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Funeral Sermon for Duane Schuler

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

We all would love to be anywhere else in the world then here today. Yet, there is no other place we would rather be then right here, right now. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus … Continue reading →

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Funeral for a Landscaper

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“It’s but a moment.” That’s what the nurse told you twenty minutes ago waiting to see your doctor. Its length is unknown to us because time contains unknown moments and also contains those single, solitary moments. One moment occurs and … Continue reading →

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A Feeble Funeral Attempt

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Attending a simple service for a friend in a funeral home, I was taken back by the minister.  He didn’t know the deceased but that did not prevent him from putting on a pretty good show.  The funeral home must … Continue reading →

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Funeral Sermon for a Mother

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

She’s the beginning and she is never the end. She starts and then she endures. She is the wisest of all creatures, carries you where ever she needs to be herself – feeds, clothes and proudly places your distorted drawing … Continue reading →

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“The Song Has Ended But The Melody…”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(a funeral reflection) An Irving Berlin song sings, “the song has ended but the melody lingers on….”  Is there a better phrase for this musical funeral?  I don’t think so.  But I’m wrong because there is another, more appropriate, Irving … Continue reading →

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