{"id":236,"date":"2026-10-26T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:51:40","slug":"cemetery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Cemetery<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>A place of remembrance and care at Emilie United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cemetery-1024x301-1.jpg\" alt=\"Emilie United Methodist Church cemetery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cemetery-1024x301-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cemetery-1024x301-1-980x288.jpg 980w, https:\/\/hvsmediastudio.dev\/emilie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cemetery-1024x301-1-480x141.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-231\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_group_0 et_pb_group et_pb_module et_flex_group et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Cemetery Clean Up<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Personal belongings are removed from graves twice a year for a thorough cleanup. Please collect items of personal value beforehand. You may replace them after cleanup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekend before Ash Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>Veterans Day weekend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_group_1 et_pb_group et_pb_module et_flex_group et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Memorials & Finding a Loved One<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For grave markers, the church recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beechwoodmemorials.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beechwood Memorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a Grave<\/a> for a loved one in the cemetery. Ask the church office for help locating a grave or obtaining the cemetery layout.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_group_2 et_pb_group et-last-child et_pb_module et_flex_group et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Cemetery Questions<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Contact the church office at <a href=\"tel:+12159455502\">(215) 945-5502<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:office@emilieumc.com\">office@emilieumc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Al Burgess began caring for Emilie\u2019s grounds as a volunteer in 1966 and became the full-time groundskeeper in 1981. 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