'All the sacraments, and principally those of Christian initiation, have as their goal the last Passover of the child of God which, through death, leads him into the life of the Kingdom. Then what he confessed in faith and hope will be fulfilled: "I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come."
"[The Church] offers to the Father, in Christ, the child of his grace, and she commits to the earth, in hope, the seed of the body that will rise in glory."​
The Christian meaning of death is revealed in the light of the Paschal mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ in whom resides our only hope. The Christian who dies in Christ Jesus is "away from the body and at home with the Lord."

For the Christian the day of death inaugurates, at the end of his sacramental life, the fulfillment of his new birth begun at Baptism, the definitive "conformity" to "the image of the Son" conferred by the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and participation in the feast of the Kingdom which was anticipated in the Eucharist- even if final purifications are still necessary for him in order to be clothed with the nuptial garment.

​The Church who, as Mother, has borne the Christian sacramentally in her womb during his earthly pilgrimage, accompanies him at his journey's end, in order to surrender him "into the Father's hands." She offers to the Father, in Christ, the child of his grace, and she commits to the earth, in hope, the seed of the body that will rise in glory.'  

Catechism of the Catholic Church,  1680-1683a

Automated Questionnaire for Families

This will be a link to a Google Form that will:
- collect information listed on Sherri's hard-copy Questionnaire and input that into an Google Sheet

Kelsey to write code to pull info from resulting Google Sheet and:
- auto-populate info into a Program for Sherri
- generate a printout of all Questionnaire info for Sherri's records
- automatically send Kelsey an email, ccing Sherri, which includes this Questionnaire info:
  • date/time of funeral
  • name of deceased
  • music selections for Four Hymn Sandwich
  • desired instrumentation
  • rate for each musician


Once Kelsey receives that email, she will contract musicians from approved list and send confirmation email to Sherri (cc Father?).

Music Selection

[This will be a Father-approved blurb about Sacred Music during a funeral.  It should mention that the pieces listed below are musical options for the funeral, should ask families to select one from each category when completing the form.  Should mention that the Ordinary, Propers, Psalms, and Song of Farewell are standardized for each Requiem Mass at our parish (list the titles? or no?)]

Entrance or Recessional Hymn

Offertory Hymn

Communion Hymn

Additional Info Blurb

This will be a text box directing folks to contact Sherri if they have any questions - if a family has a music request beyond what is listed, Sherri or Kelsey can field those directly.