On July 10, 2005 a glorious service of Remembrance, Re-dedication and Consecration occurred in the Memorial Garden after the Sunday service. The ceremony was attended by next of kin of those interred, donors of memorial gifts, Frs. Newcomb and Calkins, many of those involved in the creation, design and upkeep of the Garden, and members of the congregation at large.
Memorial Garden Policies and Guidelines
1. The Memorial Garden is overseen by a committee consisting of the Rector and two members of the parish. These appointments will be announced each year at the Annual Meeting.
2. A plot in the Memorial Garden may be reserved ahead. However, payment for each plot is due in full at the time of reservation. Current pricing is $750 for parishioners, $1000 for members of parishioners’ family or former parishioners.
3. Individual plot markings are prohibited in the Memorial Garden. However, the name of each person interred in the garden will be engraved permanently on a bronze plaque on top of a granite pedestal located in the Garden. The cost of this plaque will be assessed at time of interment. A Memorial Garden Directory will be maintained in the parish office showing the location of each interment of ashes. Although the chart will not be on public display, it will be available for inspection.
4. A husband and wife may reserve adjoining interment plots in the Garden as well as adjoining spaces on the memorial plaque tablet once their reservations have been accepted and payment made in full.
5. Cut flowers or potted plants are not permitted in the area or on top of an individual plot. The only exception will be for special church-wide services such as Memorial Garden Blessings, Remembrances or Consecrations.
6. Interments in the Memorial Garden are considered permanent.
7. Because of difficult or unfavorable weather, the committee may postpone an interment during the winter months. However, the committee, upon request, will provide a suitable place for the ashes until it becomes possible to inter them.
8. A Memorial Garden Book of Remembrance will be kept in the church office. This book contains the Memorial Garden Directory, Policies and Guidelines Most importantly, the book will include tabbed sections for each person interred in the Garden containing names, dates, obituaries, eulogies, biographies, photos, etc. of those interred as available and provided by next of kin.
