COLUMBARIUM LICENSE PRICE LIST

The Parish of Saint Paul the Apostle

and Saint Francis of Assisi

Seneca – Walhalla

Effective January 7, 2022
 
The Catholic Church has sanctioned cremation as an approved form of burial since 1963.  To assure appropriate respect for and treatment of the cremains, the Church procedures require interment of the cremains either in a columbarium or by burial.
 
Our Parish Garden Columbarium is a fitting place for our loved one’s cremains.  It is a hospitable, beautiful and inviting place for the community of the Faithful to assemble on the day of interment and other days of remembrance, and also for individual prayer.  It is a beautiful reminder that those who have gone before us are not forgotten and have found peace and rest with God.
 
The prices below include the engraving of the niche cover and perpetual care of the Columbarium garden and niches.  There are no additional fees or later charges.  Please see the current Columbarium Rules and Regulations for more information.
 
WALL ONE and WALL TWO PRICE LIST
Memorial Plaque          $   750.00
 
Single Niche*               $4,100.00  (one (1) urn per niche, for only one person)
 
Double Niche**           $4,800.00  (two (2) urns OR one (1) companion urn per niche,
                                                       for up to two people)
 
Please make check payable to “Saint Paul Catholic Church.”
 
* Note: a single niche may be changed to a double niche by payment of the difference between the price originally paid and the then-current double niche price.
 
** In Wall #1, there are 8 Niches in the bottom row that are slightly smaller than the other Niches, so one of two urns must be smaller.  The back half of the niche is not as high (tall) as the other niches.  Two (2) urns OR one (1) companion urn can still be accommodated.  The cost for these smaller Niches is $4,100.00, single or double.
 
** In Wall #2, there are 12 Niches in the bottom row that are slightly smaller than the other Niches, so one of two urns must be smaller.  The back half of the niche is not as high (tall) as the other niches.  Two (2) urns OR one (1) companion urn can still be accommodated.  The cost for these smaller Niches is $3,800.00, single or double.
 
Other costs that are not included in the License are any mortuary or funeral home costs, the cost of cremation, and the cost of the urn. Total cost associated with cremation is about 1/3 the cost of conventional burial in a vault and grave, depending on choices for burial plot, casket, headstone, etc.
 
More information and the Niche License Form is available from the Parish Office in Seneca, or by calling (864) 882 8551.
 
Columbarium Advisory Board