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Funeral Services
Types of Funeral Services and Ceremonies Ringbound NACMS inc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| National Cemetery | A cemetery created for burial of veterans and their eligible family members |
| Outer Burial Container | Any container which is designed for placement in the grave, around the casket (burial vaults etc) |
| Committal Service | That portion of the funeral which is conducted at the place of disposition |
| Receiving Vault | The structure designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not to be immediately interred |
| Inurnment | The act of placing cremated remains in an urn |
| Artificial Grass | Imitation grass made in mat form used to cover the earth around a grave |
| Internment | The act of placing a dead human body in the ground |
| Lowering Device | A mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground |
| Chancel | the place about the altar of the church, usually enclosing the clergy and other officials |
| Crucifier | the one who carries the processional cross in ecclesiastical processions. |
| Niche | A burning chamber in a crematory |
| Narthex (Vestibule) | the entry way to the church, the lobby area farthest from the altar. |
| Nave | the main body of the church where seating is provided. |
| Mausoleum | Building containing crypts or vaults for entombment |
| Protestant | any western Christian who is not an adherent to the Roman Catholic Church |
| Vestements | ritual garments of the clergy |
| Acolytes | the altar attendants (male or female) in the Episcopal Church |
| Altar | the table from which Holy Communion is served and prayers are offered |
| Benediction | a ritual blessing offered at the conclusion of a service |
| Book of Common Prayer | the text containing recitations, prayers and prescribed orders of worship in the Episcopal Church |
| Ecumenical | an epithet applied to a council regarded as representing the whole of Christiandom |
| Epistle | the right side of the church |
| Gospel | the left side of the church |
| Pall | a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket |
| Parochial | belonging to a parish; restricted to a parish; limited in range or scope |
| Funeral Rites | Any funeral event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner |
| Funeral Service | the rites held at the time of disposition of human remains with the body present |
| Visitation | Calling hours - a time set aside for friends and relatives to pay their respects |
| Adaptive Funeral Rites | A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of the family |
| Humanistic Funeral | a funeral devoid of all religious connotation |
| Contemporary Funeral Rites | funeral observances that reflect present day influences in lieu of traditional ceremonies |
| Memorial Service | Funeral rites without the body present |
| Memorial Gathering (Vigil) | A scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death |
| Immediate Burial | disposition of human remains by burial without formal viewing or ceremony with body present |
| Graveside Service | a ceremony/ritual conducted at a grave |
| Direct Cremation | disposition of remains by cremation without formal viewing |
| Green Funeral | Ecologically friendly |
| Death Certificate | a legal document containing vital statistics, disposition and final medical information pertaining to the deceased |
| Certified Copy of a Death Certificate | a legal copy of the original certificate |
| Medical Examiner | a forensically trained physician whose duty it is to investigate questionable or unattended deaths |
| Coroner | a public officer whose chief duty is to investigate questionable deaths |
| Vital Statistics | the collection of data concerning birth, marriage divorce sickness and death |
| Informant | One who supplies the vital statistics information concerning the deceased |
| Kin (NOK) | One's relative - blood relationship |
| You can obtain a disposition permit at | City/Town where the burial/cremation will occur |
| After city office hours where can you obtain a disposition permit? | Police Station or Authorized local funeral home |
| Rabbi | Teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith |
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