Purpose
To collect and organize all pertinent information about a parish cemetery so that leadership can gain a comprehensive overview, document ministerial activities, identify obligations both met and unmet, and understand essential financial realities. This manual is especially valuable when organizing and updating all parish cemeteries within a diocesan jurisdiction, allowing each cemetery to be reviewed individually and all to be evaluated in relationship with one another. Once implemented, it becomes possible to responsibly identify concerns, clarify priorities, and develop actionable plans for improvement and long term vision.

Audience
The primary audience is diocesan leadership with parish and diocesan cemetery responsibilities. A secondary audience includes national organizations that may wish to increase their involvement by working with the data collected across a diocese. An additional audience consists of individuals or small groups engaged in gathering this information, including cemetery boards, leadership teams, committees, and volunteers.
Content A fifty page collection of guided questions, assessment tools, and planning worksheets that support independent or group work. The manual leads users toward a comprehensive vision and a practical blueprint for the future of the cemetery.