MUSIC ‘Close Thine Eyes’ by Henry Purcell ENTRANCE MUSIC Sung by the Treorchy Male Voice Choir ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay Played by Kate Edmondson OUR COUSIN SIMON Read by Tom Calnan THE SENTENCES , W ELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER By The Very Revd Stephen Lake THE PRAYERS Dean of Gloucester Led by The Very Revd Stephen Lake Dean of Gloucester READING FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION Chapter 21 vs 1-7 Concluding with, and saying together Read by Sean Calnan Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name; POEM thy kingdom come; thy will be done, ‘He is Gone’ by David Harkins on earth as it is in heaven. Read by Lizzie Flynn Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, You can shed tears that he is gone as we forgive those who trespass against us. Or you can smile because he has lived And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back For thine is the kingdom, Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him Amen. Or you can be full of the love that you shared

USIC M You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday ‘Shine, Jesus Shine’ by Graham Kendrick Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday Played by Adrian Partington, Director of Music You can remember him and only that he is gone THE COMMENDATION Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on

THE BLESSING You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on. EXIT MUSIC ‘This Is Me’ from The Greatest Showman EULOGY Given by Victoria Smith and Sam Foyle, POEM followed by Chia Appleby ‘Simon Flynn, an Unfinished Symphony’ Read by Greg Smith MUSIC ‘Believe’ by The Choristers As you’ll hear today, from people more eloquent than I, Pupils from Kings Junior School Simon Flynn was amazing ‘til the day that he died. But an area where I’d like to shed some more light, Was his love of his music from day until night. POEM ‘Afterglow’ by Helen Lowrie Marshall I considered us to be true Brothers in Arms Read by Ann Flynn Friends knew he’d try to Fix You without any qualms A son making his parents unceasingly proud, Even if Herbaliser hip hop was oft played too loud. I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. At Christmas you’d Hypnotize with sparkling wit, I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Every room was a Wonderful World with you in it. Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. When faced with a challenge, you’d always Beat It , I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; And your inspiring school videos were always a hit. Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. Three is The Magic Number , said De La Soul, READING With Si, that’s how Smith family holidays rolled. Those Sweet Childs O’ Mine loved Uncle Lego the best, Extract from the writings of James Hemming In the Summer Breeze you always impressed. Read by Barnaby Stokes with a recorded poem by Ruby Foyle With Chia you recently found It Takes Two , That she was your One Love was undoubtedly true. The meaning of life is to live it, Maybe That’s Life, that’s what all the people say , as wholly as we can, as But together you two were about to Go Your Own Way . abundantly as we can, as Said Drake, ‘ everybody dies but not everybody lives ’ bravely as we can, here and It’s rare to find someone who takes so much less than he gives. now, sharing the experience So, Make a New Plan, Stan , is Paul Simon’s advice, with others, caring for others We just can’t see how without you in our life. as we care for ourselves, and accepting responsibility for But we all know you’d say Don’t Let It Bring You Down , leaving the world better than we found it. And rap to The Score to wipe off our frowns, And although I might question your love of S Club 7 , THE ADDRESS Simon, I so wish you weren’t so soon up in Heaven. By The Very Revd Stephen Lake Dean of Gloucester