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re: Ever see an officiant mess up a memorial service?
Posted on 1/25/25 at 5:44 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 1/25/25 at 5:44 pm to athenslife101
Only thing I have is I saw one of the funeral home workers knocked over a flower stand when they went to roll the body into the ceremony area.
It scared the old guy and he ripped a huge fart.
It scared the old guy and he ripped a huge fart.
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Posted on 1/25/25 at 5:44 pm to Dawgfanman
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Why not have someone close or that at least knows them do it?
probably why the service wasn't the greatest, possibly speaks to the life the deceased lived, maybe he didn't have friends, close family, or anyone that cared that much
Posted on 1/25/25 at 5:48 pm to athenslife101
At my dad's funeral, preacher went full Sunday sermon. Even called on the attendants to come down and be saved.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 5:57 pm to RandySavage
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When my wife's grandmother died the guy clearly forgot her named and just kept calling her "the lady".
Sounds like a story arc from a teen comedy movie
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:00 pm to Jim Rockford
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Maybe he wasn't physically or mentally up to it any more? Maybe it was too emotional for him? Or maybe he was an a-hole.
If it’s a smaller parish and he comes out of retirement to do one…… odds are he’d be called again and again and again
Sucks, but I don’t blame him
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:01 pm to TheRouxGuru
The best funeral's for family that I've been to, have had just a family friend or a relative get up and speak. can't stand when the officiant obviously never met the deceased. and that's not his/her fault. at all.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:04 pm to athenslife101
putting my dads remains into a military wall of honor at the Vet Cemetery on the 31st - if the officiant messed it up that bad, I would go to jail for assaulting them on government property.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:07 pm to athenslife101
My mother passed away just about a year ago. Passed away in a town about an hour away from where she really lived the bulk of her adult life and quite frankly outlived most every one that we kids knew that she knew.
So, we luckily found a pastor to do the service. He didn't know her at all, but I say he did an admirable effort.
Now, my eulogy that I gave (I was the child representative) passed the test, but wasn't anything of a superb effort, IMO.
So, we luckily found a pastor to do the service. He didn't know her at all, but I say he did an admirable effort.
Now, my eulogy that I gave (I was the child representative) passed the test, but wasn't anything of a superb effort, IMO.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:08 pm to athenslife101
I’m a 37 year pastor so I’ve done hundreds and hundreds. All kinds of people. Some I knew. A lot I didn’t. All kinds of deaths. Peaceful. Violent. But at every one there are always hurting people. I always remind myself of that. If I don’t know them I always ask the family if there’s anyone that could share some thoughts and memories about their loved one. If not, I encourage the family over their loss as best as I can. I’ve always thought it was a privilege to have the opportunity to speak hope and grace and Gods love to people in one of the hardest times of their lives.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:11 pm to Dawgfanman
He was living far away for the last decade or so
Posted on 1/25/25 at 6:14 pm to Jmcc64
The mother of the person who died asked to make an announcement and the funeral home director said no
Posted on 1/25/25 at 7:17 pm to athenslife101
I have no idea why, but I am always asked to do eulogies for relatives and friends, it's an honor, I guess.
The worst I have ever experienced was a friend and his wife who lost their child a few weeks after birth. The priest was not their regular home parish priest and the child's name was a little unusual, it wasn't that uncommon, just not one you hear every day. The priest just butchered the name, mispronouncing it several different ways, everytime he did it, the poor mother sobbed loudly.. So while the choir was singing, I went up to the priest and corrected him, I also found out the the priest reeked of bourbon.
Of course, he continued to screw up. After the ceremony I told the altar boys to get the priest out of there quickly, I was afraid my friend was going to rip his drunk head off.
The worst I have ever experienced was a friend and his wife who lost their child a few weeks after birth. The priest was not their regular home parish priest and the child's name was a little unusual, it wasn't that uncommon, just not one you hear every day. The priest just butchered the name, mispronouncing it several different ways, everytime he did it, the poor mother sobbed loudly.. So while the choir was singing, I went up to the priest and corrected him, I also found out the the priest reeked of bourbon.
Of course, he continued to screw up. After the ceremony I told the altar boys to get the priest out of there quickly, I was afraid my friend was going to rip his drunk head off.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 7:19 pm to TheRouxGuru
The best part was the first time he kinda paused searching for the name, after that though he just went with it the rest of the way
Posted on 1/25/25 at 7:25 pm to athenslife101
Grandfather’s funeral. Priest had Alzheimer's. Epic frickups left and right.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 7:27 pm to athenslife101
Guy at my grandma's messed up her last name a couple of times until I stopped him and corrected him. He gave me the stink eye, looked down and realized his mistake. He tried to apologize afterwards and I told him to frick off.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 8:35 pm to athenslife101
My dad went to a funeral for a lady who had worked in his office. The minister, at the end of the service, called for volunteers from the audience to serve as pallbearers....
When my wife's grandmother died I was a pallbearer, along with the grandsons and grandsons-in-law. One of her cousins didn't show up, so we were down to five, but one of them had a useless left arm. The hand works but he can't hold anything with it. When we get to the cemetery, he's across from me, with his left side to the casket. 100 year old grannies don't weigh that much, but holy shite, they do when you're the only one holding up the entire head end of the casket.
When my wife's grandmother died I was a pallbearer, along with the grandsons and grandsons-in-law. One of her cousins didn't show up, so we were down to five, but one of them had a useless left arm. The hand works but he can't hold anything with it. When we get to the cemetery, he's across from me, with his left side to the casket. 100 year old grannies don't weigh that much, but holy shite, they do when you're the only one holding up the entire head end of the casket.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:08 pm to Jim Rockford
The pastor at my granny’s funeral made a comment about “everyone thinks they can be a good person but unless you are a man of god you cannot be a good person”. Typical evangelist….
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:11 pm to RandySavage
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When my wife's grandmother died the guy clearly forgot her named and just kept calling her "the lady".
Yikes lol
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:17 pm to thumperpait
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At my dad's funeral, preacher went full Sunday sermon. Even called on the attendants to come down and be saved.
I have these instructions in my will. Including names of my unsaved or backslid family members.
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 1/25/25 at 9:24 pm to athenslife101
For my Dad’s eulogy all the priest did was read out loud the obit in the paper.
At least he had torn the obit out, and didn’t hold the entire newspaper.
At least he had torn the obit out, and didn’t hold the entire newspaper.
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