Bereavement Ministry

The Bereavement Ministry is volunteer group committed to helping and assisting the grieving by providing the following services:

• Family members contacted with the expression of condolences
• Lunch meat platters offered and delivered to the home
• The day of the funeral service a Bereavement meal is prepared and served in McFadden Hall
• Provide flowers for the luncheon tables
• Set up luncheon and deliver any leftover food to the Rescue Mission
• Follow up with family members during the first year:
• Five cards are sent as well as a Mass card and inspirational booklets
• Invitations are sent out to families for All Souls Day Mass
• Frames with the poem “Safely Home” are presented to each family
• A flower is presented to each parishioner that is in attendance of the All Souls Day Mass

We meet several times a year to plan All Souls Day and general updates.

Chairperson: Maureen Sabol
Email: msabol47@frontier.com
Phone: 304-671-2324