Senator Kennedy set a good example? Everyone has their opinion. The best way to follow in Senator Kennedy’s footsteps is to take a few hours and plan your Funeral.This can be done quite easily.Senator Kennedy put his basic plan in place before he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Senator Kennedy At his Funeral with Pres.Obama, wife Vicki
“Well, I will tell you about two and a half years ago, when Congressman Meehan decided that he was going to become the chancellor of UMass, we had a little delegation dinner at Legal Sea foods and Senator Kennedy was there and he was in good form, and at that time he laid out for us what the service and ceremony was going to be like,” Neal said in an interview Friday with Ed Henry and Mark Preston on CNN Radio’s “44 with Ed Henry.” “And I thought it was remarkable that the story held. None of us ever (thought) we should trespass on what he was saying that evening. And he talked about his legacy and what he had done, and he certainly raised the health care issue.”
Here is the Full Funeral Program for the Ted Kennedy Funeral Mass. This is not the Funeral Program that was given to the Congregation in the Mission Church in Boston. It does include great detail.
“Ted Kennedy Funeral Arrangments Released
10:05 a.m. – Extended Kennedy family arrives
10:10 a.m. – Distinguished visitors are seated
10:15 a.m. – The President, Vice President and former Presidents seated
10:20 a.m. – Mrs. Vicki Kennedy and Immediate Family arrive
Kennedy Brothers
Honorary pall bearers greet family outside church:
Melody Barnes
Honorable Justice Stephen Breyer
David Burke
Ranny Cooper
Greg Craig
Senator John C. Culver
Stephanie Cutter
Congressman William Delahunt Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Ken Feinberg
Lee Fentress
Wyche Fowler
Tim Hanan
Claude Hooton
Dr. Larry Horowitz
Senator John F. Kerry
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
Kathy Kruse
Nick Littlefield
Congressman Edward Markey
Eric Mogilnicki
Michael Myers
Carey Parker
Honorable Edmund Reggie
Senator Donald W. Riegle
Dr. Larry Ronan
Senator James Sasser
Robert Shrum
Barbara Souliotis
10:30 a.m. – Funeral Procession Begins
Entrance Hymn: “Holy God We Praise Thy Name”
Celebrants:
His Eminence Sean P. Cardinal O’Malley, OFM CAP, Archbishop of Boston.
Fr. J. Donald Monan, S.J., Chancellor, Boston College.
Guidance note: Former President of Boston College and Kennedy family friend. Fr. Monan is the principle celebrant of the funeral mass.
Fr. Gerry Creedon, Pastor, Saint Charles Borromeo Church, Arlington, Virginia.
Guidance note: Longtime Kennedy family friend and concelebrant of the funeral mass.
Fr. Percival D’ Silva, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kensington, Maryland.
Guidance note: Kennedy family friend and priest that performed the Blessed Sacraments for Caroline and Curran Raclin while at The Blessed Sacrament church in Northwes Washington, D.C. Fr. D’Silva is a concelebrant of the funeral mass.
Rev. Mark R. Hession, Our Lady of Victory, Centerville, Masssachusetts.
Guidance note: Senator and Mrs. Kennedy’s priest on Cape Cod and close friend. Fr. Hession offered mass for Senator Kennedy nearly every Sunday this year. Fr. Hession is a concelebrant of the funeral mass.
Rev. Donald MacMillian, Chaplain, Boston College.
Guidance note: Family friend, who frequently celebrated mass for Senator Kennedy. Concelebrant of funeral mass.
Very Rev. Raymond Collins, C.SS.R. Pastor, Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Pall bearers:
Kara Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy, Jr.
Patrick J. Kennedy
G. Curran Raclin, Jr.
Caroline R. Raclin
Caroline Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Christopher Lawford
Ed Michael Reggie
Bobby Shriver
Stephen E. Smith, Jr. Immediate family:
Mrs. Victoria Kennedy
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Kiki Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy, II
Kiley Kennedy
Kara Kennedy
Max Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
Caroline Raclin
Curran Raclin
Edmund and Doris Reggie
Mrs. Jean Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
Mrs. Ethel Kennedy
Honorary pall bearers (see names above)
First Reading:
Curran Raclin, the Senator’s stepson
Old Testament
The Book of Wisdom 3:1-9
Responsorial Psalm:
Kara Kennedy
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 72
Second Reading:
Caroline Raclin, the Senator’s stepdaughter
New Testament, Letter of Paul to the Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
Gospel:
Father Hession
Matthew 25:31-32A, 34-40
The Prayers of the Faithful:
(Guidance note: readers will be reading excerpts of the Senator’ own words)
Kiki Kennedy
Kiley Kennedy
Grace Allen
Max Allen
Jack Schlossberg
Robin Lawford
Kym Smith
Anthony Shriver
Rory Kennedy
Teddy M. Kennedy II
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Offertory: The Senator’s grandchildren
At Offertory: J.S. BACH Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 6
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
At Communion: FRANCK “Panis Angelicus”
Placido Domingo, tenor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
James David Christie, organ
BRAHMS “Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee”
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
John Oliver, conductor
James David Christie, organ
SHUBERT “Ave Maria”
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
James David Christie, organ
Senator Edward Kennedy
Remembrances: Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Patrick J. Kennedy
Eulogy: President Barack Obama
Final Commendation: His Eminence Sean P. Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston
Recessional: “America the Beautiful”
1:00 p.m. – Departure from church to Hanscom Air Force Base
1:30 p.m. – Departure from Hanscom Air Force Base to Andrews Air Force Base”
Senator Edward Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National cemetery
Senator Ted “Edward”Kennedy Funeral update- There will be only Four of Five Living Presidents at the Ted Kennedy Funeral Mass on Saturday. Reports state that Bush 41, George H W Bush will not able to make the trip.
“A spokesman for Bush said Friday that he and his wife, Barbara, decided not to attend Kennedy’s funeral after learning their son, former President George W. Bush, would attend.
Jim McGrath says the 85-year-old Bush feels his son’s presence would “amply and well represent” the family Saturday.”
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The funeral arrangements for Ted Kennedy have been updated. Here are the Latest updates from the Kennedy Family. Please note there are significant time changes from Earlier reports.
August 27th Thursday Evening:
6 p.m.-11 p.m. – The Senator will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. (public invited.)
The Senator will be joined throughout the day and night by a civilian honor guard of family, friends, and current and former staff.
He will also be joined by a military honor guard.
This is event is pool press and open to the public.
On Friday, August 28th, 2009
Lie in Repose at John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
8 a.m.-3 p.m. – Senator Kennedy will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. (Public Viewing)
This event is pool press and open to the public.
Friday Evening, August 28th 2009
Celebration of Life Memorial Service
7 p.m.-9 p.m. – There will be a Celebration of Life Memorial Service at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential Library.
This event is closed to the public and press will be pooled.
Saturday, August 29, 2009 Funeral Mass for Edward Kennedy
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Senator Kennedy’s funeral mass will take place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston, Massachusetts.
This event is closed to the public and press will be pooled.
Saturday Evening August 30th 2009.ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
A burial service for Senator Kennedy will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.
THE ARLINGTON SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:30 pm Saturday.
It is closed to the public and pooled press.
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Senator Edward Kennedy a one time candidate for..President will have a funeral mass in Boston on Saturday August 3oth 2009. All living Presidents will be present in Boston for the the Funeral mass. Edward Kennedy was several times a candidate for President of the United States.
Political Analysts say that because of the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, he was never able to realize Presidential Office. Instead he is now eulogized as the lion of the United States Senate.
President Obama will give a Eulogy at the Funeral Mass.
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