The construction of a Columbarium Memorial Garden is well underway at St. Bernard Cemetery. It has been designed to provide a peaceful, contemplative, attractive environment for parishioners to pray for their deceased loved ones.
The Memorial Garden will include an area for in-ground cremains, as well as columbaria (structures where the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in an urn and then into a secure niche in the columbarium).
The Memorial Garden, which will also include granite benches, statues, and flowering trees and shrubs, will extend the life of the Cemetery by over 100 years by reducing the amount of space for burials.
All costs have been rising and those for the Memorial Garden are no different. We want this area of our cemetery to be a beautiful and restful place for all visitors. To defray the cost of establishing the Memorial Garden, we are providing several opportunities for parishioners to donate funds towards this exciting project.
Our greatest need is for general landscaping such as the walkway, altar area, shrubs, trees and flowers. There are also opportunities to donate specific items such as granite benches, statues or even a complete columbarium (eventually there will be several in the garden as the need increases.)
To donate please contact Peter LaPlaca [860-916-3547] or Phil Cardone [860-874-6939].
Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
St. Bernard Cemetery Committee