Columbarium

In our forefathers' day, the dead were buried in the church yard. Their remains were interred in this consecrated ground, with stone markers symbolically honoring the departed's life and faith, while serving as a reminder to the living of their own mortality.

In our contemporary urban environment, this practice is almost impossible. More often, the dead are buried far from where they spent their daily lives, insulating the living from the fact of death.

 

Now, the concept of burial at the church is in revival. Churches are providing columbaria for the cremated remains of departed members. With this, the church once again is the central site for the major milestones of life - baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial.

 

The St. Mark's Garden Columbarium provides such a resting place for the cremated remains of the dead. Interment in the Columbarium is available to any communicant of any Episcopal church in the Diocese of Arkansas or to any member of his or her immediate family. At the discretion of St. Mark's, persons who are not members of the church may be accepted. Application to purchase a plot in the columbarium and arrangements for interment are made through St. Mark's.  Anyone interested should call Church office for a contact name and phone number.

 

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