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First Presbyterian Church
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Legal There are a large number of legal issues to be considered. (but easily resolved.) An example pdf file from a Presbyterian Church in North Carolina. An example pdf file of columbarium rules The policies of Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church POLICIES: These policies have been adopted by the Session of this Church. They can be changed only by subsequent action of that body. Those wishing to use the Memorial Garden must sign a written application indicating a knowledge and acceptance of these policies. Upon acceptance of the application and receiving payment, the church will issue a receipt and make plans for the interment of ashes. The application of any church member, when accompanied by a fee of $300.00 per interment, will be automatically accepted and approved. The fee for members' spouses, parents and children who are not members shall be $400.00. Applications for non-members are to be submitted to the Minister of this Church and the Memorial Committee whose decision is final. All others will be $1000.00 per interment. Each applicant using the garden agrees and understands that ashes will be interred by burying directly into the soil, in the presence of a minister, and will not be recoverable or preserved intact. No applicant or other person may acquire any right to the physical location or appearance of the memorial garden. It is understood that a variety of events and activities may occur within the memorial garden if pursued with quietness and dignity and individual and group meditation will be encouraged. It is part of the agreement that nobody other than the church shall have any property rights to the memorial garden. The church will maintain accurate records of the memorial garden showing all uses and reservations for future use. The names of all persons whose ashes are interred in the memorial garden will be entered in a permanent memorial book maintained by the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church. In addition, the name, birth and death dates of those whose ashes are interred in the garden will be recorded on a bronze plaque permanently attached to an exterior wall of the church adjacent to the garden. No interment of ashes or memorial service shall be conducted, nor shall any flowers, plants or other decorations be placed in or about the memorial garden without the prior approval of the memorial committee. A memorial service can be arranged at a time mutually convenient to the family and the church. It is not necessary to have a memorial service in the garden, either at the time of interment or otherwise. No memorials other than the plaque are to be placed in the garden. However, other suitable memorials, including flowers for the chancel, gifts to the church, as well as gifts for the improvement of the garden, will be welcome and can be arranged through the church office. |
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