FUNERAL & COLUMBARIUM

Funerals and Columbarium

We provide a wide range of services to meet your needs. We promise to provide assistance every step of the way.

What to expect before the meeting.

At St. Lawrence, praying for and celebrating the life of your loved ones who have passed away is our honor and our privilege.  We will walk with you in this difficult time as we celebrate beautiful, respectful funerals for your loved ones. Our regular funeral times are 11:00am and 2:00pm Monday through Friday, and Saturday, when available. For the funeral program, we will need a photo of your loved one and we ask that you give prayerful thought to a short biography with memories and achievements of your loved one's life.


Please consult the following liturgical resources as you prayerfully discern and plan for your or your loved one's Funeral Mass.  We hope that these resources are helpful; however, if you run into any issues, please don't hesitate to contact the parish office and speak with Lori Crocker (for English Funerals) or Cristina Corbin (for Spanish Funerals).


All Columbarium & Brick Paver requests should be directed to Brandy Lake, Director of Business Operations, (770)963-8992 ext. 448.


Funeral Readings

The following are readings to choose from, organized by liturgical season. 


For a proper Funeral Mass, we will need 1 First Reading, 1 Responsorial Psalm, 1 Second Reading, and 1 Gospel Reading.  If you are unsure of what season we are in or would like recommendations from the Pastoral Associate, please contact the church office.

First Reading (outside Easter)

2 Maccabees 12:43-46

Job 19: 1, 23-27a

Wisdom 3:1-9 (Long version)

Wisdom 3:1-6, 9 (Short version)

Wisdom 4:7-15

Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9

Lamentations 3:17-26

Daniel 12:1-3

First Reading (During Easter)

Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43
(Long version)

Acts of the Apostles 10:34-36, 42-43 (Short version)

Revelation 14:13
Revelation 20:11-21:1
Revelation 21:1-5a, 6b-7


Second Reading

Romans 5:5-11
Romans 5:17-21
Romans 6:3-9 (Long version)
Romans 6:3-4, 8-9 (Short version)
Romans 8:14-23
Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
Romans 14:7-9, 10c-12
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
(Long version)
1 Corinthians 15:20-23
(Short version)
1 Corinthians 15:51-57
2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1
2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10
Philippians 3:20-21
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2 Timothy 2:8-13
1 John 3:1-2
1 John 3:14-16

Gospel

Matthew 5:1-12a
Matthew 11:25-30
Matthew 25:1-13
Matthew 25:31-46
Mark 15:33-39; 16:1-6 (Long version)
Mark 15:33-39 (Short version)
Luke 7:11-17
Luke 12:35-40
Luke 23:33, 39-43
Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a (Long version)
Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53
(Short version)
Luke 24:13-35 (Long version)
Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 (Short version)
John 5:24-29
John 6:37-40
John 6:51-59
John 11:17-27 (Long version)
John 11:21-27 (Short version)
John 11:32-45
John 12:23-28 (Long version)
John 12:23-26 (Short version)
John 14:1-6

John 17:24-26
John 19:17-18, 25-39 

Liturgical Music Suggestions

The following are merely suggestions for you. These are songs, hymns and psalms that we feel will assist the celebrating community in comforting you and celebrating the life of your loved one. The music department is always here to assist you in any way.

Entrance Hymn

A Mighty Fortress

Amazing Grace

Be Not Afraid

For All the Saints

God of Love, Whose Mercies Daily

How Great Thou Art

I Heard the Voice of Jesus

I Know that My Redeemer Lives

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

Now Thank We All Our God

O God Our Help in Ages Past

O Lord, You Died that All Might Live

Sing with All the Saints in Glory

Responsorial Psalms

Psalm 16: Center of My Life

Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light and My Salvation

Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd

Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God

Psalm 23: Into Fresh Green Meadows

Psalm 63: My Souls Thirsts

Psalm 103: The Lord is Kind and Merciful

Psalm 122: Let Us Go Rejoicing

Psalm 25: To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul

Offertory Hymn

Abide With Me

Amazing Grace

Be Not Afraid

Eye Has Not Seen

God Weeps With Us

I Heard the Voice of Jesus

Jesus, Lead the Way

You Are Near

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Lord of All Hopefulness

On Eagle's Wings

My Shepherd, You Supply My Need

Prayer of St. Francis

Quietly, Peacefully

Jerusalem, My Happy Home

Communion Hymn

Be Not Afraid

Eye Has Not Seen

I Am the Bread of Life

I Heard the Voice of Jesus

I Receive the Living God

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

Jerusalem, My Happy Home

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Lord of All Hopefulness

My Shepherd, You Supply My Need

On Eagle's Wings

One Bread, One Body

You Are Near

Columbarium

Since the earliest days of the Church, the parish grounds have been the natural repository and final resting place of deceased members of the Christian community. Burial within the church building or in the adjacent cemetery was once a common practice and a beautiful expression of the cycle of human life from birth to death and eternal life. The land needed for a cemetery is no longer available for most parishes and a host of laws and regulations make it difficult to establish a cemetery. In recent years, cremation with reverent disposition of remains has become more common. In the design for the renovation of our church, St. Lawrence Church planned a columbarium located in the inner courtyard so that the remains of deceased worshipers could be reverently placed in the grounds of the church that played such an important role in their lives.


A columbarium niche is moderately priced, aesthetically pleasing, and eco-friendly. The courtyard setting and columbarium create a comfortable gathering place for families and friends to come together in love and remembrance, a comforting link between death and life.


For more information, please contact Brandy Lake, Director of Business Operations, and read through the Columbarium Brochure.


Please note this is an optional service we offer to all who are looking for a place to rest their or their loved ones' cremains.

Contact Brandy Lake

Ready to complete the Funeral Pre-Planning Sheet?

We want to know your wishes exactly, and want to give you plenty of time to read and discern so that you can prayerfully plan the perfect celebration of life. Let us know what you want and we’ll do our best to help.

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