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Welcome to St. Joseph, St. Mary and Resurrection Cemeteries
Cemetery Visiting Hours are typically dawn to dusk
Please "no one" is permitted on the grounds at other times
without permission of the Catholic Cemetery Association of Peoria.
The violation would be considered trespassing.
Regulations

THE CEMETERY IS OPEN FOR VISITING FROM 7 AM UNTIL DUSK.

THE CEMETERY STAFF CANNOT GUARANTEE DECORATIONS OR ITEMS LEFT IN THE CEMETERY FROM DAMAGE OR DISAPPEARANCE.

DECORATIONS MUST BE PLACED IN PERMANENT VASES. OUR STAFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY ITEM OR DECORATION THAT IS UNSIGHTLY OR BECOMES UNSIGHTLY. ALL FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN SOME TYPE OF A DURABLE PERMANENT VASE (METAL, BRONZE, or MARBLE).

ARTIFICIAL DECORATIONS AND FRESH FLOWERS ARE PERMITTED DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

DECORATIONS THAT BECOME UNSIGHTLY OR WHITHERED ARE REMOVED WEEKLY FOR BEST APPEARANCE OF THE CEMETERY.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY DECORATION, FLOWER OR ITEM THAT PRESENTS A HAZARD OR IMPEDES MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERY.

ANY ITEM OR DECORATION PLACED IN THE CEMETERY THAT CAN BECOME A PROJECTILE OR PREVENT PROPER MOWING AND TRIMMING OPERATIONS WILL BE REMOVED.

MEMORIAL DAY AND OTHER HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE LEFT ON THE GRAVES FOR THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE LEGAL HOLIDAY UNLESS IN A PERMANENT VASE.

DECORATIVE AMERICAN FLAGS WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE APPROPRIATE HOLIDAYS.

OUTLINING GRAVES OR MEMORIALS BY STRIPPING SOD AWAY IS NOT PERMITTED. OUTLINING GRAVES AND MEMORIALS WITH METAL FRAMES, CRUSHED STONE, FENCES, OR ANY MATERIAL IS NOT PERMITTED. THIS IS DESTRUCTIVE TO MOWERS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY WHEN METAL OR STONES ARE PICKED UP AND HURLED BY THE MOWER BLADES OR TRIMMING MACHINES.

ARTIFICIAL WREATHS MAY BE USED AFTER NOVEMBER 20^TH AND UNTIL MARCH 1^ST. GRAVE BLANKETS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED UNTIL AFTER NOVEMBER 20^TH AND WILL BE REMOVED AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY 1^ST. THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 1^ST TO NOVEMBER 15^TH WILL BE USED BY THE CEMETERY TO REMOVE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL DECORATIONS FROM THE GRAVES. THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 1^ST TO MARCH 15^TH IS USED BY THE CEMETERY TO REMOVE WINTER DECORATIONS AND TO PREPARE THE CEMETERY FOR SPRING.

ALL FORMS OF DECORATIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED HEREIN WILL BE REMOVED. THIS INCLUDES JARS, BOTTLES, STYROFOAM, CROCKERY, CANS, POTTED PLANTS, HANGING PLANTS, SHEPHERD HOOKS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.

PLEASE CALL THE CEMETERY OFFICE WITH CONCERNS.   309-691-5889

Effective May 1, 2019