Interment at Christ Church, Whitefish Bay
“In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother ____, and we commit his body to this place, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious to him, the Lord lift up his countenance upon him and give him peace. (Book of Common Prayer page 501).
Christ Church offers members and their immediate family two separate sacred places for rest and remembrance.
The Columbarium
The Columbarium, created in 1956, is located in the lower level of the church building, under the nave. The Columbarium provides niches, each sealed with a stone, on which the name of each deceased person is engraved at the time the committal. Each niche can hold the ashes of two people. A niche may be purchased and used by just one person, but the fee is for two people. The niche is unsealed and resealed for the second committal. Although it is not done often, at a family’s request, ashes interred in the Columbarium may be removed and returned to the family for relocation.
The Memorial Garden
The Memorial Garden, created in 2024, is located outdoors in the landscaped space west of the red office door and north of the northern corner of the Good Shepherd Room. Installation of the large, bronze sculpture will take place by June 15, 2024. Ashes are interred directly and permanently into the ground. The assignee and family understand that, once interred, the exact location of the ashes will not be marked at the site and the ashes cannot be relocated. Interment in the Memorial Garden is a permanent disposition.
A memorial plaque will be affixed to the bronze sculpture. No marker will be placed in the exact spot of burial.
For more information or to secure a contract for interment, contact the Parish Administrator, Lori Sinclair