Our parish community is here to support you and offer guidance through the various funeral ceremonies, including the wake (visitation), funeral mass, and burial for your loved one.
If your loved one has passed, please contact the parish as soon as you can at 913-402-3900.
Our staff will work with your family to coordinate the funeral efforts, including the celebrant, music, and liturgy guidance, and work directly with an applicable funeral home.
For further information on pre-making arrangements for yourself or a loved one, please contact the parish office at 913-402-3900.
When meeting with the Priest, your family will be assisted in planning the liturgy. We encourage you to review the following scripture passages and music and decide what you want to include in the liturgy. Sometimes, families prefer that the Priest and liturgy director make the selections; we are happy to assist.
Readings & Petitions
Funeral Reading Selections
Petitions
Music
St. Michael Funeral Music Guide
Other Resources
Financial Consideration Page
Sample Funeral Liturgy Guide
Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas
Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, assists Catholics with funeral and burial pre-arrangement as well as with cemetery, mausoleum and columbarium needs for families facing the loss of a loved one. Among many benefits, Catholic Cemeteries can help you pre-arrange your end-of-life plans to suit your preferences and to save your family the stress of making these decisions at a later date. See their website, https://cathcemks.org, for more helpful information.
The Parish offers an opportunity for a funeral luncheon provided by our dedicated volunteers. We have several options. Please click here for more details.
To coordinate a funeral lunch or for more information to volunteer for this ministry, please contact Jessica Plubell at jessica.plubell@stmichaelcp.org or 913-402-3918.
Be assured that our prayers, hearts, and thoughts remain with your family during this time. We are here to serve you and your loved ones as you navigate these new waters.
Dearest Jesus,
who wept at the death of your friend
and taught that they who mourn shall be comforted,
grant us the comfort of your presence in our loss.
Send Your Holy Spirit to direct us
lest we make hasty or foolish decisions.
Send Your Spirit to give us courage
lest through fear we recoil from living.
Send Your Spirit to bring us your peace
lest bitterness, false guilt, or regret take root in our hearts.
The Lord has given.
The Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Amen.