Emphasis Preaching Journal
Each year our local funeral...
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Each year our local funeral home holds a Memorial Tree Planting Service for the families and friends of all those who have died within that calendar year. It is an Ecumenical Service and the pastors of the various congregations take turns leading worship. The location of the service is always in a local conservation park. Those who attend this service may or may not have a Christian background. However they do have one thing in common -- a loved one has died and they are hurting.