Lay Them to Rest
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Terms and Conditions
Dates for 2025 have not yet been announced. Typically, the date will be announced in July for late October or early November.
Schedule
At Mount Olivet Cemetery in Janesville, on TBA at TBA.
At Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, on TBA at TBA. All Souls Day Mass at TBA in the chapel.
Included services
Perpetual record-keeping is included for all participants.
Perpetual care of the cemetery is included for all participants.
Registration required
Registration by TBA is required for guaranteed participation. After TBA, participation may be subject to limitation.
Eligibility
The date of death must be 12 months or more before the date of committal.
At Resurrection Cemetery, the committal includes: Free placement in the Sacred Heart of Jesus crypt. Remains should be placed in a dignified container like a cremation urn. Urns with remains must be labelled on the outside with full name and date of death. After one year, depending on space requirements, cemetery staff may relocate remains another dignified location on Resurrection Cemetery's sacred ground. Bring cremated remains to the cemetery on the appointed day in an urn or a durable container of standard size. We may not be able to accommodate oversized containers. Urns are available for purchase from the cemetery. Recovery of remains: No charge for disinterment for one year. After one year, prevailing disinterment rates apply.
At Mount Olivet Cemetery, placement will be in the Pieta Ossuary. This placement is permanent, irreversible, and no option for recovery of remains is available. Because of this, the cemetery must receive a state-issued cremation authorization form prior to the committal. A separate waiver stating that these conditions are understood and accepted will also be required before participation. Remains must be placed in a bag made of a dignified fabric like silk or velvet. The name of the deceased, and their date of death, must be attached to the outside of the bag. If assistance is requested before TBA, the cemetery will provide the bag, label, and will assist with the transfer of remains, and can also assist with obtaining the necessary paperwork from the state.
We will send you detailed instructions by email several days before the committal.
Optional services
Memorial donations are accepted here.
Information about our memorial tree program is here.
Information about private burial options here.
Memorialization options vary depending on the cemetery, but can include an engraved brick, a small granite memorial, and a bronze plaque. Contact the office for details. Options vary from cemetery to cemetery, and not all options are available at every cemetery. -
Cemetery property available
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Dates for 2025 TBA
The Church teaches that when cremation is chosen, "the ashes of the faithful must be laid to rest in a sacred place, that is, in a cemetery."
With the Lay Them to Rest program, the Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Madison invite you to lay the cremated remains of your loved one to rest on sacred ground with a solemn Catholic committal, free of charge. Perpetual record keeping is included, so that you and your family, even if they are unable to attend the committal, will always be able to visit your loved one.
The Catholic Church permits cremation under certain conditions, but does not permit the scattering, dividing, comingling, or private retention of cremated remains. This event is intended to help lower any barriers to performing the final act of mercy.
Our diocesan cemeteries also offer a wide variety of other options to fit any budget - contact one of our Family Service Counselors for information about private niches, cremation garden burial, or second rights of burial.
Registration for Lay Them to Rest is required so that we are able to keep accurate records.
Questions?
Call Damian Lenshek, Director of Cemeteries, at 608-821-3055. -
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