Does a celebration of life program need religious content?

No. The celebration-of-life order has no required religious items; you can use poems and songs instead of hymns and scripture.

What goes in a celebration of life program?

The cover with the photo and dates, the life story, the order of events (welcome, memories, music, readings, closing words), the people to thank, and where everyone gathers after.

Celebration of life program templates

A program that celebrates a life: their story, the people they loved, the music and readings that sound like them.

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Their name

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Sunset

Portrait

Homegoing Gold

Calla

Prices, paid once
Funeral program	Bifold or 8-page booklet	$24
Cards	Prayer, memorial and thank-you cards	$15
Complete set	The program and all three cards	$39

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What makes a celebration of life program different

The tone is warmer and more personal: shared memories, a life story, the things they loved.
Religious items are optional. Keep a prayer and a hymn, or use poems and favorite songs instead.
It can be held anywhere: a home, a park, a hall, a studio. The back page often invites everyone to a reception.
Photos matter more: the 8-page booklet has a page of four photos besides the cover.

Designs that feel like a celebration

SunsetAn evening landscape across the cover. Warm, for a celebration of life.
GardenMeadow wildflowers in watercolour. For a gardener or a celebration of life.
EucalyptusA watercolour eucalyptus spray in soft sage. Fresh and gentle.
PortraitTheir photo fills the whole cover, the name over it. Modern and personal.
Evening SkyDeep navy outside, a gold moon and stars. For a celebration of life.
ArchThe photo in an arch, warm sand and terracotta, a pampas sprig.

Sample for an invented person, Evelyn Grace Turner, with a placeholder photo.

Sample celebration of life order of events

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Welcome
Opening Words
Life Story
Shared Memories
Readings and Poems
Music
Closing Words
Reception

Matching memorial cards

The Twenty-Third Psalm

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.

Psalm 23 (KJV)

A Celebration of Life

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Turner Pottery Studio

Memorial card, back

A 5 × 7 in memorial card with the photo, the dates and a verse or poem, in the same design as the program; two to a Letter sheet. Memorial cards.

Questions

Does a celebration of life program need religious content?: No. The celebration-of-life order has no required religious items; you can use poems and songs instead of hymns and scripture.
What goes in a celebration of life program?: The cover with the photo and dates, the life story, the order of events (welcome, memories, music, readings, closing words), the people to thank, and where everyone gathers after.

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