Our Memorial Garden and Columbarium is on the church grounds across the parking lot from the Church. This location provides an exceptionally beautiful, private site for grieving, prayer and meditation. Our Columbarium was dedicated in 1999.
Yes. Each niche holds two urns. Your non-Catholic spouse may have a funeral rite at the Columbarium and then be placed in your Columbarium niche. All inurnment liturgies, however, will be in keeping with Roman Catholic rites. Exceptions require the approval of the Pastor.
The Columbarium is intended primarily for the parishioners of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Therefore, any active registered member of the parish may purchase niches and memorial plaques. The purchaser, however, may inurn family members who may not be parishioners, but this is limited to the spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren of the purchaser. The family members do not have to be Catholic. The Pastor must approve any exceptions.
A limited number of niches will be available for purchase by active and registered Catholics from other local parishes without columbarium facilities at their home parish.
Yes. A special wall adjacent to the Columbarium contains plaques that commemorate loved ones who may be buried elsewhere with an inscription of the name of the deceased.
No.
Our columbarium has been built to accommodate two six inch by six inch cube urns in each niche. Local funeral homes have these readily available.
No. The Columbarium site will be perpetually maintained in a manner designed to be beautiful, serene, holy and edifying. Temporary items left at the time of death will be removed by the grounds crew per their schedule.
Yes.
Contact Sheila Tubolino about plaques and niches.