Columbarium with trees

We invite you to visit our cemeteries. Scroll down the page for a photo gallery and directions to Mount Olivet Cemetery or Calvary Cemetery.  There are no further plots available at Mount Olivet Cemetery. For information regarding burial plots and rates at Calvary Cemetery, please contact our Cemetery Manager, Mike.

Mike Moravec

Cemetery Manager

(607) 272-5780

Plan Ahead and Save Money for Peace of Mind

When it is time to choose a final resting place, we're here to help. Pre-planning offers peace of mind and can save you money. Open year-round with many options to meet you and your family's needs. For more information, contact Mike at the Cemetery Office (607) 272-5780.

Cemetery Committee News and Updates

New Cemetery Rules & Regulations

A Message from Our Pastor


The cemetery guidelines are finally here, thanks to the cemetery committee for their hard work in putting together this booklet and these brochures. Our cemetery is an important entity of the parish. We know that we will one day return to our loving God who created us and we need a sacred place to be laid to rest when our time comes. When we speak of death, we often use light word(s) such as ‘passing on’, ‘departure’ or ‘bereavement’.

 


Death is real. It is our life’s companion. Death and dying is mentioned quite often in the New Testament Scripture. This is because Christ’s victory over death is the fundamental truth to the Christian message. We need to think of it often and pray for the grace to be prepared at all times for the earthly things are transitory.

 

On Mount Calvary, the Lord Jesus defeated death by dying and rising to new and glorious life. Christ defeated death and crushed all enemies of life. Christian hope is founded on the resurrection of our Lord. Calvary Cemetery is a sacred ground that has been consecrated and blessed to serve as our resting place after the toils of this life. It is a place of hope of eternal life. Many people we know; family and friends are buried here. This is where we come to pray, keep their memories alive, thank God for them and for all they brought into this world. May the presence of this cemetery remind us of God’s love for us.


In this new Rules & Regulations booklet you will find important guidelines that will empower and inspire you. Information is power. It will equip you with all that you may need to participate fully in the care of the cemetery for the common good. The cemetery has limited resources to meet the many needs, especially perpetual care. I appeal to all who have their loved ones buried at Calvary Cemetery to support the cemetery with your prayers and monetary donations. Any dollar amount, however little will help a great deal.


Every year we celebrate Mass on Memorial Day at the cemetery, weather permitting, for all the people buried at our cemetery. All are welcome to join us. This is the best way to remember our loved ones. Visits to the cemetery are highly recommended.


In conclusion, I invite you to read these guidelines carefully. The cemetery committee and the cemetery manager are always available to help. Reach out to us with ideas and suggestions to help us serve you and our community better. I entrust all our sisters and brothers who have gone before us to the intercessions of Immaculate Mary. May they rest In Eternal Peace in the presence of God. Amen!


Father Augustine Chumo

Cemetery Rules and Regulations Booklet

Calvary Lot and Grave Rules

Columbarium and Garden Rules

Calvary Mausoleum Rules

Approved Pots

Columbarium and Cremation Garden Brochure

Columbarium Dedication and Blessing

Fr. Augustine Chumo, Pastor, and Deacon George Kozak of Immaculate Conception Church led a group of parishioners and friends in prayers as they blessed and formally dedicated the new columbarium at Calvary Cemetery, 638 Five Mile Drive, Ithaca, NY on All Souls Day.

Priest blesses Columbarium

ABOUT CALVARY CEMETERY 
In January 1894, a farm on Five Mile Drive was purchased by the church and the land was used to open Calvary Cemetery. For over 125 years, Calvary Cemetery has been the preferred resting place for Catholic and other Christian families from across Tompkins County. The Cemetery is owned and cared for by Immaculate Conception Church.

Contributing to the care of our cemeteries

Offering for the Cemeteries

To honor the memory of those who have chosen our hallowed grounds as their final resting place. 

This donation for the cemetery goes towards our facilities maintenance so our cemeteries will be maintained with the highest standards of care so the memories of those interred may be visited in comfort and dignified respect.

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Cemetery Directions

Calvary Cemetery

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Need for Birthright


Birthright is in great need of maternity clothes. They could particularly use larger sizes. If you have any larger sized maternity clothes that you would like to donate, please contact Birthright at 607-272-9070. They are almost always in need of diapers if you are able to help in that way as well. Thank you for your generosity and care for mothers who need our support.

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