Qui ResurgetPrayer for the dead
- Anniversary list every monthParishioners whose death anniversary falls next month, ready for Mass intentions.
- November Book of the Dead, built automaticallyFrom everyone buried in the parish cemetery.
- Mass intention requestsMade directly from each memorial page.
- Every scan invites prayer“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead” (2 Maccabees 12:46).
Pastoral outreach
- Quiet graves reportGraves with no visits in 12 months or more, so the parish can reach out to families who may have drifted away.
- Bereavement ministry follow-upA call or card near each death anniversary.
- Visit activity by day, season and sectionSchedule cemetery Masses, grave blessings and office hours on the busiest days.
- Forgotten graves adoptedVolunteers pray for and tend graves no one visits.
Cemetery care and records
- Damage reported with a photoAny visitor can report a toppled, sunken or vandalized stone, and it becomes a work order.
- Care proven at the graveStaff scan to close each job and attach before-and-after photos, showing families what perpetual care pays for.
- Records for insurance and storm claimsA dated history of damage and repairs.
- Burial registers digitizedSearchable and safe from fire or flood, with a plot map of what is taken and available.
- Yearly figures for the dioceseBurials, plots sold and plots available.
Stewardship and community
- Memorial donationsGiven from each memorial page, with monthly reports for stewardship and donor thank-yous.
- Volunteer cleanup daysEach grave marked done, and volunteer hours recorded.
- History and veterans toursSelf-guided walks that welcome visitors to the cemetery.
- Figures for grant applicationsVisits, prayers and volunteer hours.
- Pages in other languagesFor immigrant families and visitors.
Safeguards
- PrivacyNo home addresses or details of living relatives on public pages. Families choose what the public sees.
- ModerationVisitor posts are reviewed before they appear. Staff entries carry a verified badge.
- Counts, not namesReports show numbers unless a visitor chooses to sign an entry.
- PermanenceCodes point to an address the parish controls, so they keep working if hosting changes.
Start small
A pilot in one section of about 100 graves, for 3 months, including All Souls.