Saint Boniface Parish Cemetery

Ellen Woodbury CCCE - retired Director of Catholic Cemeteries (Director (1989-2000) (Years with the cemeteries (1969-2000); NCCC member (1972-2000), elected ...President NCCC (1994-1996). Her service information is below. N.F. Walker Funeral Home 2039 Merrick Avenue Merrick, NY 11566 (516) 378-0303 Visitation Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st Afternoon 2-4 Evening 7-9 Mass at Cure of Ars in Merrick at ll:15 Interment at Holy Rood at 12:45

You Raise me up - The Passion of the Christ

How do your loved ones want to be remembered? Sitting down with your loved ones to talk about their lives can be rich and satisfying. If you had the talk, how did it affect you? Share your story at http://www.talkofalifetime.org/your-s...

Save the Date: Bereavement Conference 2018

What is a cemetery? It’s good time to think about the many things a cemetery is. A cemetery is a place where the beauty and serenity of nature are protected and nurtured, bringing comfort and peace to the living, and reflecting our hopes for the loved ones who have passed on. It’s no surprise, then, that these clean and green spaces would be a pleasant stop for a visit. But there is more to a cemetery than green than monuments and grass.... A cemetery is a place of safety and protection, not only for the remains of loved ones but for families as they remember, mourn and celebrate the lives of their ancestors. A cemetery is a place of solitude, where we can be alone with our thoughts and contemplate life, nature, and the eternal. But a cemetery is also about community. They are an ancestral record of local and family histories, where residents honour those who helped build the community that supports us today. Where families have ventured away from their loved ones, cemeteries can become places of pilgrimage, where descendants can return to their roots. As records become more available, many people are embarking on genealogical journeys into their past, discovering new branches which they never knew existed. A cemetery is a tangible marker of those lives once lived, one that both transcends and unites individual memory. For all these reasons, a cemetery is an invaluable part of our community. They are also, unfortunately, at times forgotten.

You're in touch with your grief when you make space for the feelings your loss brought into your life. It may feel counter-intuitive to go back to the feelings ...that you want so desperately to let go of, but there's simply no way to move through grief without making contact with it, without fully touching it, without fully feeling it. .... See more

Some days you have glimmers of peace, a smile, maybe even a laugh. And sometimes you feel guilty for having these bursts of pure beauty. Put the guilt down. Know that when you are able to savor life, even with a tinge of sorrow, you honor their life and their love. Playing small doesn't honor them. Living with an open heart does. When you're ready, let the sun glimmer in and know that as you keep living, you honor their life.~Ashley Davis Bush

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Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. - Psalm 37: 4-6

Need help navigating around Saint Boniface Cemetery? We have posted a cemetery map along with general safety guidelines to the back of the cemetery sign.