Our hope is that this information will help you in doing that and bring comfort to you and your family during this time. The first step is to contact the parish office at 952.469.4481 to inform the parish of the death. We will work with you and the funeral director to identify a date for the funeral. Please have 2-3 options in mind for funeral dates. Funerals are generally available Mondays through Fridays and typically start at 11:30am.

When the funeral Mass is scheduled, we will also set a date and time for the planning meeting with parish staff. Plan for the meeting to last approximately one hour.

As part of our service to the bereaved, All Saints provides a lunch after funerals. These meals are made possible by our Funeral Ministry, which is made up of many helping hands behind the scenes serving as team leaders, team callers, workers, food donors, and clean-up crew.

We have teams that take turns serving at funerals. We average 3-5 funerals per month, and many of them include a meal from 12:30-1:45pm. Setup can begin as early as 9:30am and clean up can take 1-2 hours.

Those who have benefited from this have shared how nice it is to be able to gather with loved ones at during their grief. This is truly a ministry of compassion and healing. We are also in need of greeters and sacristans at funeral liturgies. If you are interested contact us below.

Please remember the following policies regarding decorations at the cemetery.

The Memorial Day period begins on the Friday before Memorial Day (May 23, 2025) and extends through the second Sunday after Memorial Day (June 8, 2025).

Upright Monuments

Cut, artificial, basket, or potted flowers are allowed from May 15 - October 15 when placed in conformance with the following:

• Cut and artificial flowers may be placed on the grave site in an approved vase
• Basket flowers may be placed in a stand mounted on the upright memorial foundation
• Potted flowers may be placed on the monument base.
• Cut, basket, and potted flowers must be removed when dead, or they will be removed and disposed of by cemetery staff.
• Artificial flowers/decorations will be removed and disposed of when faded.

Flat Memorial Markers

During the Memorial Day period (from May 23 – June 8, 2025) cut, artificial, basket, or potted flowers may be placed in conformance to the following:

• Cut and artificial flowers may be placed on the grave site in a cone-shaped vase provided by the cemetery.
• Basket flowers may be placed in a stand or mounted in the foundation or the dirt adjacent to the marker.
• One basket flower may be placed at the center of the marker. Potted flowers may be placed on the marker.

All flowers and stands must be removed after the Memorial Day period or the cemetery staff will remove and discard them. Outside of the Memorial Day period, only cut and artificial flowers in a cone-shaped vase provided by the cemetery.

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