Catholic Services
Roslyn Heights Funeral Home is proud of our working relationship with the Catholic churches in our community: St. Mary’s Roslyn, St. Peter of Alcantara, St. Mary’s Manhasset, St. Aidan Williston Park, Our Lady of Fatima Manorhaven, St. Paul the Apostle Brookville. We’ll help you plan your services with these churches, or any other church you select.
Our direct communication with the church will ensure you can smoothly design and personalize your service. Even if you don’t attend a specific church in our community, our experience and relationships will allow us to connect you with the resources you’ll need for your funeral services.
Catholic funerals observe many rites and traditions, and there are several choices to be made when planning, including the reading of Bible passages, music, and special prayers.
For a Catholic service, cremains are buried or placed in an above ground niche. Before cremation, you can have a viewing with an open casket, or a wake with a closed casket. You can choose to have a mass or not. In addition to the mass, you can also hold a vigil, a powerful moment of reflection for friends and family.
Vigils, wakes and viewings are creative ways to personalize your remembrance. You might play your loved one’s favorite music at a wake, and eulogize with shared stories. You can display cherished objects and photos to help tell the life story of the deceased.
We will also assist you in choosing a cemetery, whether a Catholic cemetery or another type. It is our honor to help you utilize all the options for a Catholic service in the ways that best help you.
Protestant Services
Roslyn Heights Funeral Home has a strong relationship with the various Protestant churches in our community. Whether your faith is Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist or any other segment of the protestant religion we’ll help you communicate directly with any of these churches, or any other church or minister you select, to personalize and design your service.
For a Protestant services, your family can choose an open casket and viewing before cremation, or a wake with a closed casket. You can plan a service with an urn after cremation. You can choose to have a church service or not. You can also hold a vigil, a powerful moment of reflection for friends and family. All these steps allow you to personalize your remembrance of your loved one in creative ways.
Even if you don’t attend a specific church in our community, our experience and relationships will allow us to connect you with the resources you’ll need for your funeral services whether at church or at the funeral home.
It is our honor to help you understand all the options for a Protestant service.
Unitarian Universalists
Roslyn Heights Funeral Home has a long-lasting relationship with the Clergy, staff and members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY. We understand that each service varies depending on the wishes of the deceased and the family. Whether it’s a simple cremation followed by a Memorial Service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset or a visitation at our facilities complete with a soloist and organist. We look forward to serving you and your family and creating a meaningful and memorable tribute to your loved one.