As a family we have been overwhelmed by people’s kindness to us since Jonathan died a month ago – so many people have written in the various ways that people can be in contact, to offer condolences, but also to tell us of the impact Jonathan had on them. It has been overwhelming and humbling in equal measure, and we are so very proud of Jonathan and all that he was.

Wonderfully we have about 400 people coming to Jonathan’s funeral in person and a further 200 who have signed up to watch it online, which is an amazing testament to him.

Jonathan wrote his funeral a few years ago. Unusually he not only chose the music, hymns and readings, but also wrote introductions to them to explain why he had chosen them. He also went through the service book and chose every piece of liturgy, and at one point created a prayer taking bits of prayers on offer.

Below is a copy of the service sheet for anyone following along at home, and under that is the link page for the St Paul’s Church Chippenham YouTube, where the service will be livestreamed. The livestream recording will be available for a few days after the funeral.

Thank you for joining us.

https://www.youtube.com/@stpaulschurch-chippenham1115/streams