Working a funeral: stages and checklist

A funeral case moves through clear stages, and a checklist keeps the many small tasks from slipping. Together they make a stressful week manageable.

The stages

Death → Notification → Planning → Vigil → Funeral Mass & Burial → Aftercare. Click a stage to advance the case; moving backward asks for confirmation.

The checklist

• Each case has a checklist drawn from your parish's practice — notifications, musicians, worship aid, obituary, the planning meeting, the luncheon, and more.
• Tick an item to mark it done; Vianney records who and when.
• Older cases automatically gain any new checklist steps when you open them, so nothing is missed as your practice evolves.

Set your parish's practice

In Funerals → Settings, edit the standard checklist and the list of who gets notified, and toggle whether a planning meeting and a luncheon are part of your norm. New cases follow these; open cases keep their own copy.

Tips

• A completed case becomes read-only, preserving the record.
• Set up your checklist once and every future funeral inherits it — see also Funeral arrangements.