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A Vision To The Future

A leisurely stroll or drive through St. Joseph Cemetery today allows even the untrained eye to focus on changes in burial customs.  Gone are the days when most families purchase the towering and ornate monuments and statues of former times.  In some sections, only lawn level markers are permitted.  A beautifully landscaped complex of outdoor mausoleums and lawn crypt gardens is a focal point of the cemetery.  The mausoleums allow head to foot as well as side by side entombments.  The lawn crypts accommodate two burials.  These are examples of modern of serving a need as the supply of land becomes scarce.  More recent additions include niches for those families who choose cremation.  These niches are incorporated in the bases of shrines to the Blessed Mother and the Ascension of Jesus Christ. Today, as nationalities have more and more blended into one, there is a cross section of cultures and backgrounds.  Over the years the rolling acres have been maintained and improved with a variety of plants, shrubs and trees.  However, the cemetery remains a hallowed place to honor the dead in a Christian environment.  Also it stands as a place of beauty for the community, changing with the seasons but anchored in Christ's eternal promise of life after death.

Throughout our lives, the Catholic Church has baptized us, fortified us with the Sacraments, assisted our growth and development through the schools, blessed our marriages, and anointed us in illness and death. We are people of faith.  This cemetery is a sacred place that shows the same respect and dignity for our deceased family and friends that we showed them in life.  Each visit to the cemetery is a reminder of the love and regard we shared for each other.  It is also a reminder of our own mortality and a belief of the Resurrection. We acknowledge, with appreciation, the dedication of our Board of Trustees, staff, funeral directors, clergy, lay ministers and all who assist in serving our Catholic community.

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