We gather together in thanksgiving for the life, love and friendship of
Michael Denis McNamara
29/12/1936 - 14/06/2025
Tony Pratt
This service was held at
St Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Cnr Crane and Cherry Streets - Ballina
on Thursday 26th June 2025 at 10am
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the Order of Service
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How Do I Watch the Live Stream?
The live stream will appear automatically in the window below approximately 5 minutes before the start of the service. (Note: The stream will appear and start automatically, if the live stream doesn't start try refreshing your page or closing and reopening your browser.)

If you cannot hear sound please click the speaker icon in the bottom left corner of the stream to unmute it.

Note: On rare occasions due to circumstances beyond our control such as interruptions to internet services in the area the live stream may freeze, stutter or not appear at all. If this occurs please accept our apologies and come back later to view an uploaded version of the video.
Can I watch the stream on full screen?
Yes, click the [ ] symbol in the bottor right corner of the video.
I can see video but there is no sound
As a courtesy, the video stream is started with the sound muted. This is so you don't accidentally start playing sound in a quiet environment and disturb others.

If you cannot hear sound please click the speaker icon in the bottom left corner of the stream to unmute it.
The streaming is jerky or not smooth
There are many reasons you might not see the stream smoothly. It can be a problem with the transmission, other problems with the internet as the stream travels to the viewer, the viewers internet connection or the device they are watching on.

In most cases it is not something you will be able to correct in the time you have at this moment.

We recommend a download speed of at least 10Mbps. Goto www.speedtest.net to check your speed.

A few suggestions which might help with your problem are listed below:

1. If you are receiving your internet through a modem at home try switching the modem off at the wall, count to 15 and switch it back on.

2. Switch of other devices in the house that may be connected to the modem using internet band width till after the stream has ended.

3. Restart the device you are watching the stream on.
What if there is no live stream available?
In some areas the low levels or total lack of mobile internet service can make live streaming impractical.

In this case a video will be taken of the service and uploaded to this page for viewing/download as soon as possible. (Usually the same or next day.

Although on most occasions the video is ready for viewing within a few hours of the service or the next morning there are rare occasions the video may not be available until later in the evening or early the next morning.

Known areas streaming is not possible:
Casino Lawn Cemetery.
I missed the stream, can I still watch the video?
Yes you can.

An edited version of the video will be uploaded to this page approx. 1-7 day/s (Usually the following day) after the service for viewing and download. This video will be available for 6 months from date of funeral.

Check this page regularly till you see a notice that the video has been uploaded.:

1. To watch this video click the play button below.

2. If you have no sound click the speaker icon in the bottom right corner of the video to unmute it.
Can I Download a copy of the Video?
Yes! Once the video has been uploaded you can download it by clicking the three dots in the bottom right hand corner of the video window and choose download.

Note: While this will work on a computer it may not work on tablets or phones. (This works best with the Microsoft Edge Browser)
THE FINAL SERVICE VIDEO IS AVAILABLE FOR WATCH/DOWNLOAD BELOW
Note that this video is a medium quality version for phone/tablets.
A High definition version will be sent to the family.
Parkview Funeral Home