Cremation is Not the End … Cremation Committal Services A PLANNING GUIDE … It is Preparation for Memorialization when arranged by families

FOR INURNMENT OF Each year on Memorial Day in the United States Catholic Cemeteries encourages cremation burial and Remembrance Day in Canada, thousands of to follow the same process as a funeral with a CREMATED REMAINS individuals travel to local cemeteries and casket. Use of a funeral director’s services, funeral memorial parks to pay their respects to mass at the parish, and a blessing at the grave-side,

departed family members and friends. This once- crypt or cremation niche is recommended and a-year event, originally established to honor our encouraged. war dead, signals the time for taking plants to gravesites, placing flowers in vases, and However, cremation affords families the occasion meditating in churches and chapels. to handle burial arrangements without the assistance of a funeral director. For these Visits to final resting places, however, are not arrangements, the following procedures and limited to just this one day. Throughout the year guidelines are recommended for your review. people remember those who are no longer with Before purchasing a cremation urn, families should them by going to the areas where special review the cemetery’s rules and regulations memorials have been established. regarding the appropriateness of the container and the maximum permitted urn size for the intended Remembering those who have died is not a burial space. CATHOLIC CEMETERIES modern-day phenomenon. Thousands of years ago when the funeral pyre and the "sacred flame" OF LONG ISLAND INURNMENT IN A CREMATION NICHE were used, survivors fashioned beautiful urns to • Review the regulations for your niche type Serving the Catholic Community Throughout hold the cherished remains from what they which are specified in the printed rules signed the Diocese of Rockville Centre termed the "purifying fire." at the time of purchase.

Today, cremation has advanced from the crude • Glass front cremation niches have additional restrictions concerning overall characteristics funeral pyre to modern scientific methods. It is of urn type, composition, inscription and Cemetery of the Holy Rood oly Sepulchre Cemetery only in the handling of those "cherished remains" epitaphs on the urn to be displayed. Queen of All Saints Cemetery • Queen of Peace Cemetery that we link up with the past. INURNMENT IN A CEMETERY PLOT We recognize, as did those individuals long ago, Managed Services for Parish Cemeteries: • Confirm cemetery requirements prior to the importance of memorialization. St Boniface Parish Cemetery • St. Francis de Sales Parish Cemetery purchasing an urn. • All urns are placed in a vault prior to burial St. John the Evangelist Parish Cemetery • St. John of God Parish Cemetery Cremated remains should NEVER be and the maximum urn size should not St. Patrick Parish Cemetery (Brookville) • Cemetery of the Sacred Heart mailed to the cemetery office. exceed 12.5” Long x 6” High x 7.5” Wide.

View the urns offered by Catholic Cemeteries or learn about the Updated September 2019 Catholic Teaching on Cremation at www.CCLongIsland.org IMPORTANT INFORMATION Families should appoint one member as a CATHOLIC CEMETERIES spokesperson to contact the cemetery office to Families are REQUIRED to PRE-PAY ALL FEES OF LONG ISLAND make arrangements. Please contact the cemetery AND SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK one to two weeks before the intended burial date. to the cemetery office at least one week in advance of the committal date. Fees may be paid by cash, certified check, debit, or credit card. A Before contacting the cemetery committal service will not be scheduled unless this office to make arrangements, family step is completed. members may wish to locate and ADDITIONAL CONCERNS: Overtime charges CEMETERY OF THE HOLY ROOD review the following: may apply based on the time the funeral arrives at the 111 Old Country Road - PO Box 182 cemetery office. Incidental fees, e.g. affidavit Westbury NY 11590-0182 1. Home parish/funeral liturgy information; processing, may also apply. Families should be Phone: 516-334-7990 • Fax: 516-333-2837 2. Cemetery certificate; prepared to pay these charges in full prior to inurnment. Cancellation fees will apply for cancelling a HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY 3. Cremation certificate; scheduled committal service. 3442 Route 112, Coram NY 11727 4. Urn type selected, its size, and review the Phone: 631-732-3460 • Fax: 631-732-3476 restrictions for the burial space. CHECKLIST: QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS CEMETERY ITEMS TO PRESENT AT CEMETERY 5. Additional concerns: Select an acceptable 115 Wheeler Road, Central Islip NY 11722 inurnment date for both family and FOR COMMITTAL SERVICE cemetery schedule. Is the selected time a Phone: 631-234-8297 • Fax: 631-234-8632 recommended burial time for the  Original Cemetery Certificate (Deed) OR cemetery or will it warrant additional Signed/Notarized Permit to Open Affidavit QUEEN OF PEACE CEMETERY overtime charges? Old Westbury NY • Photocopies of certificate not acceptable (under development) • If original certificate not available, cemetery will 6. Will this service be conducted in the cemetery chapel and conclude there? Or provide affidavit to be signed/notarized Managed Services for Parish Cemeteries: will the service take place next to the  Original Cremation Certificate St. Boniface Cemetery, Elmont burial site? (Families may choose one, but • Usually comes in box with remains from crematory not both places). St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Patchogue  Signed & Notarized Committal Letter St. John of God Cemetery, Central Islip 7. Do you wish to have clergy present for the • Affidavit provided by cemetery to be completed by St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Riverhead committal service? current certificate holder or next of kin St. Patrick Cemetery, Brookville Cemetery of the Sacred Heart, Cutchogue 8. Determine amount and method for  Payment for all cemetery fees payment of required inurnment fees. • Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover), Cash or Certified/Bank Check only. 9. Since people may arrive separately rather

than in a traditional funeral procession, it is  Cremated Remains in Appropriate Urn recommended that all attendees be • Refer to brochure for urn requirements informed of the exact service location and • Standard container from crematory is acceptable gathering time. It is not recommended to unless remains are being inurned in a glass niche just arrive at the cemetery or ask family members to call the cemetery office for  Priest Line Certificate (when required) this information. • Document from parish church or hospital chaplain For additional information, visit our website: confirming eligibility for burial in Catholic cemetery www.CCLongIsland.org