Dear Friends in Christ,
The Funeral Mass is the central liturgical celebration of the Christian community for the deceased. At the St. John-St. Paul Collaborative, we encourage you and your family to participate fully in planning the Mass.
Our Music Directors and Cantors will provide music that will enhance this celebration and encourage the full participation of the congregation in the songs, responses, and acclamations of the funeral rites.
The links to the right will help you select the readings and music for the Funeral Mass. In each section, you will find readings and selections of hymns and psalms that are examples of appropriate texts suitable for different times during the Mass.
Be assured of our prayerful support for you during this time of sorrow and loss.
Rev. James J. Laughlin
Pastor
St. John-St. Paul Collaborative
Kelly Meraw
Director of Collaborative Pastoral Care
Music and Liturgy Director at St. John the Evangelist Parish
Mary Lee Cirella
Music Director and Organist at St. Paul Parish