Funeral Information
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Funeral Masses and Memorials are held Monday through Saturday at 10:00 am and tend to last approximately one hour.
To schedule a funeral at any of our sites, please have the funeral director contact the parish's main office:
St. John Neumann Parish Office
50 East Avenue, Attica, NY 14011
(585) 591-1228
St. Michael Parish Office
16 North Street, Warsaw, NY 14569
(585) 786-2400First, let us extend our deepest sympathies at the passing of your loved one. During this time, please know of our prayers for you and your family. It is important to remember that even during this time of great sadness, death is not the end, it is a transformation we all experience from this life to the next, eternal life with our Lord.
This page of our website is designed to help you in the planning of the funeral Mass (Mass of Christian Burial) or Memorial Mass. Take time to look over the readings and see which ones you feel are appropriate as we gather to pray for your loved one. The First Reading should come from the Old Testament, while the Second Reading should come from the New Testament. If the Mass is taking place between Easter Sunday and Pentecost both readings will come from the New Testament.
There is a Music Selection section as well with appropriate music for the Mass, and I kindly ask that the music selected comes from this selection. Secular music, while sometimes can be a nice tribute, is not appropriate for a funeral Mass.
Finally, in regards to Eulogies, here at St. Michael and St. John Neumann, we do not allow eulogies during the Mass. The eulogy doesn’t have a formal place in the Mass, however it is not to say one cannot be given. A more appropriate place for the eulogy would be at the funeral home, cemetery or breakfast/lunch following the funeral itself. Many times someone thinks they will be able to give the eulogy but emotions the day of the funeral get the better of them, and that is certainly understandable. If you have any questions about this we can certainly talk, but it is important that we adhere to this practice so that it can remain uniform for everyone. During the planning process, we will meet with you to hear stories and gather information on your loved one so that they homily will take on a personal, intimate feel.
Once again, please know of our prayers for you and your family and if there is anything we can do in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact us.Fees are handled directly through the Funeral Home. If you are not working with a Funeral Home, please contact the parish office to discuss the fees for the church.Below are the links for the readings. Take time to read through the readings and choose which best speaks to your loved one's life, death and now we praying sharing in Christ's victory over death. Feel free to print the selected reading for whoever you choose as/a reader(s) at the Mass. They WILL NOT need to bring the readings with them, a copy will be provided in church for them to read.Old Testament Readings
New Testament Readings
St. Michael Parish Music SelectionTo arrange for a pre-need, contact the parish's main office. A member of our bereavement team will sit with you to review mass planning, readings, hymn choices and any cemetery needs.
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Pre-Need
Pre-planning a Funeral or Cemetery
It can be uncomfortable planning your own burial arrangements. However, it's extremely difficult to plan burial arrangements for someone you love, especially at the time of their death. By planning ahead, your family can focus on what is most important — comforting one another, praying, remembering and beginning the healing process.
Life's most important moments are usually planned well in advance. You spend hours planning your wedding, educating your children and planning for retirement. It's also important you give critical thought to your burial arrangements. By making these decisions now, you ease the burden on your loved ones during what will be an emotional and stressful time.
There are also practical reasons to pre-plan. By planning today, your family will not only avoid over-spending during an emotional time, but also price increases caused by inflation and other real-world factors.
There are only two ways to make family burial arrangements. Burial arrangements involve major financial and personal decisions. There are two ways to handle the responsibility. Alone, at time of need. Cemetery records reveal that over 70% of all family burial arrangements are made by women survivors at time of death. Together, well in advance of need. This is when decisions can be made calmly and without the pressure of immediate loss.
Pre-planning burial arrangements results in:1. Wise decisions, made together.
2. Spouse is spared of acting alone at time of loss.
3. No emotional overspending.
4. Savings at today’s prices.
5. Insurance conserved for family.
6. You’ll never have to ask: “What would he or she have wanted?”
7. Fulfillment of your obligation to your family.
8. Peace of mind.
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