Strength your connection to the community

A Father’s Day Remembrance Gathering can help your funeral home deepen its ties to the community by giving families a meaningful way to remember and honor their fathers.

Some planning tips:

•  Host a “Father’s Day Remembrance Gathering" on a Saturday or Sunday in June before Father’s Day.
• Keep the event under 60 minutes.
• Recommended times are 2 pm, 4 pm, or 6:30 pm

 
Program Suggestion:

• Opening words: “Today we gather to honor the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures whose love shaped us and whose memory continues to guide us.”
• Prayer: Invite a guest clergy member.
• Musical Tribute: Perform songs like “You Raise Me Up,” “Wind Beneath My Wings,” “Amazing Grace,” or others.
• Reading or Poem: “A Father's Love” (my favorite).
• Open the Floor: Share a “favorite memory,” “funny incident,” “lesson learned,” etc.
• Closing: Sing a closing song followed by: “May the memories of your father continue to guide your steps, strengthen our lives, and remind us that their love has no end.”

 
Follow the program by providing a refreshment table. Encourage attendees to bring photos of their fathers to share during the event. This will be a great opportunity for your guests to socialize, share photos, and chat with you.
 

• Marketing: Plan now! Get the word out.  Invite all families you have served in the last 18 months. Let the media know.  Tell the local newspaper and radio. Blast is repeated on social media. Contact the local churches now to include in their church bulletin leading up to the gathering.

In short, A Father’s Day Remembrance Gathering will allow your funeral home to showcase its commitment to compassionate care while offering families a heartfelt way to honor the fathers they miss.
 
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