About Jon Matson-Higgins, Minister & Celebrant, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.

Supporting Children at a Funeral

Supporting Children at a Funeral, Helping them Understand and Feel Safe When a child attends a funeral, it can raise a lot of questions for the adults around them. Should they be there? Will they understand? How will they react? Across...

How to cope with grief in the days after a funeral

How to Cope with Grief in the Days After a Funeral The days leading up to a funeral are often filled with activity, decisions, phone calls, visitors and people asking questions. There is usually a sense of movement, even in the middle of grief. There are arrangements...

Why do people bow to a coffin at a funeral?

Why do people bow to a coffin at a funeral? I’m often asked about the little things people notice at funerals. One of those questions is why people sometimes bow their head when they approach the coffin, when the coffin is placed on the catafalque, or as the coffin...

Taking autistic and ADHD children to a funeral

Taking Autistic and ADHD Children to a Funeral One of the questions families sometimes ask me before a funeral is: “Should we bring the children?” Very often, this question becomes even more emotional when a child is autistic, has ADHD, sensory needs, anxiety, or...

Understanding cremation and modern funeral service

Understanding Cremation and Modern Funeral Services, A Gentle Guide for Families Arranging a Cremation When someone we love dies, there are suddenly many decisions to make at a time when emotions can feel overwhelming and exhausting. One of the most common choices...
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