| Catholic Cemeteries of Toledo Policy Regarding Mausoleum Decorations Effective: November 29, 2004 |
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| To better serve the families and friends of Catholic Cemeteries, we have simplified and reformatted our Mausoleum decoration policy. We hope you will find this format more user friendly and much simpler to understand. If there is any part of this policy you do not understand, please do not hesitate to contact us for clarification. |
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| Visiting Hours The mausoleums may be visited during normal cemetery hours, sunrise to sunset. The Lumen Christi or chapel mausoleum is open for visitation to family members with passkeys only. Chapel mausoleum owners are provided with a passkey when they make their purchase. Additional passkeys are available for other family members with written authorization from the owner for $10.00 per key. Passkeys are available at the Resurrection Cemetery office. Decorations INTERIOR CHAPEL and EXTERIOR OF MAUSOLEUMSFresh cut flowers and live plants are NOT allowed, except for funeral flowers. Funeral flowers will be removed three days after the funeral. Artificial flowers, available through the cemetery are allowed year round in approved containers. Due to the risk of personal injury, authorized cemetery personnel must handle the placement of all artificial flower arrangement. APPROVED CEMETERY CONTAINERS Only bronze niche or crypt front vases are recognized as approved cemetery containers. They are designed to hold artificial flower arrangements and are located so flower arrangements will not interfere with adjacent niche or crypt fronts. NICHE AND CRIPT FRONTS Bronze plaques are the only other approved method of memorialization. The plaques will include the family name, given name, birth and death years. Certain emblems are permitted on plaques if they appear on the approved emblems list. These specially designed plaques, emblems, and vases can only be purchased through the cemetery office and must be installed by cemetery personnel. Homemade and commercial hangers are not allowed on the crypt or niche fronts. Taping or sticking any items on, or between crypt or niche fronts is similarly prohibited. |
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| If you have any questions about whether or not your decorations are permitted, inquire at the cemetery office for approval prior to placement. |
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| The Cemetery reserves the right to remove any and all decorations that do not comply with this policy. The cemetery cannot be held liable for the disposal of non-compliant decorations that are removed by cemetery personnel. This policy supercedes all other policies issued by the Catholic Cemeteries and is being implemented on a go-forward basis. |