Elaine Nicodemo, COO
My Dear Friends in Christ –
I am very grateful to our Bishop, Bishop Robert Brennan, and the Saint John’s Cemetery Board for giving me this opportunity to serve you in this sensitive and caring ministry.
At Catholic Cemeteries, we are firmly committed to the faith and traditions of our Church. Our caring staff works to maintain the beauty of our grounds, providing a reverent and dignified place of rest for those entrusted to our care, and for those who visit to remember their loved ones. Our cemeteries are sacred places — set aside by the Church and dedicated to God for the needs of our faithful departed, providing a place of faith, hope and comfort.
Mass intentions are offered for all those interred in our cemeteries and special Field Masses are offered at each of our cemetery locations on All Souls Day and Memorial Day to pray for our loved ones. You may also take the opportunity for private prayer in one of our Blessed Sacrament chapels.
It is both a privilege and sacred right of every Catholic to be buried in a Catholic cemetery. Our cemeteries are not the same as any other cemetery, but a firm expression of our faith. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.” At our cemeteries, we are part of the Catholic community awaiting the promise of sharing in the resurrection of Christ.
We thank you for the opportunity to provide this important pastoral care, and let us together pray that the souls of our faithful departed rest in peace.
May the love of God and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ bless and console us.
Sincerely,
Elaine Nicodemo
Chief Operating Officer
