Order of Service
In Loving Memory of
Mr Elmer Ellswort Mingo
Sunrise:29th April 1935
Sunset: 17th April 2021
Wednesday 19th May 2021
Church Service
Time: 12 noon
The Sanctuary- NEW TESTAMENT ASSEMBLY (NTA) Tooting, Beechcraft Road, Tooting SW17 7BU
Officiating Minister: Reverend Andrew Wignal
Internment:
Time: 2 pm
London Road Cemetery – Figges Marsh, London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 2JB
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 30 people can attend the church. Therefore the service will be held on Zoom
Order of Service for the late
Mr Elmer Ellswort Mingo
Entrance Music to be played
Freddie Fender – “Before the next Teardrop Falls”
Welcome and Bidding prayers
Reverend Andrew Wignal
Opening Prayer
Hymn
How Great Thou Art
1 O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
2 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
3 When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
4 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
5 And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
6 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
7 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: “My God, how great Thou art!”
8 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
First Reading 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
by Yvonne Mingo (daughter)
13 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters,
about those who have died,
so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so, through Jesus,
God will bring with him those who have died.
15 For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord,
that we who are alive,
who are left until the coming of the Lord,
will by no means precede those who have died.
16 For the Lord himself, with a cry of command,
with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet,
will descend from heaven,
and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive, who are left,
will be caught up in the clouds
together with them to meet the Lord in the air;
and so we will be with the Lord for ever.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Poem – Dorwayne Mckenzie
Solo / Slideshow Tribute reflection
by Rebecca Matthews
He Raise me up (Westlife)
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then I am here, sitting in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me
You raise me up till I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be
There is no life – no life without its hunger
Each precious heart beats so imperfectly
But when you come and I am filled with wonder
Sometimes, I think I see eternity
You raise me up till I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be
You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be
You raise me up till I can stand on mountains
You raise me up (raise me up) to walk on stormy seas (stormy seas)
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be (I can be)
You raise me up to more than I can be
Tribute by Adrian McAndrew
Second Reading John 14.1-6
Shirleen Nelson
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Hymn
Amazing grace
- Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see. - ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed. - Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home. - The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures. - Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace. - The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine. - When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
Third reading Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
by Marsie Skeete
Everything Has Its Time
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time [a]to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence , And a time to speak;
8 A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.
Eulogy
Michael Nelson
Address
Reverend Andrew Wignal
Prayer of comfort
Reverend Andrew Wignal
Exit Music
As the coffin ready to leave the church
Music to be played
Al Green – “For the Good Times”
Interment: London Rd Cemetery Figges Marsh
London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 2JB
HYMN
The Day Thou Gavest
ROCK of AGES
1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
2 Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law’s demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
Hymn
‘Lord is my Shepherd’
“When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more
And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair
When the saved word shall gather over on the other shore
And the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
when the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there
On that bright and cloudless morning
when the dead in Christ shall rise
And the glory of his resurrection share
When His chosen ones shall gather
to their home beyond the skies
And the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
when the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder
when the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there
It is well, with my soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Refrain
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Refrain
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Refrain
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
Refrain
But, Lord, “˜tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
Blessèd hope, blessèd rest of my soul!
Refrain
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
The family is asking people instead of making floral contributions, to make charitable donations in the name of Elmer Mingo.
Charitable donations provide positivity and a spirit of giving during a time of real grief in the name of a loved one.
- This can be done online to: St Raphael Hospice
https://www.straphaels.org.uk/appeal/donate
or
by cheque: quoting ref 101397 in memory of Elmer Mingo so they can respond appropriately
Address: Capitol House, 662 London Road, Cheam SM3 9BY
- To Marie Curie and donations can be online at
or by cheque quoting *in memory of Elmer Mingo* and reference Merton branch so funds support local services
Address: Marie Curie UK, Supporter Relations Team, PO Box 23897 14 Links Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH6 9AB
In Gratitude
The Family of the late Elmer Elswort Mingo, (Grandad, Chico) wish to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all well-wishers, friends and family, the Best at Homecare team, the NHS staff. St Raphael Hospice, Marie Curie staff, and NTA church where “No One Stands Alone”, who have supported us and sympathised with us at this time.
May God richly bless you all for your support, kindness, and generosity that has been shown during our time of grief.
May GOD’s peace be with you all.