Funeral Planning
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The Catholic Funeral is a "Bridge between Death and New Life".
The Catholic Funeral Rites in the Order of Christian Funerals(1989) are celebrations that enable the Christian community to mourn as well as to hope by focusing on the mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ. The Funeral Mass is ordinarily the central element of Catholic funerals.
The Funeral Mass is a prayer for God’s mercy for the deceased and a solace for the living, including the entire faith community. The Church encourages the burial of Catholics in Catholic cemeteries (Canon 1180.1). Burial in the consecrated ground of a Catholic cemetery is a sign of baptismal commitment and gives witness, even in death, to faith in Christ’s resurrection.
For more information click on the link for the "Planning a Catholic Funeral" below. Hardcopy booklets are available at the Parish Office. -
NOTE:The links above are to PDF documents that will open in new tabs/windows so that you can look at the lists without loosing data on the funeral form. When you have the funeral form open and have put any data in the form, you cannot leave that page or the form will reset and the data you entered will be lost. To keep the "Readings for Funerals" page open while you are filling out the funeral form, please right click the link and select "Open Link in New Tab" or "Open Link in New Window".