We will be happy to provide you with information and materials at any time to help in making your decisions. See the details below, including making arrangements, hymn and reading selections, and family participation.

Please call, text, or email:
Suzanne Keller, Ph.D.
(336) 278-8115
smk707579@gmail.com

For assistance with hymn choices and musical arrangements,
Please call, text, or email:
James Lachance
(401) 441-1074
james@blessedsacramentnc.org


Making Arrangements

Our ministry is available for pre-planning or for immediate needs. One member or several family members should meet with our Ministry to plan the Funeral Mass here at the Church, as well as to coordinate the other events with the Funeral Home.

Selections to be Made

You will be asked to pick a First and Second Reading, a Resposorial Psalm, a Gospel, and a Prayer of the Faithful, as well as Hymns that will complement the selected readings.

Opportunities for Family Participation

There are several opportunities for family members to participate in the Funeral Mass. Some of those opportunities are: Placing of the Pall, Placing of Christian Symbol(s), Readers, Gift Bearers, Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers), Eucharistic Ministers and Pall Bearers.

No Eulogy but an Opportunity for Attesting to the Faith of the Deceased

As the Visitation or the Gathering after the burial is a more appropriate place for a Eulogy, Eulogies are not allowed during the Mass. If desired a brief (2-3 minute) presentation about the faith of the deceased may be allowed after Communion. This presentation should be a positive description of how the life of the deceased portrayed their love of God and what faith meant to them. It should also speak to the attitudes and values that were important to them. A copy of the text must be submitted and approved before it can be used.