LENEXA — Archbishop Shawn McKnight will preside at the dedication and blessing of the new rosary garden at Resurrection Cemetery here, located at 83rd and Quivira, on July 30 at 10 a.m. Members of the Catholic community are invited to attend the outdoor ceremony and tour the newly designed space.
Located just west of the mausoleums, this section will be attractively landscaped and offer multiple options to families that want to be laid to rest together. This includes private estates, columbaria of different sizes to accommodate cremated remains of one or more persons, and traditional burial sites.
Sharon Vallejo, president of Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas that manages the cemetery, said, “Families expressed the desire to have expanded options that allow final disposition of all of their various members together in designated space. The rosary garden is in direct response to these requests.”
The garden takes its name from the rosary beads represented by large stamped red circles on the concrete pathway that winds through the section. Vallejo said that an aerial view would reflect the image of a rosary placed on a table with the beads naturally spread out.
Statues atop four large columbaria in the garden represent key figures of the four different mysteries of the rosary (joyful, sorrowful, glorious and luminous). Pedestal benches and other statuary are artfully arranged throughout the space.
Central to the garden is a shelter area with cremation niches built into the four corner columns. Vallejo projects that committal services will be held in this area.
Bryan Alonzo, director of operations and sales, credits Vallejo with the creative ideas reflected in the rosary garden.
“We encourage area Catholics,” he said, “family members and friends to attend the July 30 ceremony to see this incredibly beautiful space and the multiple options available for final resting places.”
For more information, call (913) 371-4040 or send an email to: information@cathcemks.org.
