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Post by Tim Killmeyer on Dec 2, 2013 10:43:08 GMT -5
Just like before only now we are gauging committals. As always, there are many variables, but it might be interesting to check this again a few years down the road.
As always, your response to the poll itself remains anonymous, but you may leave an additional message to clarify, if you like.
Tim
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Post by Tim Killmeyer on Dec 2, 2013 10:57:11 GMT -5
While I don't often do committals for my own parish (though I do assist at many funeral Masses) I live near a large Catholic cemetery where many of the people who have "reserved" spaces there have moved elsewhere. So, when they die, their family brings them back here for burial, often after already having had a funeral where they last lived. So all they want is a committal service at the cemetery. So I will get calls from the folks who run the cemetery to help them out. Besides that, I will also get a call from one local priest or another who has two funerals to do in a day and might not get back from the cemetery after the first one in time to do the second. So they will ask me to go. I almost always go to assist at the funeral Mass as well so I'm not just shmoe standing at the cemetery when the family arrives.
In addition, I have been a part of our parish bereavement group since before I was in formation. They go to the funeral home the night before the funeral to conduct that prayer service and I still get called for each one. If I am available, I go and lead the prayers. That is a very special and committed group of people truly living the Corporal Work of Mercy to bury the dead. They make the parish family of the deceased present and bring great comfort to the blood family.
Tim
Tim
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Bill Grant
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Diocese of[br]Owensboro, KY[br]Class of 2012
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Post by Bill Grant on Dec 2, 2013 18:13:25 GMT -5
I have performed the Committal Service at least 20 of the 22 funerals that I participated in this last year. Two of the funerals, I was the only minister present. We have an aging congregation and I pastor/supervisor have a teamwork approach to funerals.
Deacon Bill Grant
Owensboro Kentucky Diocese
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cookydeacon
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Diocese[br]of Camden[br]Class of 1999
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Post by cookydeacon on Dec 3, 2013 10:19:50 GMT -5
I don't do very many committal services, I think in part because I am not "thought of".
Deacon Tim, I would be very much interested in how Bereavement group works in your parish (and any other parish). I am trying to put one together, but 1st the pastor wanted grief support group.
I want to get to the basics leading to that support.
John
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