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MEMORIAL
GARDENS
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CHAPEL IN THE WOODS
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Throughout the centuries, Christian churches in Europe and America
have provided a final resting place for church members on church
grounds. Severna Park United Methodist Church offers this
option for the interment of cremated remains.
In 1982, the ashes
of our Associate Pastor, Rev. William Bush, were interred on our
church grounds. When inquiries increased toward the end of the
1980's, a Memorial Garden Committee was appointed to develop an
appropriate plan for a "garden" on our grounds.
In 1990,
during the construction of an outdoor Chapel as a Boy Scout Eagle
Scout service project, the wooded area adjoining the Chapel was
selected as a desirable location for a Memorial Garden.
Again, our Boy Scouts undertook the initial development as another
Eagle Scout project and the garden was dedicated on June 2, 1991.
Subsequent Eagle Scout projects and individual donations have
provided many additional enhancements.

As you stroll through the
garden, you will see a bronze plague listing the names of
individuals whose ashes are interred there. The care of this
natural, low maintenance, woodland setting comes under the auspices
of the Memorial Garden Committee. The committee meets several times
a year or when needed to discuss plantings, maintenance, and
improvements. Members are asked to spend time in the garden during
the spring and fall cleanups. Our Scouts also assist with
cleanup.
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ELIGIBILITY AND ARRANGEMENTS
Any member of Severna Park United
Methodist Church may be interred in the Garden. Relatives of
members may be interred with permission of the Pastors. The
Pastor will consider all others on a case-by-case basis.
Contact one of the pastors to make arrangements for internment. |
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GARDEN PHILOSOPHY
The family
should understand that the Memorial Garden is a garden, not of
individuals, but of the whole family of God. As such, there is no
"gravesite" for ashes or any identifiable marker, ornament or planting
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MEMORIAL MARKER
A bronze
nameplate identifying the name of the deceased, year of birth and year
of death will be affixed to the Memorial Plaque on the stone prominently
located in the center of the Garden |
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cathy
Benton - Chair
Nancy
Landers
Jane
Bowers
Chris
Chandler
Patti Coman
Tee
Cromwell
Ken
Davis
Brenda
Dimmick
Kim
Eckert
Paula
Ellwood
Jimmy
Hogan
Barry
James
Kris
Johnson
Tracy
Prettyman
Sheen
Ross
Dolly
Webster
Jean
Tudder
Betty
Hennessey
Please consider joining our ministry by becoming a member of the
committee. Gardening experience is not a requirement. We promise that
you will feel God's presence every minute you spend in our peaceful
garden. For more information, please call Cathy Benton at (410)
647-5164 or e-mail bentons@cablespeed.com.
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For further information call the Church Office 410-987-4700.
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