Terms

An Alter attendant

a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times

those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral

in the Islam faith, the name of God

an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed; in the Christian Faith, a table on which the Eucharist or Holy Communion I offered.

an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, w/o ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or w/o an outside covering) or like materials.

certification/legalization of a document for international use (UNDER TERMS OF THE 1961 Hague Convention)

in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese

Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood, containing no metal parts.

the meeting btwn the funeral; director and the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discusssed

an imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave

counseling with the family as they select the services and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice when a death has accrued.

leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of the diocese; in the LDS (Mormon) church, Bishop of the ward is leader of a single church

the name of the Buddhist priest

a term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to determine an accurate time for casketing the body

in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order w/o being ordered or while preparing for ordination

relating to a social organization

a legal document, issues by a governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body

a portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the committal

a religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith; assists the Pries tin the Eastern Orthodox faith

in the Roman Catholic faith,  dignity comity conferred upon Bishops making them Princes of the Church

cash advance items may include but not limited to: cemetery or crematory service, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers, nurses, obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates; sometimes called accommodation or cash disbursement

one who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral service and at the committal service

the officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Church

an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies

a legal copy of the original death certificate

the portion of the church surrounding the