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Types of Officiants: What do they do?
The Last Track
Typically, the person who officiates the funeral service will run the order of service.
This can include:
Reading of the life story or eulogy
Playing music
Playing a memorial video
Offering a time of remembrance
Offering prayers or reading of poems
Introduce military honors or funeral rites
Presenting announcements for the graveside service, luncheon, family gathering or other directors
In the state of Oregon, any unlicensed person is allowed to run the funeral service, as long as they are not accepting payment of the services. In order to accept payments for officiating a funeral service, a person must be licensed.
The officiant may be a clergy member, a celebrant, a family or community member.
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