Dying in Cyprus

[Dominic]

I would quite like to be catapulted out to sea for my burial. It would look a bit surreal and I would probably get washed up again looking a bit bloated. But what a sight it would make. I'm talking about a catapult that would fling me half a mile. No half measures. Ideally I would like a sound effect of a loud "gawwwwwk" played as I was flung, for added effect.

[ApusApus]

From where would you like to be fired ........ Polemi would require quite a bit of engineering but I'm sure it can be achieved?


Shane

[Dominic]

I was thinking more along the lines of the light house. I could make a nice arc out across the point.

[ApusApus]

Ok, no problem ................ have you got a date in mind, just want to give people plenty of notice?


Shane

[smudger]

Dominic, given my age - and probably yours - I will no doubt not be around for this spectacle, but truly wish I could be! I care not a jot what happens to my remains once I'm gone, but a sendoff like this would give me a huge chuckle in the hereafter I'm sure!!

[WHL]

Any takers?
https://www.cremationsolutions.com/crem ... n-diamonds

[WHL]

On a side note I was looking on google to find out what the Orthodox Church objection to cremation was, and came across this.
The Orthodox arguments against Cremation are:
1) Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ died on the Cross and was buried. (Nicene Creed) therefore we should imitate Jesus.
2) Everyone will be bodily resurrected in the Second Coming of Christ. Cremation is a denial of the bodily resurrection.
3) The human body is the temple of God and is a sacred sanctuary even after physical death.
4) Cremation with God’s blessing is never mentioned in the Old Testament.
5) We must not be conformed to this world (Romans 12:2) especially as cremation becomes more common. Cremation is the denial and purposeful destruction of God’s human temple. As follower’s of Christ, we are not dualists or spiritualists who believe that the material world is inherently evil and to be despised. Rather, as Christians, we believe in the inherent goodness of the material world, especially our human bodies. Together, our body and soul, are created in God’s image and likeness. We are called to redeem and transfigure the creation to its original glory and beauty by continually resisting sin and temptation, repenting of our transgressions, and opening our hearts, minds and bodies to the indwelling presence of God’s divine grace through His only-begotten Son and life-giving Holy Spirit. The only fire we should submit ourselves to is the fire of God’s love and holy presence. Because the Orthodox Faith affirms the fundamental goodness of creation, it understands the body to be an integral part of the human person and the temple of the Holy Spirit, and expects the resurrection of the dead. The Church considers cremation to be the deliberate desecration and destruction of what God has made and ordained for us. The Church instead insists that the body be buried so that the natural physical process of decomposition may take place.

People who support cremation say that they have a right to choose that, and that the Church should give in to their demands. The Church replies that: as they are free to choose the method of disposal of their bodies, but the Church is also free to follow her Holy Tradition and teaching, and can therefore deny to those wanting cremation a Christian funeral service. As to the question whether the souls of those cremated are rejected by the Lord, we can only say that the Lord can resurrect any body regardless of how it died and was disintegrated. We have the example of Saints who were burnt alive or were eaten by wild animals in the Colosseum of Rome etc. and it would be foolish to say that they will not be resurrected. This, though, is different from someone voluntarily wishing to be cremated and not buried because of a differing belief about the body and salvation from that of the Church.
Among the other Christian Confessions of faith, most of the protestant denominations accept cremation. The Roman Catholic faith forbade cremations until 1983. From that year, according to their new Canon Law, they will allow cremations as long as they are not done for reasons contrary to the Christian teaching, but still advises burial as the norm.
In the Orthodox Christian Funeral Service the hymns and prayers continually refer to burial and for the return of the body "to the earth from which it was taken" (Gen. 3:19).
In conclusion
The burial of the dead is an ancient custom and is based on Holy Scripture, according to the belief that man was formed from earth "and to earth he will return".
Christianity, especially the Orthodox Church, teaches that the human body will rise at the Second Coming of the Lord, to attain the blessedness of the Heavenly Kingdom together with the soul, or to suffer the result of rejecting God. Therefore we must respect the body even after death. Respect is shown by burying the body and not burning it.
The supporters of cremation give a lot of environmental, psychological and economical reasons to push their ideas in making cremation available to Christians. Most of those putting these ideas across are either non Christians, or peripheral "Christians" who are doing their best to fight the Orthodox Christian Faith.
The Church has no objection to people who are not firm believers and who wish to have themselves cremated, but expects the same freedom not to conduct a funeral service for them because of the aforementioned reasons

[Maureen Paphos]

Hi to you all ... have not read all the posts yet but will do ..... below is an update on the crem ....not much I'm afraid to say.
Currently the ministry is amending the legistlation which has to be completed before they will issue a licence for the crematorium. I am like a dog with a bone with this and to be honest I have e mailed so many times since June I am going to wait a couple more weeks before I e mail him again.

[Mark]

Welcome to the forum Mareen.

[Maureen Paphos]

Thank you Mark xx

[Maureen Paphos]

Just typed a whole lot of info and lost it ...... second time!
Burial in Cyprus
Most villages if you own your property, will allow you a plot in the cemetery if Christian.
Erimi/Kolossi cemetery is available to all British passport holders.
Dhekelia is available to families who receive forces pension, however let me check when back in the office if there is a condition on this please.
SOME villages allow families who rent properties into their village cemetery, please check with muchktar/municipality or call us.
The cemetery tax is NOT normally deducted from the plot cost, apart from Pissouri, they deduct from plot cost, i.e. if you have paid 10 years of tax then plot is paid for, although there still would be an opening and closing of the plot charge.

Thank you Memoryman for linking old link.
Rather than writing everything that most people have already read, if anyone has QUESTIONS, I am more than happy to answer, if I don't know, I will find out. Or pm me if more for a personal enquiry.
Crematorium will be a private venture, the investors are aware it will be many years before they see a return. If the licence gets issued of course.

[JimX]

Mo's contacts if you wish to have more info on the future of Cremation on Cyprus.

http://www.angelguardiansfuneralhome.com/

Maureen Watt
Angel Guardians Funeral Home
(P.C.M. Ancestral Angel Ltd)
24 Apostolou Pavlou Avenue
Paphos
8046
CYPRUS

Tel no: 00357 26222993
Fax no: 00357 26221843

[Dominic]

All her details are in the directory Jim...

https://www.paphoslife.com/directory/en ... _guardians

Maureen, if you are doing a big post, you might be better off typing it out on a word processor and copy and pasting when you are done. That way you can save it, so if it gets screwed up you don't have to type it out again. I used to experience similar annoyances when I was listing stuff on ebay etc.

[Maureen Paphos]

Good idea thank you xx