral home that has experience assisting people who need help planning funerals or cremations. If you want to preplan final services for yourself, we can help you with that as well. Give us a call when you need us and we’ll assist you in any way we can.
