Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Service Is LIT

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Here’s the full schedule of events for Aretha Franklin’s funeral service today. From 10:00 a.m. through the recessional just before 3:00 p.m., a full slate of musical tributes, scripture readings, personal reflections and euologies are listed below.

Prior to services starting, an announcement was made that the original schedule (show below) had shifted slightly.

  • 10:00-10:20 a.m. Processional: Clergy, Ministers and Family 
  • 10:20-10:25 a.m. Prayer of Comfort: Dr. E.L. Branch, Pastor, Third New Hope Church 
  • 10:25-10:40 a.m. Scripture of Comfort: 
  • 10:25 a.m. Old Testament: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Potter’s House, Dallas, TX 
  • 10:30 a.m. New Testament: Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Triumph Church 
  • 10:35 a.m. The 23rd Psalm: Bishop P.A. Brooks, Pastor, New St. Paul Tabernacle Church 
  • 10:40-10:45 a.m. Musical Tribute: Faith Hill 
  • 10:45-11:00 a.m. Remarks: 
  • 10:45 a.m. Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit 
  • 10:50 a.m. Brenda Jones, City Council President 
  • 10:55 a.m. Governor Rick Snyder, State of Michigan 
  • 11:00-11:05 a.m. Musical Tribute: Ariana Grande 
  • 11:05-11:10 a.m. Musical Tribute: The Clark Sisters 
  • 11:10am-11:15 a.m. Acknowledgments and Condolences: Barbara Sampson 
  • 11:15-11:20 a.m. Musical Tribute: The Williams Brothers & Vanessa Bell Armstrong 
  • 11:20-11:40 a.m. Family Reflections: Vaughn, Cristal, Victorie & Jordan Franklin 
  • 11:40-11:45 a.m. Family Musical Tribute: Edward Franklin 
  • 11:45-11:50 a.m. Obituary: Sabrina Owens 
  • 11:50-11:55 a.m. Musical Tribute: Alice McAllister Tillman 
  • 11:55-12:00 p.m Musical Tribute: Audrey DuBois Harris 
  • 12:00-12:15 p.m. Personal Remarks: 
  • 12:00 p.m. Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General 
  • 12:05 p.m. Former President, William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton 
  • 12:15-12:19 p.m. Musical Tribute: Pastor Shirley Caesar and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard 
  • 12:19-12:36 p.m. Personal Reflections: 
  • 12:19 p.m. Greg Mathis, Retired Judge, 36th District Court, Detroit, MI 
  • 12:23 p.m. Brenda Lawrence, State Representative, 14th Congressional District 
  • 12:27 p.m. Rev. Donald L. Parsons, Logos Assembly Church, Chicago, IL 
  • 12:31 p.m. Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder, National Action Network 
  • 12:36-12:41 p.m. Musical Tribute: Chaka Khan 
  • 12:41-12:51 p.m. Musical Tribute: Ron Isley 
  • 12:51 p.m. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder/President Rainbow P.U.S.H. Coalition 
  • 1:00 p.m. Dr. William J. Barber, II, Pastor, Greenleaf Christian Church, Goldsborough N.C 
  • 1:05 p.m. Rev. James Holley, Retired Pastor, New Light Missionary Baptist Church 
  • 1:10-1:15 p.m. Musical Tribute: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor 
  • 1:15-1:30 p.m. Personal Reflections: 
  • 1:15 p.m. Tyler Perry 
  • 1:17 p.m. Cicely Tyson, Actress 
  • 1:20 p.m. Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music 
  • 1:25 p.m. Smokey Robinson, Recording Artist 
  • 1:30-1:34 p.m. Musical Tribute: Bishop Paul Morton and Yolanda Adams 
  • 1:34-1:53 p.m. Personal Reflections: 
  • 1:34 p.m. Mildred Gaddis, Radio Personality 
  • 1:38 p.m. Isaiah Thomas, Former NBA Player, Detroit Pistons 
  • 1:42 p.m. Ron Moten, Personal Friend, Franchise Owner, McDonald’s Restaurants 
  • 1:48 p.m. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University 
  • 1:53-2:00 p.m. Musical Tribute: Bishop Marvin Sapp and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir 
  • 2:00-2:05 p.m. Sermonic Selection: Jennifer Hudson 
  • 2:05-2:35 p.m. Eulogy: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr., Pastor, Salem Baptist Church, Atlanta GA 
  • 2:35-2:45 p.m. Musical Tribute: Stevie Wonder joined by National Artists 
  • 2:45-3:00 p.m. Committal and Recessional: Jennifer Holliday and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir (ET)