Funerals & Memorials at St. Gertrude
Planning a Funeral Mass or a Memorial Service at St. Gertrude
Please accept our deepest sympathy at the loss of your loved one. Our faith reminds us that God comforts us in all our afflictions. May our compassionate Lord be with you in a special way during this time of grief.
If you are interested in planning a funeral Mass or memorial service at St. Gertrude, please call (or have your funeral home call) the Rectory at 773.764.3621 during office hours. We will set up a time to meet and plan the service.
The number of people attending a funeral/memorial during the COVID crisis is mandated by guidelines set by the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois. Please call our Rectory office for information about the number of guests allowed to attend the service.
Funeral Resources
Below are three PDFs to help plan a funeral.
- The Order of the Mass outlines parts of the service and where family input is welcomed.
- Mary Clare Barker, St. Gertrude’s Minister of Music, has compiled a list of suggestions for songs appropriate for each part of the funeral Mass.
- There is also a PDF of suggested selections of possible first and second readings for funerals from the book, Through Death to Life.