In Loving Memoryof

Tony Twiss9th June 1944 ~ 4th April 2009

The funeral service conducted

on Thursday 9th April 2009

at 11am

ORDER OF SERVICE

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MUSIC IN MEMORY OF TONYLonestar ~ Amazed

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WELCOME

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OPENING PRAYER

We have come here today

To remember before God our brother TonyTo give thanks for his life

To commend him to God our merciful redeemer and judge;To commit his body to be cremated,

And to comfort one another in our grief.

God of all consolation,your Son Jesus Christ was moved to tears

at the grave of Lazarus his friend.

Look with compassion on your children in their loss,give to troubled hearts the light of hope

and strengthen in us the gift of faith,in Jesus Christ our Lord.

GOSPEL READING

Romans 8 Vs 38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,

neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,

nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of

God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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READING FROM SCRIPTURE

Psalm 23

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

he leadeth me beside the still waters

He restoreth my soul:

he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;

thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou

anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

GOSPEL READING

John 5 Vs 24-27

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has

eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear

the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has

given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

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PRAYERS

All: Lord, we come into your presence to remember Tony and to

seek your comfort, for we know that nothing can separate us from your love and that you support us in our sorrow. We are sure that

the souls of the righteous are with you and that nothing can harm them. Although they have died they are in peace. Give us your

strength to rejoice that you have taken Tony to be with yourself

where he shall no more be in need. May we find life and peace and perfect joy with him in your presence; through Jesus Christ our

Lord.Amen

All: God of mercy, we acknowledge that we are all sinners.We turn from the wrong that we have thought and said and done,

and are mindful of all that we have failed to do. For the sake of Jesus, who died for us, forgive us for all that is past, and help us

to live each day in the light of Christ our Lord.

Amen.

MUSIC IN MEMORY OF TONYLouis Armstrong ~ What A Wonderful World

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POEMLife Must Go On

Grieve for me, for I would grieve for you.

Then brush away the sorrow and the tears

Life is not over, but begins anew,

With courage you must greet the coming years.

To live forever in the past is wrong;

It can only cause you misery and pain.

Dwell not on memories overlong,

With others you must share and care again.

Reach out and comfort those who comfort you;

Recall the years, but only for a while.

Nurse not your loneliness; but live again.

Forget not. Remember with a smile.

MEMORIES OF TONY

MUSIC IN MEMORY OF TONYThe Eagles ~ Hotel California

POEMMiss Me, But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom filled room

Why cry for a soul set free

Miss me a little - but not too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me - but let me go

For this is a journey that we must all take

And each must go alone

It's all a part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home

When you are lonely, and sick of heart

Go to the friends we know

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds

Miss me - but let me go

THE LORDS PRAYER

All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into

temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the

power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

COMMENDATION

Let us commend Tony to the mercy of God, Our maker and redeemer. God our

creator and redeemer, by your power Christ conquered death and entered into

glory. Confident of his victory and claiming his promises, we entrust Tony to

your mercy in the name of Jesus our Lord, who died and is alive and reigns with

you, now and forever.

Amen.

COMMITTAL

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great goodness. As

a father is tender towards his children, so is the Lord tender to those that fear him.

For he knows of what we are made; he remembers that we are but dust. Our days

are like the grass; we flourish like a flower of the field; when the wind goes over it,

it is gone and its place will know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord

endures for ever and ever towards those that fear him. and his righteousness upon

their children’s children.

We have entrusted our brother Tony to God’s mercy, and we now, commit his body

to be cremated: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust: in the sure and certain

hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, who will

transform our frail bodies that they may be conformed to his glorious body, who

died, was buried, and rose again for us. To him be glory for ever.

Amen.

THE BLESSING

May God give you his comfort and his peace, his light and his joy, in this world

and the next; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy

Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.

Amen.

EXIT MUSIC

The Mavericks ~ Dance The Night Away

Donations In Memory of Tony

may be given for Noah’s Arc

Noah's Arc is a registered animal rescue charity in the Murcia region of Spain created to rescue injured and badly treated animals.

The main focus has been on dogs. Whilst we currently can only take in dogs we always try to help with any injured animal. It is our intention to build more relationships with other specialist animal charities throughout Europe

to ensure that we can help re home more animals.

The family would like to invite you back to

Lobo de Mar, Bolnuevo after the service

Service Sheets Designed & Printedby

The English Funeral Director, Tony Smith. Tel: 650 631 719