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Document Details : Title: After the Funeral Subtitle: An Ethnographic Reflection on a Funeral Mass through the Lens of Interchurch Families Author(s): HAYES, Doral Journal: Marriage, Families & Spirituality Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Date: 2024 Pages: 109-118 DOI: 10.2143/INT.30.1.3293283 Abstract : This paper offers an ethnographic theological reflection on a close family funeral and specifically the challenges around eucharistic sharing for those in interchurch families. This paper was written following the death of my father-in-law and offers a theological reflection on how the ecumenical protocols were understood and responded to. This paper is not an argument for an extension of eucharistic sharing but a reflection on what could make the experience of a family funeral better for those in interchurch families. After consideration of the specific needs of those in interchurch families with regard to eucharistic sharing and the particular challenges that this can present within the English context, this paper expands on a several different themes. These include the journey from death to the funeral for the family, the power held by clergy, the importance of pastoral understanding, and connection and the difference that good ecumenical hospitality can make within the funeral service itself. |
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