In Loving Memoryof

Barry Morley28th October 1945 ~ 15th September 2009

The funeral service conducted

on

Tuesday, 22nd September 2009

at 12noon

ORDER OF SERVICE

MUSIC IN MEMORY OF BARRYElton John ~ Candle in the Wind

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WELCOME

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OPENING PRAYER

We have come here today to remember before God our brother Barry. To give thanks for his life. To commend him to God our merciful redeemer and judge;To commit his body to be cremated, and to comfort one another in our grief.

God of all consolation, your Son Jesus Christ was moved to tears at the grave of Lazarus his friend. Look with compassion on your children in their loss, give to troubled hearts the light of hope and strengthen in us the gift of faith, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

GOSPEL READINGJohn 5 Vs 24-27

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

READING FROM SCRIPTURERomans 8 Vs 38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

HYMNAll Things Bright And Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful,The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colours,He made their tiny wings.

(Refrain)

The purple-headed mountain,The river running by,

The sunset and the morning,That brightens up the sky;

(Refrain)

The cold wind in the winter,The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,He made them every one;

(Refrain)

He gave us eyes to see them,And lips that we might tellHow great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well. (Refrain)

PRAYERS

All: Lord, we come into your presence to remember Barry and to

seek your comfort, for we know that nothing can separate us from your love and that you support us in our sorrow. We are sure that

the souls of the righteous are with you and that nothing can harm

them. Although they have died they are in peace. Give us your strength to rejoice that you have taken Barry to be with yourself

where he shall no more be in need. May we find life and peace and perfect joy with him in your presence; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

All: God of mercy, we acknowledge that we are all sinners. We turn

from the wrong that we have thought and said and done, and are mindful of all that we have failed to do. For the sake of Jesus, who

died for us, forgive us for all that is past, and help us to live each day in the light of Christ our Lord.

Amen.

READING FROM SCRIPTURE

Psalm 23The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in

green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I

walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou

art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil;

my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

POEM Read by Steve Coffin

Miss me, but let me go

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom filled room

Why cry for a soul set free

Miss me a little - but not too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me - but let me go

For this is a journey that we must all take

And each must go alone

It's all a part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home

When you are lonely, and sick of heart

Go to the friends we know

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds

Miss me - but let me go

A PERSONAL TRIBUTE & MUSIC IN MEMORY OF BARRYDirty Dancing - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

A PERSONAL TRIBUTE & MUSIC IN MEMORY OF BARRY(I've Had) The Time Of My Life

POEMGolden Memories

Read by Lyndsey Kane

They say memories are golden

well maybe that is true.

I never wanted memories,

I only wanted you.

A million times I needed you,

a million times I cried.

If love alone could have saved you

you never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly,

In death I love you still.

In my heart you hold a place

no one could ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway

and heartache make a lane,

I'd walk the path to heaven

and bring you back again.

Our family chain is broken,

and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one,

the chain will link again.

THE LORDS PRAYER

All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into

temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the

power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

COMMENDATION

Let us commend Barry to the mercy of God, Our maker and redeemer. God our

creator and redeemer, by your power Christ conquered death and entered into

glory. Confident of his victory and claiming his promises, we entrust Barry to your

mercy in the name of Jesus our Lord, who died and is alive and reigns with you,

now and forever.

Amen.

COMMITTAL

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great goodness.

As a father is tender towards his children, so is the Lord tender to those that fear

him. For he knows of what we are made; he remembers that we are but dust. Our

days are like the grass; we flourish like a flower of the field; when the wind goes

over it, it is gone and its place will know it no more. But the merciful goodness of

the Lord endures for ever and ever towards those that fear him and his

righteousness upon their children's children.

We have entrusted our brother Barry to God’s mercy, and we now, commit his

body to be cremated: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust: in the sure and

certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, who

will transform our frail bodies that they may be conformed to his glorious body,

who died, was buried, and rose again for us. To him be glory for ever.

Amen.

THE BLESSING

May God give you his comfort and his peace, his light and his joy, in this world

and the next; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the

Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.

Amen.

EXIT MUSICThe Godfather ~ The Love Theme

Donations In Barry’s memory may be given for MABSThe family would like to invite you to Punta Brava Bar for refreshments

Service Sheets Designed & Printedby

The English Funeral Director, Tony Smith. Tel: 650 631 719