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Protecting Your Loved Ones Is Easy With 0% Interest & 48 Months

Magnificent new mausoleum at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia, NJ helps families protect their legacy and loved ones

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The new Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia is now complete and adorned with magnificent liturgical works of art created in Italy including this statue of the resurrected Christ outside the main entrance.
The new Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia is now complete and adorned with magnificent liturgical works of art created in Italy including this statue of the resurrected Christ outside the main entrance. (Catholic Cemeteries - Archdiocese of Newark)

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The past year’s challenges have enlightened many to realize there has never been a better time to protect their loved ones’ legacy. The loss of a loved one is a significant life event that is often a time of sorrow, and uncertainty but St. Gertrude Cemetery’s Open House event can provide peace of mind and significant savings. See new video for more information.

As part of their 2021: Year of St. Joseph, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark is scheduling several open house events throughout Essex, Union, Bergen, Hudson, and Middlesex counties to help Catholics gain knowledge and confidence before that difficult time arises.

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Come to the next Open House weekend Saturday, October 30, and Sunday, October 31, from 8:30, am-4:30 pm at St. Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum in Colonia, NJ.

Caring Memorial and professional planning advisers will meet with you in a clean, safe, socially-distanced environment to share information about burial and cremation options, memorialization, and financial planning. There are several payment options available, including 0% interest for 48 months.

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St. Gertrude Cemetery & Mausoleum is located at 53 Inman Avenue, Colonia, NJ. The open house is scheduled from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Appointments are not necessary. We do recommend visitors fill out and submit the online form on our website to help our caring and professional Memorial Planning Advisors better understand your concerns and needs. Please click the link and submit the online form today.

Are You Keeping The Cremains Of Your Loved One At Home? Consider Bringing Them Home (To The Lord)

If you have been keeping the cremated burial remains of your loved ones at home for at least three months or longer, our open house events could be the perfect opportunity to give your loved ones the resting place they deserve. The Catholic Church's Catechism teaches that every spiritual soul "is immortal: It does not perish when it separates from the body at death, and it will be reunited with the body at the final Resurrection" (CCC 366).

As a result, we Catholics believe the cremated remains of loved ones should be given a sacred and dignified resting space. Having cremains interred in a chapel mausoleum or cemetery also offers families a designated place and time to grieve, heal, pray, and honor the memories of their loved one surrounded by magnificent liturgical art inspired by the Holy Family, the Apostles, heavenly saints, and angels.

By contrast, when the cremated remains are left in a home, they can fade into the background of everyday life and be left forgotten.

Meet with our caring and professional Memorial Planning Advisors to learn how easy it is to have your loved one's cremated remains interred in one of our mausoleums or cemeteries.

Plan by attending the open house of your choice below. There is no obligation or appointment necessary. Stop in at one of the locations below or go to https://www.rcancem.org/open-house-weekend-saint-gertrude for more details.

Review the remaining Open House schedule at our locations and mark your calendar:

October 30 & 31: St. Gertrude Cemetery & Mausoleum, 53 Inman Ave., Colonia, NJ 07067,

(888) 444-2791.

November 13 & 14: Holy Name Cemetery & Mausoleum, 823 West Side Ave., Jersey City, N.J. 07306, (888) 621-0337.

The new mausoleum, which opened on May 31, 2021, features elegant marble crypts, glass cremation niches, and a stained-glass dome over the Altar of the Chapel of the Resurrection inspired by the Holy Spirit. Below the dome is a marble altar depicting bronze statues of Mary with the Twelve Apostles during Pentecost.
Inside the new Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection is the primary stained glass of Jesus ascending into heaven inside the Chapel of the Ascension - a beautiful new section dedicated exclusively to cremations. Go to www.saintgertrudecemetery.org for more details

About Catholic Cemeteries - Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark serving Catholic families for more than 160 years, addresses the needs of individuals and families before, at the time of, and after death. The works of this ministry includes caring assistance with cemetery preplanning, compassionate support at the time of death, facilitating a loved one's interment in a holy place, support throughout bereavement, and perpetual cemetery care. To learn more, visit www.CatholicJourney.org.

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