Funeral Service St Joseph’s Wonthaggi

(Including Our Lady Star of the Sea, Inverloch )

A Christian funeral is a service held to honour and remember the life of a deceased individual, while offering comfort and support to the bereaved. Rooted in Christian beliefs, these funerals often emphasize themes of resurrection, eternal life, and the hope of being reunited with loved ones in the afterlife.

Our Christian faith affirms that death is not the end. “Life is changed, not ended.” Our Church’s funeral rites commend those who have passed away to God’s merciful love and brings hope and consolation to the living. Christian hope faces the reality of death and the anguish of grief but trusts confidently that the power of death has been vanquished by Jesus, the Risen Lord.

Funeral Service’s Available:

•    Requiem Mass: This is a funeral liturgy which offers the consecration and distribution of the Eucharist and can only be offered at the church.

•    Funeral Prayer Service: This is a funeral liturgy only and may be held at the church or at the Funeral Directors’ chapel or cemetery chapel.

•    Graveside Service: This is a ceremonies where the priest and mourners gather beside the grave of the loved one offering prayers before interment.

Funeral Director

There are several local funeral directors in our area. Once you have engaged one, the funeral director will then contact the Parish Office to check on the availability of the church and/or the clergy and book your nominated Requiem or funeral prayer service, according to your suitability and its own.

Booking and arranging the funeral

Please contact the Parish Office on (03) 56721111. Father will then be in contact with the family to arrange a meeting to discuss the service outline, and the involvement the family would like to have in the service. This will include a discussion on the Readings, Prayers of the Faithful, eulogy and music