Cemetery

Until Lord Jesus Christ's Second Coming, Christians need to consider the temporary resting place of themselves and their loved ones.

Introductory price of burial plots at the Benedictine Fellowship of Saint Laurence is $1,000.00.  $750.00 of the burial price is a donation to the Fellowship.  Write to Father John Connely to request a plot.

The Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary will support the mortuary needs of Benedictine Saint Laurence Fellowship.

Support the work of monks and purchase a casket from them:

• The Benedictine monks of St. Meinrad Archabbey have been making caskets for 150 years in Indiana but they do ship around the nation. Look at Abbey Caskets.
• The Benedictine Monks of Chicago at Holy Cross of Chicago help supply caskets from St. Meinrad Archabbey in Illinois and through the nation at Monastery Caskets.
• The Trappist monks of New Melleray Abbey handcraft Trappist Caskets in Iowa which can be shipped around the nation.

The Lord may call us at any time. So planning is an important part of Orthodox living. Here is an article from the 2004 Orthodox Christian Journal "An Orthodox Christian Perspective The Living Will/Health-Care Proxy Interview with Fr. Thomas Hopko."  Note that the information in the article is based on Pennsylvania law and Father Thomas Hopko, dean emeritus of St. Vladimir's Seminary.  Thus you should consult your state's laws and your priest's wisdom before taking action.

The Colorado Bar Association has an online guide called Senior Law Handbook which has lots of helpful information including Estate Planning and What to do when someone dies.

There is literature on death and the future life from the Orthodox Information Center.

In Greek tradition and some Eastern Orthodox churches, koliva (aka kolyva) is blessed during the Divine Liturgy after a person's death and served after he funeral. Koliva is a sweet dish of boiled wheat and other ingredient. With the boiled wheat, it symbolizes death and resurrection. Read more at Wiki.com here.