Pre-planning
► There are over 50 things you must do on the most
difficult day of your life:
Pre-Planning Can Eliminate Most of These
At Memphis Diocesan Cemeteries, we encourage
families to consider pre-arrangement of their
cemetery needs. Just as preparing a will is a kind
and responsible act, arranging for your final
resting place is equally wise and compassionate.
Many of our families are surprised to learn how many
advantages pre-arrangement actually provide.
► It’s easier for every one when you plan ahead for
a Catholic Cemetery
A Pre-Planning counselor is available to arrange a
convenient time to meet with you and educate you on
all your cemetery options, including cremation. You
can then make informed decisions on what you wish to
do. Call our office at 901-948-1529 or contact us
online to arrange an appointment.
Pre-Planning is -
Sitting down with a Catholic Cemeteries counselor
and making your cemetery and funeral arrangements
prior to your death.
Allowing your wishes to be known eliminating an
incredible burden on your loved ones during the very
stressful and painful hours after your death.
A concrete sign of your love for surviving family
members.
How do I Pre-Plan?
There is no obligation or pressure for you to
purchase anything. This is an educational program
sponsored by The Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese
of Memphis in Tennessee.
You will receive absolutely FREE a
guide to assist you in pre-planning cemetery and
funeral arrangements.
Purchasing now locks in price.
Pre-arrangement protects you from future price
increases.
As sudden death can cause a financial burden for an
already grieving family
Know that your loved ones will never be forced to
worry about payment while dealing with their loss.
Wider choice of cemetery locations.
As time goes on, fewer spaces will be available from
which to choose.
Large family plots can be difficult to find as
spaces be- come purchased by other families.
Enjoy peace of mind.
No worrying about how your family will cope with
these difficult decisions without your input.
Pre-Arrangement: An Act of Love from The Living
to The Living
What services are
available through Catholic Cemeteries?
►
A full service cemetery - each Catholic
Cemetery offers services designed to fit
individual and family needs and
financial circumstance.
►
In-ground burial- interment in a
traditional grave space remains the most
widely used form of burial. Granite
markers and upright monuments are
permitted at Calvary, Mt. Calvary, and
All Saints Cemetery.
►
Above ground mausoleum entombment-
entombment in an above ground mausoleum
crypt is an attractive and affordable
option to in-ground burial. Calvary
Cemetery offers mausoleum entombment.
►
Cremation burial- Cremation is
acceptable through the Church indicates
a clear preference for burial or
entombment of the body intact. Catholic
Cemeteries do allow complete cremation
burial at each of the three cemeteries.
Calvary has recently added a beautiful
cremation garden.
►
Purchase agreements are available in
many forms. Cemetery property must be
paid in full at time of need or our
staff can work with you to develop an
interest free plan when the property is
purchased in advance.
►
Wreaths are available for purchase
during the Christmas season.
►
All Souls Day Mass is celebrated by
Bishop Steib and diocesan priests yearly
at Calvary Cemetery.
BURIAL OPTIONS
WHO WILL OWN YOUR
CEMETERY TOMORROW?
The
Catholic Cemeteries
THE SAME OWNERSHIP
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
If not
now, when?
A
cemetery study reveals that most
purchases of burial places are made at
the time of the death by a spouse of
child. Catholic Cemeteries offer ways to
make things easier and more
compassionate so that you can plan now,
together with your loved ones, so they
don’t have to have the added burden upon
your death.
It will
never be easier.
Prearranging your family’s cemetery
needs is easy and affordable through
Catholic Cemeteries. Preplanning avoids
the confusion and pressure that are
often present when a death occurs in the
family. You will avoid additional costs
and hardships that can exist at the time
of death.
It will
never be more affordable.
Today’s prices, at each of our Catholic
Cemetery locations, are competitive and
reasonable. An interest- fee payment
plan can be tailored to your special
needs through preplanning.
Who may
be buried?
Catholic Cemeteries are generally
limited to the burial of Catholics on
the basis that the existence of a
Catholic burial place implies a sharing
of a common belief and the same
community of faith. However, all family
members may be buried together, with
their Catholic relatives, regardless of
faith.
