Ground Maintenance:

All work done in the Cemetery shall be done by Church employees under the control or with the permission of the Cemetery Manager and Pastor.  Volunteers are always welcome to join us on seasonal “Clean-Up Days.”

Rules & Regulations:

Effective: March 1, 2026

PREAMBLE

Cemetery regulations play an important role in beautifying and preserving the sacred resting place of the faithful departed. They are intended not to restrain, but to define an orderly plan for operations, care, and permanent maintenance.

All plots and graves in the Cemetery shall be subject to these regulations, amendments, or changes, and shall be adopted, and all plot holders and visitors are requested to respect the following provisions.

The Cemetery operates separately from the Parish and functions as such.

GENERAL

All financial business in connection with the Cemetery will be transacted at the Central Office of the CCNCC, located at 1025 Route 9, Valatie, NY 12184. The telephone number is 518-758-9401.

All regulations the Cemetery may promulgate must be complied with.

These regulations supersede all previous regulations. Because of the containing changes in customs, practicies, economic conditions, and products, the Cemetery may, and hereby expressively reserves the right at any time, with public notice to the owners, to adopt any rules, and regulations or to amend, alter, and/or repel any rule, regulation, and/or article, section, paragraph, and sentences in these rules and regulations. The Cemetery reserves the right to modify and change all prices without notice in such manner as the Cemetery, in its discretion, determines for the efficient and fair operation of the Cemetery.

All persons shall be allowed access to the Cemetery during daylight hours, provided they observe the rules in effect and respect the Cemetery's property. The Cemetery will be open from dawn to dusk from April 1st through November 1st, weather dependent. Roads are not plowed during the winter months. The Cemetery is not responsible for damages incurred by entering the Cemetery during November through April.

All work in the Cemetery shall be done by Church employees under the control of, or with the permission of, the Cemetery Manager and Pastor. Volunteers are always welcome to join us on seasonal "Clean-Up Days."

GRAVES AND PLOTS

Single graves require full payment before burial.

To secure a plot containing more than one grave, the purchaser is obliged to pay the cost of one grave.

Payment for additional graves must be made within one year of the down payment.

It is absolutely prohibited to erect a monument or place a marker on a plot that remains unpaid until payment is made in full.

A Cemetery Deed for plots will not be issued until the purchase price is paid in full. To arrange burials, plot holders must present the Deed at the Parish Office or to the funeral director managing the arrangements to confirm their right of burial. If the Deed certificate is lost or misplaced, the plot owner or the person in charge must sign a statement to that effect. A service charge will be applied.

Parish plot holders are not allowed to sell their rights of burial plots in whole or part except with Cemetery permission and then only to the Parish under certain circumstances. The Parish will consider only the original sales price less the cost of perpetual care. A service charge will be applied to these transactions. Sale to others will not be recognized by the Parish, and the right of the burial will be denied.

INTERMENT

Interments will only take place under the supervision of the Cemetery Manager.

Graves will not be opened when frost and weather conditions warrant such refusal. Cemetery staff members responsible for plotting and the excavator will make this decision jointly. The Cemetery reserves the right to Intern and Inurn the remains of the deceased person committed to it for interment if its judgment and discretion as it deems appropriate, necessary, and practicable. Winter burials, when permitted, necessitate an additional cost to the Deedholder for the grave opening, including a winter charge, and the plowing of the roads for access. Please see the attached fee schedule for additional information and costs.

Only human remains and/or cremated human remains will be permitted in graves.

No internment shall be allowed without the Cemetery first obtaining permission. At the time of applying for permission, the following information must be presented:

1. Cemetery Deed
2. Name of the deceased
3. Age of the deceased and birthdate
4. Date & place of death
5. Time & place of interment
6. Name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of the next of kin
7. Receipt from the funeral home or crematorium confirming remains.

Internment will be permitted only in the appropriate receptacle. The outer case for full internment must be either a one-piece concrete or steel vault, as approved by New York State. Cremated remains must be interred in an appropriate container.

Cremated remains will not be permitted to be scattered in any part of the Cemetery.

Only one adult casket will be allowed in a grave. One infant casket, not exceeding twenty-four inches in length and twelve inches in height, may be interred in the same grave with an adult.

A single urn with cremated remains may be buried on top of an existing grave.

Single cremated remains may be buried in those sections designated as such. When available, a maximum of two cremated remains will be permitted in one otherwise unoccupied adult grave.

The Cemetery and/or the funeral director will control all funerals, processions, and vehicles.

MONUMENTS AND MARKERS

Description: Monument: large general stone, usually with a family surname; Marker: flat metal or stone plate used to identify an individual grave.

Plots are to be paid in full before a monument may be erected or marker placed.

Only one monument shall be permitted on a plot. One marker is permitted on each grave, except for military markers.

Monuments and markers shall be set in accordance with the general plan of the Cemetery and shall conform with the said plan in size and material.

1. The height of the monument is limited to certain sections of each cemetery.
2. No wooden markers may be installed in the Cemetery after August 1, 1998.
3. A draft of the monument and/or markers, including design, measurements, and its inscription, must be submitted to the Cemetery Office for approval.
4. The Cemetery reserves the right to deny installation of monuments or markers deemed inappropriate. The Cemetery is not responsible for removing markers or monuments deemed inappropriate.

All monuments must be set on a concrete foundation. The base of monuments and markers shall be finished true and level to fit without wedging or spalling. No monument may be delivered to the Cemetery until the foundation is installed and ready to receive the monument.

Cornerstones or markers are encouraged in the cemetery to mark the plot boundaries before installing the monument. Cornerstones must be kept at ground level.

The location of monuments, markers, or other structures must be approved. Obtain prior approval from the Parish Cemetery office for proper placement in the Cemetery.

CARE OF LOTS

Plot owners or their agents may not change the grade of any lot or grave.

The decorator must remove all decorations brought in and take them off the cemetery grounds.

The Cemetery reserves the right to remove flowers, wreaths, or other decorations from plots as soon as they become unsightly or if deemed inappropriate. This includes embellishments on the plot, effigy, or inscriptions which in the opinion of the parish or cemetery are unsightly or dangerous, including flowers.

The Cemetery reserves the right to prohibit the planting of any trees, shrubs, or flowers over twenty-four inches, and to remove any of these plantings. The Cemetery will attempt to contact the next of kin. Flowers may be displayed in planters.

Glass of any kind, crushed stone, marble, wood chips, fencing, or benches on plots are prohibited.

Only three decorations may be placed on a plot per season, and they are placed at the plot owner's risk. The Parish and Cemetery are not responsible for damage or theft done to decorations, markers, monuments, etc.

Corner posts, railing, boundary fencing, hedges, and in-ground plantings, etc. are prohibited. Please contact the Cemetery Manager for clarification.

PERPETUAL CARE

The income from perpetual care shall be used for the general care, operation, and upkeep of the Cemetery. It shall be expensed by the Cemetery in such a manner as will be in good judgment, most advantageous to the owners, and the Cemetery, in accordance with the provisions of state law.

The Cemetery is given full power and authority to determine upon what property, for what purposes, and in what manner the net income from the funds shall be expended. The Cemetery's obligation for maintenance and care is limited to the net income received from investing these funds.

The income is used for:

1. To keep grass cut and trimmed
2. Trimming of the plot
3. Removal of fallen tree limbs
4. Removal of leaves
5. Maintenance and repair of roadways
6. Maintain drainage systems, pumps, and water supply.
7. Grading, filling, and seeding.
8. Removal of withered flowers at season's end
9. Administrative costs to maintain the cemetery and provide accurate information on interments and plots.

For more information regarding the Cemetery Rules and Regulations, contact Barbara Berger, Cemetery Manager, at babergerccncc@gmail.com or 518-225-4343