When parents await the birth of a child, they create a birth plan. They choose where they would like to give birth, they set guidelines as to which procedures they would like to have followed, and where they want to spend those first few precious days as they adjust to life with their newborn.
In the same way, we can create a death plan. By completing an Advanced Death-Care Directive we can outline the procedures we wish taken at the event of our death. We can choose whether to be buried or cremated; what clothing we would like to wear; how we would like our body to be cared for during the precious days between death and disposition. We can chose what elements we would like included in the funeral service and whether we would like to be wrapped in a shroud, a simple cremation casket, a pine box, or an elaborate coffin.
Sacred Crossings provides education and guidance to families wishing to honor their loved one’s personal wishes by holding an intimate, personal and deeply meaningful funeral at home.
If you choose a Home Funeral, you will assign a trusted friend or family member (usually the next-of-kin) to be the designated funeral director. This person will work closely with a Sacred Crossings minister who will educate and guide them through the entire process.
An in-home consultation is recommended as the first step. This is an opportunity for family members and friends to ask questions, review paperwork and to determine whether this is the right option for your family. Please view ‘Our Services’ page for a complete list of services.
Did you Know…?
· In almost every state, it is legal for a family member to act as the funeral director when a loved one dies
· The body of your loved one can lie in honor at home until burial or cremation
· Refrigeration is not necessary
· Embalming is not required by law
· A family member can complete all of the necessary end-of-life documentation
· You can create, decorate and transport a casket to the place of disposition
“Someone who’s dying has a job in front of them, and their job description is to die extravagantly – to set the banquet table that should be spilled in the wake of their dying, where everyone around them who knew them, or didn’t know them, or who wanted to, are invited, and the storytelling that ensues is the feast”
- Stephen Jenkinson – “Griefwalker”