Funeral order of service template: A5 booklet
A template you fill in on screen. It comes out as an A5 booklet of 8, 12 or 16 pages, laid out for A4 paper.
Fill in the name, dates and service. The proof is free.
Open the templateSizes
| Part | Size |
|---|---|
| Sheet you print on (A4) | 210 × 297 mm |
| Booklet page (A5) | 148 × 210 mm |
| Memorial and thank-you cards (A6) | 105 × 148 mm, four to a sheet of A4 |
| Margins in this template | 14 mm left and right, 14 mm top and bottom |
| Words of hymns and readings | 11 pt, or 12.5 pt with larger print turned on |
| Titles | 13.5 pt |
| Typeface | EB Garamond |
The paper sizes are the international A series: each size is the one before it cut in half (ISO 216, as summarised on Wikipedia, read 10 November 2026). Nothing in this template prints to the edge of the page, so a home printer’s unprinted border does not cut anything off.
A page-by-page plan for 8 pages
This is what the builder’s example order makes. Yours will follow what you add. When a service leaves pages to spare, the builder shares the parts out over the inside pages so that none is left empty.
| Page | What is on it |
|---|---|
| 1 | Front cover: heading, name, photo, dates, place and time |
| 2 | Entrance music · Welcome and Introduction |
| 3 | The Lord's My Shepherd |
| 4 | Reading · Tribute · Crossing the Bar |
| 5 | Abide with Me · Prayers |
| 6 | Commendation and Farewell · The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended |
| 7 | Blessing · Exit music |
| 8 | Back cover: thanks, refreshments, donations |
How much paper
| Booklet pages | Sheets of A4 a copy | For 30 copies | For 50 copies | For 100 copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 60 | 100 | 200 |
| 12 | 3 | 90 | 150 | 300 |
| 16 | 4 | 120 | 200 | 400 |
What is in the template
- A cover with a heading, the name, a photo, dates, and the place and time.
- The service in order: hymns, readings, prayers, poems, music and tributes, each added by name.
- The full words of nine hymns and one poem that are out of copyright in the UK. For a reading or a prayer you type the title and paste the words yourself.
- A back page for thanks, refreshments and donations. See the wording examples.
- Two files: one already in folding order for a home printer, and one in reading order for a print shop.
Questions
- What size is a funeral order of service booklet in the UK?
- A5: 148 by 210 mm, which is a sheet of A4 folded in half. The National Association of Funeral Directors’ guide says “The most common format in the UK is an A5 booklet (created by folding an A4 sheet)”.
- How many pages should an order of service have?
- A folded and stapled booklet always has a multiple of four pages. This builder makes 8, 12 or 16 pages, which is 2, 3 or 4 sheets of A4 a copy, and picks the smallest that fits your service.
The size quoted above is from the National Association of Funeral Directors’ guide to the order of service, read 10 November 2026.