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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother-in-law recently passed and his funeral is on Saturday morning. It's in a Catholic church and they'll be doing a full mass. There will also be a viewing before the service at the church starting at 9 a.m. I'm trying to help my sister with some logistics here and we had a question as neither of us are Catholic.

For a viewing at the church in the morning, should we provide coffee and donuts or some other light breakfast fare? Or would that be considered wrong? After the burial we will all be returning to the church for a lunch but we weren't sure if we should also provide some sort of breakfast option?

Thanks for any advice![/quote]
In my experience - the viewing at 9 is for family/those who are like family and is typically at a funeral home. They might have someone say a prayer and then the family will drive to the church.  I have never experienced it where there is a viewing at a church prior to a mass - but this could be regional / driven by local customs.  If you volunteered to help - just call the parish and they will help you and explain how things typically work.

I have gone back to the church for a lunch after the service at the cemetery.   In my experience, this is hosted by the parish and is typically in what I call the "Church Hall" (as opposed to the physical building of the church).   Typically the lunch is facilitated by a committee the church has established and they might have sandwiches available for people.
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