St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Entrance At Oak & 26th St Intersection.
100 East 26th St.
Hays, KS 67601
Search St. Joseph burial records and open lots at:
https://burialsearch.com/246_1/St._Joseph_Cemetery
St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
Location North East of 240th Ave. & Mt. Pleasant Rd Intersection.
1012 240th Ave
Hays, KS 67601
Search St. Michael the Archangel burial records and open lots at:
https://www.burialsearch.com/246_2/St._Michael_the_Archangel_Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery Office
Office and Mailing Address
215 West 13th
Hays, Ks. 67601
Phone: 785-625-7356
Fax: 785-625-7394
Contact Ann Pfeifer, Business Administrator
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Cemetery Decorations
Flowers and decorations may be placed on “Special Days”, (Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, All Saints Day and All Souls Day) and any time between November 10 and January 15. Families should pick up flowers and decorations which are not in self-supporting containers built into the monument or monument base (not the concrete foundation) within one week after each “Special Day” unless the grass needs to be mowed sooner. All winter decorations should be picked up during the second week of January, to enable snow removal when necessary and spring cemetery preparations.
Praying for those who have died
St. Gertrude the Great - Prayer for Release of Souls from Purgatory
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
Estate Planning Information
At the bottom of the page are some helpful documents and checklists to help begin conversations about end of life documents.
When planning your estate, please consider listing any non-profit that was important to you during your life. The parish and cemetery rely on generous donations and estate gifts to operate. Thank you for considering us during your planning.
Some ways to give:
*Bequests
*IRA Rollover Gifts (70 1/2 and older to reduce taxable income)
*donor advised funds
*charitable annuity
*endowment.
Here is a helpful handout and website to help you get started on planning:
End of Life documents and Estate Planning: Estate Planning Handouts.pdf
Funeral Planning form: Funeral_Planning_Form.pdf
Free online will-writing tool (Catholic-specific and easy to use): My Catholic Will - Provide a Legacy of Faith
Resource on Catholic Beliefs regarding death
The Augustine Institute created Eternal Rest, to help explain what Catholics belief on many different aspects of death. Many of their videos will link to Formed.