While the physical grounds of St. Peter's Cemetery has been- and continues to be- faithfully looked after by a team of dedicated volunteers, for many years the administration of the cemetery had been neglected. In December 2019, a Board of Trustees was appointed to oversee the cemetery's management, and to begin making much needed updates and changes. The first task the Board undertook was to update the Cemetery's By-Laws. For a copy of the complete by-laws, please click on the button below; however, written here are those deemed most important, which you will also find posted on signage at St. Peter's itself.
ST. PETER’S CEMETERY REGULATIONS
1. No types of grave covers, curbings or fences, or flower boxes are allowed on grave sites.
2. All organic floral arrangements must be placed in proper sunken metal vases or containers – NO GLASS OR PLASTIC. (This also means no artificial flowers may be placed on graves.)
3. Authorized Persons are permitted to remove flowers or adornments from grave sites at their discretion.
4. No person shall plant, remove, cut down or destroy any trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, or bulbs, or add rocks to grave sites in the cemetery, other than Authorized Persons.
5. NO dogs are allowed OFF LEASH; owners must remove dog excrement immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner NOT within the Cemetery.
6. Only Authorized Persons will install or remove memorials or headstones.
If you have a question, comment, or concern regarding St. Peter's, please email the church office with "St. Peter's Cemetery" in the subject line; your correspondence will be brought forward at the next regular meeting of the Board members.
ST. PETER’S CEMETERY REGULATIONS
1. No types of grave covers, curbings or fences, or flower boxes are allowed on grave sites.
2. All organic floral arrangements must be placed in proper sunken metal vases or containers – NO GLASS OR PLASTIC. (This also means no artificial flowers may be placed on graves.)
3. Authorized Persons are permitted to remove flowers or adornments from grave sites at their discretion.
4. No person shall plant, remove, cut down or destroy any trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, or bulbs, or add rocks to grave sites in the cemetery, other than Authorized Persons.
5. NO dogs are allowed OFF LEASH; owners must remove dog excrement immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner NOT within the Cemetery.
6. Only Authorized Persons will install or remove memorials or headstones.
If you have a question, comment, or concern regarding St. Peter's, please email the church office with "St. Peter's Cemetery" in the subject line; your correspondence will be brought forward at the next regular meeting of the Board members.
MEMORIAL MARKERS
Installation of a memorial marker (headstone/gravestone) is only to be performed by the Cemetery Caretaker, and requires the prior approval of the Administrator. If you have plans to mark the grave site of a loved one buried at St. Peter's, please download the Memorial Marker Permit; completed forms can then be submitted in person, by mail, or electronically to the church office. You will be contacted within 7-10 business days with the Administrator's decision, and to make appropriate arrangements for the installation to take place. It is strongly recommended that you ensure you receive an approved permit for the marker PRIOR TO ORDERING from the monument maker; neither Holy Family/Notre Dame Church, nor the Board of Cemetery Trustees, holds any liability for costs incurred prior to approval.
Installation of a memorial marker (headstone/gravestone) is only to be performed by the Cemetery Caretaker, and requires the prior approval of the Administrator. If you have plans to mark the grave site of a loved one buried at St. Peter's, please download the Memorial Marker Permit; completed forms can then be submitted in person, by mail, or electronically to the church office. You will be contacted within 7-10 business days with the Administrator's decision, and to make appropriate arrangements for the installation to take place. It is strongly recommended that you ensure you receive an approved permit for the marker PRIOR TO ORDERING from the monument maker; neither Holy Family/Notre Dame Church, nor the Board of Cemetery Trustees, holds any liability for costs incurred prior to approval.
BURIAL AT ST. PETER'S CEMETERY
Sales of Full Body Plots are currently frozen, while the Board undertakes to determine exactly how many plots might still be available. There are a limited number of Cremation Plots remaining for sale, with priority being given to parishioners of Holy Family/Notre Dame Church, and then members of the Roman Catholic faith. If you are interested in purchasing a Cremation Plot, please contact the church office for more information.
If you are wanting to bury a loved one with a plot at St. Peter's already reserved, the following forms will need to be completed and submitted to the office at least 48 hours prior to the desired date of burial. Interment will only take place once an Interment Permit has been issued, and all applicable fees paid. Only the Cemetery Caretaker is permitted to perform interments.
Sales of Full Body Plots are currently frozen, while the Board undertakes to determine exactly how many plots might still be available. There are a limited number of Cremation Plots remaining for sale, with priority being given to parishioners of Holy Family/Notre Dame Church, and then members of the Roman Catholic faith. If you are interested in purchasing a Cremation Plot, please contact the church office for more information.
If you are wanting to bury a loved one with a plot at St. Peter's already reserved, the following forms will need to be completed and submitted to the office at least 48 hours prior to the desired date of burial. Interment will only take place once an Interment Permit has been issued, and all applicable fees paid. Only the Cemetery Caretaker is permitted to perform interments.
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