Holy Sepulchre & Ascension Garden Cemeteries

06/06/2026

Join us next Saturday for our Anniversary Mass & Open House.

We look forward to welcoming you on Saturday, June 13 as we celebrate 15 years of Ascension Garden, honoring the past, present, and future of this sacred place.

Mass begins promptly at 9:00 am.

06/02/2026

We’re looking for Seasonal Landscape Technicians to join our team at the Catholic Cemetery.

This role helps care for sacred grounds that serve families and our community, maintaining landscaping, supporting groundskeeping, and ensuring the cemetery remains a peaceful place of remembrance.

If you’re dependable, enjoy hands-on work, and want to be part of a team that values respect and care in everything we do, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://holysepulchre.org/career/

06/01/2026

Our ongoing 15-year anniversary tiered discount at AG continues through the end of the month, and for June we’re adding something extra.

From June 1 through June 30, 2026, enjoy an exclusive bonus of 15% off all emblem and photoceramics purchases at Ascension Garden Cemetery.

This limited-time June-only add-on is our way of saying thank you while celebrating a major milestone. Don’t miss this special opportunity to save even more throughout the month.

05/27/2026

Please be advised that spring clean-up at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery will continue starting June 1st.

A gentle reminder that all decorations and maintenance are guided by our cemetery policies. For full guidelines, please refer to our brochures available on-site or online here: https://holysepulchre.org/brochures/.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a serene, respectful, and well-cared-for resting place for all families and loved ones.

05/26/2026

Rooted in Community

Ascension Garden is more than a cemetery. It’s a place where families, parishes, and the broader community come together through prayer, remembrance, and shared tradition.

Join us on Saturday, June 13th at 9:00 am for a special Mass of Remembrance with The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, Bishop of Rochester.

05/24/2026

Join us tomorrow for our first-ever Memorial Day Mass.

Celebrated by The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, this special liturgy offers an opportunity to honor those who served, remember loved ones we hold close in our hearts, and gather together in faith.

Chapel inside Christ Our Light Mausoleum
Monday, May 25
9:00 a.m.

All are welcome to attend.

05/24/2026

In honor of Memorial Day, our offices will be closed. Our gates will be open during normal hours for visitation.

Please join us for our special Memorial Day Mass celebrated by Bishop Bonnici
When: Monday, May 25th at 9:00 am
Where: The Chapel of Christ Our Light Mausoleum

On this Memorial Day, we honor our fallen heroes and place our hope in the promise of the Resurrection. May their courage be remembered, and may God grant them eternal rest.

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

Thank you Catholic Courier for visiting!

For the 26th year, veterans interred at Rochester’s Holy Sepulchre Cemetery are being recognized this Memorial Day with the placement of nearly 6,000 U.S. flags on graves in the cemetery’s sections for veterans. A 9 a.m. Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated May 25 by Bishop John S. Bonnici in the chapel of Christ Our Light Mausoleum.

See the photo gallery: https://catholiccourier.com/articles/cemetery-volunteers-honor-veterans-with-flags-for-memorial-day/