We are here to assist you in any way. Please know that your family and loved ones are in our prayers, especially at this time.
If you want to schedule a funeral with us please call the parish office or contact your funeral director of preference who will then schedule the funeral with us.
In order to make the Funeral Liturgy a meaningful and healing experience for family members and friends as we thank God for the gift of your loved one's life, support one another in our grief, pray for the deceased and celebrate our faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, family members and friends will be offered the opportunity to play different roles during the liturgy and the family will be asked to select readings, prayers and music. You can find all this outlined in our Funeral Planning Form. The presider at the Funeral will meet with the family a few days before the Funeral to do the planning.
Words of Remembrance: If you decide to have someone share Words of Remembrance at Church, we ask that this be limited to one person who would speak briefly [about 3 minutes] before the Opening Prayer. If you wish to have more people share some memories about your loved one, you may wish to think about doing this at the end of the Calling Hours at the Funeral Home. Or during a family gathering or reception everyone can share memories of the past, sharing stories and pictures.
Readings:
Scripture Readings - Please select Readings for the liturgy from the following options: Funeral readings, or you may choose a reading directly from the Bible, if there is a specific reading you had in mind. We are here to assist you in those choices. Please also select any family members and/or friends who may wish to proclaim them at the funeral.
Prayers of the Faithful - Please select Prayers for the liturgy from the following options: H1, H2,H3, H4, H5. Please also select any family members and/or friends who may wish to read them at the funeral.
Your Readers: The Old and New Testament Readings and the Prayers of the Faithful will be placed on the lectern for their convenience. If you would like a copy ahead of time for practice, please let us know. Please check to make sure that the reading in front of you is the correct one before reading. The page should have your name on the top.
Music: Please feel free to use our Parish Hymnal, to choose appropriate music/song selections for the funeral liturgy. You can find some music suggestions and the corresponding numbers to find them in the hymnal here Suggested Hymns for Funerals
Musicians: the parish provides you with an organist/pianist and a cantor/song leader. Their stipends are paid to the church through the funeral home (if applicable) and we will take care of payment of these stipends to the musicians. Our Pastoral Musicians will lead us in song through the funeral liturgy. If you wish to have someone sing a special song or solo, please let us know well ahead of time so that they may join our ministers of music. A rehearsal is usually held a short time before the funeral. If you need other arrangements, let us know.