Honoring the completion of a life's journey, easing existential fear, and holding space for the sacred return to the womb of all creation. Our liturgy ensures that no one crosses this threshold alone, and no family grieves without a safety net.
The Liturgy of Remembrance:
The community gathers in a space deeply meaningful to the departed to break bread, share their favorite foods and drinks, and recount the stories of their life and the lasting impact they left behind.
The Horizon of Intent (Natural Return):
It is the active, foundational vision of the Church to establish dedicated, sacred sanctuary land for open-air green burials. On this future soil, we will wrap the forms of our dead in natural linens, committing their physical bodies directly to the earth so that new life may arise. Each resting place will be marked not by cold monuments, but by the planting of a sacred sapling or seasonal seedlings, with their name carved by hand into a stone placed upon the mound. Until this sanctuary land is secured, our clergy provide this ritual of natural return via home wakes, private land blessings, and coordinated green cemeteries.
The Vigil of Comfort:
Our responsibility does not end at the threshold of return. The community mobilizes a sustained network of care to check in on the family, deliver meals, manage immediate logistical burdens, and hold uncompromised space for their grief.