"I go to prepare a place for you" John 14:2
St Thomas Cemetery is set apart from other cemeteries, in that we are part of the ministry of the Catholic Church. Our cemetery provides holy ground where we bring respectful dignity to the mortal remains entrusted to our care. We believe that we owe recognition to those previous generations who have lived in faith. In death, as in life, we belong to the Lord. Our faith in Jesus' Resurrection enables us to offer hope and warmth to the hearts and souls burdened with grief and anxiety. We feel truly blessed and sacredly priveleged to practice this Corporal Works of Mercy through the tradition of the Catholic Church.
The Cemetery Committee has chosen and ordered two beautiful new statues for our cemetery. Both are solid granite and made right here in Idaho! Each one-of-a-kind statue is 7 feet tall from the bottom of the base to the crown.
Our plan is to have them installed in the spring of 2021, in time for our Memorial Day observance at the cemetery.
Please consider a tax deductible donation for the new year, 2021!
Price per statue: $14,500.
Thank you from the Cemetery Committee and all of our St Thomas family.
A Pope who was martyred October 14 A.D. 222 . He is famous by the ancient cemetery which he beautified, and which, for the great number of holy martyrs whose bodies were buried there, was the most celebrated of all those in Rome. He regarded the mortal remains of the dead precious in the eyes of God, who watches over them, regarding them as the apple of his eye, to be raised one day in the brightest glory, and made shining lusters in the heavenly Jerusalem.
He was the founder of Christian monasticism.
In the course of his remarkable and extraordinarily long life, Anthony would live to see the Emperor Constantine's establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman empire. Anthony himself, however, would establish something more lasting – by becoming the spiritual father of the monastic communities
St. Anthony may have been up to 105 years old when he died, sometime between 350 and 356. In keeping with his instructions, two of his disciples buried his body secretly in an unmarked grave.
To get to St Thomas Cemetery: from Sherman Avenue turn south on 21st street. Go 1 block to Front Avenue and turn left.
The cemetery will be straight ahead.
The cemetery is open daily, daylight hours.
Our Cemetery Sexton is Mike Kopf 208.661.8279
Cemetery Representative: Tina Johnson
cemetery@stthomascda.org 208.664.9259 X 3
The Cemetery Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM in the Mission House library.
All are welcome to attend!
Call for a tour with one of our docents.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE:
Annemarie Lander, Williene Gagnon, Joey Haines, Sr Mary Agnes, Mike Kopf, John Thomasset, Gary and Tina Johnson
Enter one of the websites below on your
phone or mobile device.
maps.cdaid.org/burial/
In the upper right hand corner, enter whose grave you are looking for, last name first.
findagrave.com
Enter whose grave you are looking for and in the cemetery space type "coeur"
QR code scan for our cemetery as well as Forest and Riverview
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.
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:
Sally Klumpe is the Director of Music at St Thomas (208-640-3939), She can help you choose music and songs prior to the funeral.. You will be able to tell the funeral home what you have chosen when you make all other arrangements. The funeral home will collect the fee for music, which is $150.
Because of the limitations of CoVid, we are unable to accommodate any funeral receptions. Please check back for updates.
Kathy Perez's contact information and offer PC rental paperwork/pricing for funeral receptions for non-parishioners.
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
Niche, all are double (10 1/4' X 10 1/4") $1900
Opening/Closing a niche 350
Niche Etching, per name 175
Perpetual Care 125
Priest Services (Stole Fee) 200*
* If the inurnment immediately follows the Memorial Mass, a separate
Stoll Fee will not be charged.
All fees payable in full prior to services.
Cemetery Plot $1250
Cremation Plot, all are double 1000
Opening/Closing cremation plot 350
Perpetual Care 125
Priest Services (Stole Fee) 200*
* If the cemetery service immediately follows the funeral/memorial Mass,
a separate Stole Fee will not be charged.
All fees payable in full prior to services.
Funeral/Memorial Mass at St Thomas for Non-parishioners $200
Priest Services at Mass 200
Altar Servers, each 25
Easement Transfer, each 40
Parish Center Rental for Non-parishioner 250
Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon (By Donation)
Mission House Dining Room Rental for Non-parishioner 250
Event Insurance for Non-parishioner (Parish Hall or Mission House) 105
All fees payable in full prior to services.