Celebration of Life April 15, 1943 - April 27, 2021 - Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - All Saints' Loveland

Celebration of Life

April 15, 1943 – April 27, 2021

    Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Jeanne Elizabeth Pick

Jeanne Elizabeth Pick died April 27, 2021, at her home in Parksville, British Co-
lumbia. Jeanne was born in Fargo, North Dakota on April 15, 1943, to Floy and
Raymond Gregerson.
Jeanne graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1961 and attended Car-
leton College in Northfield, Minnesota, for a year before transferring to Kansas
State University, from which she graduated with a B.A. in French.
She married Dayton Christensen in December, 1967.
From 1945 until 2019, Jeanne spent summers at Wasagaming, Manitoba, in
the family cottage on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park. There, she
met Archie Pick, and they married in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1993.
Soon after, they moved to Parksville, but continued to spend summers at Clear
Lake, where Archie died in 2003. Jeanne became a Canadian citizen on July 1,
2010.
In addition to Archie, Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents and her
brother, Larry Gregerson. She is survived by her sister, Judie Freeland, several
nieces and nephews, and their children and grandchildren. Jeanne’s annual
visits to Colorado to see her family ended with the Covid pandemic.
Jeanne leaves behind many friends, many in the Parksville area and at Clear
Lake. We welcome all those who join us this day on Zoom. We wish we could
be together in person, but we are honored to be sharing this virtual space and
knowing we are together in sprit. The family especially thank Cathey and Tom
Chalmers for their loving care.
Jeanne is sorely missed. We know she was escorted over the Rainbow Bridge
by Sam, Daisy, Muffin, Sunshine, and Rody.

We praise and give glory to God in word and song. The prayers for our worship
today are found in this bulletin (taken from the Book of Common Prayer). The
parts in bold type are spoken by all the people.

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THE WORD OF GOD
Prelude Music                                Stay With Us, by Ron Klusmeir

All stand while the Celebrant begins.
I am Resurrection and I am Life, says the Lord.
Whoever has faith in me shall have life, even though he die.
And everyone who has life, and has committed himself to me in faith,
shall not die for ever.

As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives
and that at the last he will stand upon the earth.
After my awaking, he will raise me up; and in my body I shall see God.
I myself shall see, and my eyes behold him who is my friend and not a stranger.

For none of us has life in himself,
and none becomes his own master when he dies.
For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord.
So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's possession.

Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord!
So it is, says the Spirit, for they rest from their labors.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our sister Jeanne.
We thank you for giving her to us, her family and friends, to know and to love as
a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console
us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in
quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are
reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Most merciful God, whose wisdom is beyond our understanding: Deal graciously
with Jeanne’s family and friends in their grief. Surround them with your love, that
they may not be overwhelmed by their loss, but have confidence in your good-
ness, and strength to meet the days to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Please be seated

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Matthew 5:1-9
A reading from the book of Matthew, Listen now for the Word of God.

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are
the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who
mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be
filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will
be called children of God.
For the Word of God in Scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of
God within us.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 23 said by all
The Lord is my shepherd;
       I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
       he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
       he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil;
       for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
       thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Please be seated
Sisters   written by Beverly Hadden
Big sister, Judie
           Kid sister, Jeannie
Miles apart on the map
Judie in Colorado, Jeannie
in Canada yet never far
apart. . .phone calls peppered
with laughter, tears, sighs,
Secrets
only sisters would share
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letters, packages, laughter,
holidays, birthdays, any days
Jeannie crosses the border
for a visit with family, lunches
with nieces, window shopping,
dog walking, talking far into
the night, bagels for breakfast.

Their ritual agenda. Enter:
The mother of all blizzards,
flights cancelled, delayed, lost
luggage, lost boarding passes,
lost in the crowd, wrong gate,
wrong plane, scalding hot coffee
landing in her lap, contents of her
purse scatter the aisle, people snarl.
But sisters who grew up in Fargo,
North Dakota, grew up tough.

On her final flight Jeannie carries
no baggage, no passports or keys—
like Dorothy and her magic red ruby
shoes, clicks her heels three times,
plants a part of herself in every life
hers has touched, and recites,
There’s no place—no place
                                          like home.

SERMON                                                 The Rev. Cynthia Espeseth
A period of silence follows the sermon.
APOSTLES CREED
In the assurance of eternal life given at Baptism, let us proclaim our faith and say,

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
   He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
      and born of the Virgin Mary.
   He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

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was crucified, died, and was buried.
   He descended to the dead.
   On the third day he rose again.
   He ascended into heaven,
      and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
   He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
   the holy catholic Church,
   the communion of saints,
   the forgiveness of sins,
   the resurrection of the body,
   and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer said by all

Our Father, who art in heaven,
     hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
     on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
     as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
     but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
     for ever and ever. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
The Prayers of the People
For our sister Jeanne, let us pray to our Lord Jesus Christ who said, “I am Res-
urrection and I am Life.” Lord, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress;
draw near to us who mourn for Jeanne, and dry the tears of those who weep.
Hear us, Lord.
You wept at the grave of Lazarus, your friend; comfort us in our sorrow.
Hear us, Lord.
 You raised the dead to life; give to our sister eternal life.
Hear us, Lord.
You promised paradise to the thief who repented; bring our sister to the joys of
heaven.
Hear us, Lord.
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Our sister was washed in Baptism and anointed with the Holy Spirit; give her
fellowship with all your saints.
Hear us, Lord.
She was nourished with your Body and Blood; grant her a place at the table in
your heavenly kingdom.
Hear us, Lord.
Comfort us in our sorrows at the death of our sister; let our faith be our conso-
lation, and eternal life our hope.
Hear us, Lord.

The Celebrant concludes with the following prayer
Father of all, we pray to you for Jeanne and for all those whom we love but see
no longer. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May
her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in
peace. Amen

THE COMMENDATION
Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
You only are immortal, the creator and maker of mankind; and we are mortal,
formed of the earth, and to earth shall we return. For so did you ordain when
you created me, saying, "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." All of us
go down to the dust; yet even at the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia.
Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints, where sorrow and
pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Jeanne.
Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of
your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive her into the arms of
your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious
company of the saints in light. Amen.

The people are dismissed with these words
Let us bless the lord.
Thanks be to God

Closing Music: On Eagle’s Wings
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The Committal for Jeanne will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens.

THE COMMITTAL

Everyone the Father gives to me will come to me; I will never turn away anyone
who believes in me.

He who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also give new life
to our mortal bodies through his indwelling Spirit.

My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices;
my body also shall rest in hope.

You will show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Then, while earth is cast upon the coffin, the Celebrant says these words
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Je-
sus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our sister Jeanne, and we commit
her body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord
bless her and keep her, the Lord make his face to shine upon her and be gra-
cious to her, the Lord lift up his countenance upon her and give her peace.
Amen.

Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord; And let light perpetual shine upon her. May
her soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in
peace. Amen.

The people are dismissed with these words
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Let us go forth in the name of Christ.
Thanks be to God.

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