A Funeral Mass is held when the body of the deceased is present in the church. 
A Memorial Mass is held when only the cremains are present in the church.

• When planning either a funeral or a memorial Mass, please contact St Thomas (208.664.9259) as to the availability of our priests calendar. If the deceased is Catholic, they must have a Catholic Funeral Rite (funeral or memorial Mass or religious service) prior to burial or inurnment in St Thomas Cemetery. 
• We have 8 times weekly for funerals: 8:00 AM Tuesday through Friday  and 11:00 AM  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday..
• Choosing a funeral home is a very important step after your gravesite/niche purchase. A funeral home will take care of almost all the funeral arrangements, which is their speciality. Please contact a funeral home for pre-need or current need arrangements as soon as possible. 
• Once you choose either a full burial or cremation as well as a funeral home, we can help you with some of the other arrangements. These may include the purchase of a burial or inurnment site and graveside services,  We offer an after-service reception in the Parish Center.
• Occasionally, only a graveside service will be performed at St Thomas Cemetery because the deceased had a memorial service in another city or state and waited to inurn the cremains here at a later date.

• Grave: an in-ground space. We have full burial plots as well as smaller plots that will accommodate two cremains.
• Niche: a 10 1/4" cubed space in either the Shrine or Sign that will hold two cremains. They are covered by a granite closure.
• Cremains: sometimes referred to as "ashes", these are the cremated remains of the deceased.
• Stole fee: this is the stipend for our priest to officiate the Mass and graveside service. If the graveside service immediately follows the Mass, there is only one stole fee charged. This is paid through your funeral home.
• Perpetual Care fee: a one time state mandated fee of $125 that St Thomas will collect.
• Niche engraving/ Each name on your niche is engraved at the cost is $135. There is space for 2 cremains in each niche.
• Vault/Liner/Grave Box: a concrete liner for a full burial that is paid through your funeral home. A vault seals permanently.
• Easement transfer: When you have paid in full for a burial plot or niche, an easement for your property will be sent to you. This will take a few weeks because it will be sent to the Diocese of Boise for their seal. If you decide you do not want or need your burial plot or niche sometime in the future, you may pass it on to a relative or friend or sell it back to St Thomas Cemetery. In the event that you choose to pass it to someone else, a new easement will be issued to the person you deed it to. The fee for changing the name on an easement is $40 per easement. If you decide to sell it back to St Thomas, there is no charge for an easement transfer.
• Monument or headstone. You will arrange for these when it is convenient. Many people have this made and installed well in advance of need, if you decide to have one. A beautiful monument to your loved one is a nice rememberance of them. We recommend both Memorial Monument in Coeur d'Alene (208.539.0929) and Tresko Monument in Spokane (509.838.3196). 

Typically a Funeral Mass or Service has five readings in total. If a family would like to choose these readings
please pull one from each of the following and notify Fr. John of your choices prior to the funeral:

• Old Testament                                                                                    

1. Job 19:1, 23-27
2. .Wisdom 3:1-9 or 3:1-6, 9                                                                             
3. Wisdom 4:7-15
4. Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9
5. Lamentations 3:17-26
6. Daniel 12:1-3
7. 2 Maccabees 12:43-46

•  New Testament

1. Acts 10:34-43 or 10:34-36, 42-43
2. Romans 5:5-11
3. Romans 5:17-21
4. Romans 6:3-9 or 6:3-4, 8-9
5. Romans 8:14-23
6. Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
7. Romans 14:7-9, 10b-12
8. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, 24b-28 or 15:20-23
9. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
10. 2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1
11. 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10
12. Philippians 3:20-21
13. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
14. 2 Timothy 2:8-13
15. 1 John 3:1-2
16. 1 John 3:14-16
17. Revelation 14:13
18. Revelation 20:11-21:1
19. Revelation 21:1-5a, 6b-7

• Responsorial Psalms

1. 23
2. 25
3. 27
4. 42 and 43
5. 63
6. 103
7. 116
8. 122
9. 130
10. 143

• Alleluia Verses and Verses before the Gospel

1. see Matthew 11:25
2. Matthew 25:34
3. John 3:16
4. John 6:39
5. John 6:40
6. John 6:51a
7. John 11:25-26
8. see Philippians 3:20
9. 2 Timothy 2:11b-12a
10. Revelation 1:5a, 6b
11. Revelation 14:13

• Gospel Readings

1. Matthew 5:1-12a
2. Matthew 11:25-30
3. Matthew 25:1-13
4. Matthew 25:31-46
5. Mark 15:33-39; 16:1-6 or 15:33-39
6. Luke 7:11-17
7. Luke 12:35-40
8. Luke 23:33, 39-43
9. Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53, 24:1-6a or 23:44-46, 50, 52-53
10. Luke 24:13-35 or 24:13-16, 28-35
11. John 5:24-29
12. John 6:37-40
13. John 6:51-58
14. John 11:17-27 or 11:21-27
15. John 11:32-45
16. John 12:23-28 or 12:23-26
17. John 14:1-6
18. John 17:24-26
19. John 19:17-18, 25-30

To arrange music for a funeral, contact our Sacred Music Director, Matthew Loucks, sacredmusic@stthomascda.org or 208-664-9259 ext 5.

Again, we are unable to hold funeral receptions/luncheons because of a spike in the Delta variant. When we are able to have gatherings again, please contact Kathy Perez, our Ladies Auxiliary contact person:208-664-2885.

You may choose any funeral home or monument company. We have listed the ones we work with on a regular basis.

Yates Funeral Home: www.yatesfuneralhomes.com/  208.664.3151  744 N. 4th Coeur d'Alene
English Funeral Chapel: www.englishfuneralchapel.com/  208.664.3143   1133 N. 4th Coeur d'Alene
Bell Tower Funeral Home https://belltowerfuneralhome.com/ 208.457.8880 3398 East Jenalan Avenue, Post Falls 
Yates Funeral Home in Hayden: 373 East Hayden  83835

Coeur d'Alene Monument  208.772.4015
Tresko Monument 509.838.3196
Cremation grave headstone maximum size 24" X 16" including a 4" collar
Infant grave headstone maximum size 16" X 12" including a 3" collar