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Why
a Columbarium at Trinity?
There
is a large measure of comfort to be drawn from the
ancient and traditional
practice of burial in a churchyard. A Columbarium serves
this practice in the modern church. It is a respectful,
simple way to show honor to our deceased loved ones.
Since the church is often the first public place we
visit after our birth, it is fitting that the church
serves us full circle by being our final resting place.
Where
will the Memorial Garden and Columbarium be located?
The
garden, planned with spaces for up to 210 niches, will
be located on the east side of the church. The main
entrance will be through the existing door next to the
altar rail at the left front of the Nave. It is planned
for single and double niches to be available. A frontal
plate may be lettered with a family name, two Christian
names and two birth and death dates. The niches will be
located in the Columbarium itself on the outside wall of
the garden. In addition to interment, ashes may be
scattered in designated garden spaces. A memorial plaque will be located within the
garden for the names and birth and death dates of loved
ones whose ashes are scattered. There will be room for
funeral congregations to gather in the garden to take
part in the interment or scattering service.
Interment
Provisions
Each
niche can accommodate the remains of
one or two persons. There will be no restrictions on
urns except that they fit within the spaces. Interment
will not be open to the community in general, but be
restricted to members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church and their immediate families. (Special
circumstances will be considered.) Families may purchase
adjoining niches as long as they are available. Only
human remains may be interred.
Cost
of Interment
The
projected cost for interment is $1,750 per person, and a
fee of $150 per person has been established for
scattering of ashes within the garden.
The Columbarium committee/trustees reserve the
right to increase costs in the future.
A niche may be reserved by depositing $200, with
$675 due upon commencement of construction and $875 due
midway through construction.
A contract for a particular chosen space will be
issued at the time of initial deposit.
In addition to pre-sales, several fundraising
activities are commencing.
Construction will begin when all funds needed for
construction have been raised or committed.
Memorial
Donations
Floral
offerings and tributes will not be allowed in the garden
and Columbarium. There are opportunities for memorials
within the garden to honor loved ones, both at future
interment, as well as honoring previously deceased who
may be interred elsewhere. A list of available memorials
is forthcoming, but may include:
Undesignated
donations for any part of construction will be accepted
at any time.
Other
Garden Uses
It
is anticipated that the garden quickly will be
incorporated into the congregational life of Trinity. In
addition to its obvious use, the garden will be a quiet
place for prayer, meditation and contemplation and may
also be used as an outdoor classroom.
The garden space meets ADA requirements.
Architect's
Drawing
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