Blessing of new St. Francis of Assisi Columbarium & Garden

The parish of St. Francis of Assisi, Raleigh have expanded their Columbarium and Memorial Garden. 

Rob Neppel, Director of Finance and Planning at St. Francis said that the project for the new columbarium started three years ago.

"We have a columbarium committee composed of several parishioners that oversee the overall planning. They meet every year and discuss, you know, how things are going and, since we had an endowment set up, that a portion of all the sales of the niches goes into that endowment to support perpetual care,” Mr. Neppel said.

The Foundation of the Diocese of Raleigh support the initiative of Bishop Zarama to create endowments for all Cemeteries and Columbarium's in the Diocese of Raleigh. These endowments ensure that income will always be available for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery/columbarium, even when all the interment/niche spaces are sold.

For more information on Endowments and Planned Giving, please call The Foundation office on 919-568-1065.

Monsignor Clay concelebrates with Bishop Zarama at the blessing of the St. Francis of Assisi Columbarium & Memorial.

Picture and story courtesy of Diocese of Raleigh.

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