CEMETERY NEWS

It looks like Spring has arrived and is sticking with us now. As you begin decorating gravesites, please keep some things in mind. If your monument has attached vases for flowers, that is great. Flower arrangements that clip-on to monuments work well too. For maintenance reasons, single pole plant stands are approved for holding pots for flowers. The parish has them available for $65, but you may find them elsewhere. If items are laid out on gravesites, they must be picked up a week after Memorial Day. You cannot plant things at gravesites or do landscaping around them. Solar lights and shepherd's hooks are not allowed and will be removed.

With the columbariums - the structures with cremation niches, please do not jam things in the crevices between niches or tape things on them. Both can damage the columbarium. Consider potted items at the base of the columbarium or placed on top. Put a note or sign in the pot to memorialize your loved one. Thank you to everyone for following guidelines and keeping our cemetery safe for all and looking nice.
If you are considering pre-planning, choosing your final resting place is a good start. Please contact Tom Offerdahl in the parish office if you wish to learn more.