Jamie Moloney–Director of Pastoral Outreach at The Catholic Cemeteries, Gary Pearson–Pre-Planning Consultant with O'Halloran & Murphy Cremation & Funeral Services, and Kellen O'Grady–Director of Liturgy and Music at Saint Thomas More, will discuss the importance of burying the dead and having a permanent place to memorialize and honor your loved one. Full-body and cremation options will also be discussed, including what the Catholic Church recommends and why. Pre-planning your burial options is a gift to your family, to ease the burden of settling your affairs, and to eliminate unnecessary stress on loved ones at the time of your death.
Jamie Maloney has been an active member in our local Association of Pastoral Ministers in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis since 2003. She has been a member of the Growing Through Loss Coalition – South Suburbs since 2002, helping plan and coordinate the grief series offered twice a year in Dakota County. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry (MAPM) from the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas.Gary Pearson, Pre-Planning Consultant with O'Halloran & Murphy Cremation & Funeral Services, since 2014. He has degrees in Business and English from Union College, and is a Pre-Planning Consultant and a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.Kellen O'Grady, Director of Liturgy and Music at Saint Thomas More. Kellen O'Grady holds a bachelor's degree in Liturgical Music and a master's degree in Catholic Studies, both from the University of St. Thomas. He has worked professionally in liturgy and music since 2011.
Because of our belief not only in the immortality of the soul, but also in the resurrection of the body, the Church professes hope in the face of death, and acts with charity in the funeral rites. The Church provides a number of prayers for the faithful to offer both to accompany the dying of a loved one and to strengthen our faith upon their death. Through private prayer and public funeral rites, we strengthen our faith and hope, comfort those who mourn, and bury the bodily remains of the deceased with care befitting what was the Temple of the Holy Spirit. (from the USCCB)
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