Serving the faithful of the Parishes and Missions of the Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
Happy Easter
On behalf of the staff at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery of the Diocese of Palm Beach, we wish you a wonderful and joyful Easter. May your houses be filled with happiness and the sound of laughter. As we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death, let us remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
In observance of Holy Thursday and Good Friday our offices will be closed on March 28th and 29th
As always, our sacred grounds will be open for visitation from dawn to dusk.
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Open Position
Cemetery Services Associate/ Gardener/Groundskeeper
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, located in Royal Palm Beach, FL is searching for a full time Cemetery Services Associate/Gardener/Groundskeeper.
The Diocese is dedicated to providing excellent working conditions with competitive compensation in order to attract and retain an outstanding workforce. The Diocese of Palm Beach offers a competitive benefits package to employee’s working 30 or more hours per work week consisting of comprehensive medical, vision, dental, LTD, group life insurance, optional life insurance. The diocese also provides a 403(b)-retirement plan to all employees. Information on our benefits and retirement programs can be found here.
Monthly Mind Mass
Come attend Our Monthly Mind Mass.
These Masses are held on second Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the outdoor chapel.
We hold monthly Masses for those laid to rest during the previous month, all of the deceased at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, and all of the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Our staff are praying for every family we serve.
May their Memories be eternal!
Please note: Our cemetery will be open for visitation on these days from 6:30 am to 8:00 pm.
The care with which we bury the dead expresses our faith in the victory over everlasting death, which Our Lord Jesus Christ has won in our human nature by His own Death and Resurrection.
– Christian Burial Guidelines –
Our Lady Queen of Peace offers many alternatives for cremation and full-body interment and memorialization in keeping with the sacred beliefs and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. Options Include: Private Estates, Gravesites, Mausoleum Crypts and Cremation Niches, Monuments, Urns, Vaults, and many custom memorial options.
Memorialization in a Catholic cemetery
“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.”
– Leonardo da Vinci –
It is our ministerial goal to guide you through what can be a confusing and difficult process. We work to provide you and your loved ones with peace of mind, by assisting you in careful and informed decision making and planning.
This goal is best achieved through pre-planning, rather than at the time of need when financial and practical decision-making may be overshadowed by the realities of grief and urgency.
Please contact our office at (561) 793-0711 and ask to speak with any of our Family Service Advisors.
Consecrated Grounds
The Sacred Grounds of our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery were Consecrated in 1974 by Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami. In 1984, This Cemetery became part of the new Diocese of Palm Beach.
Our team strives daily to maintain a peaceful and prayerful atmosphere as a visible symbol of our faith in Jesus Christ and our hope of resurrection.
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to give birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.”
– Ecclesiastes 3 1: 2
