Last year’s CCW convention focused on the relationship between our cemetery members and our supplier members. The theme of our convention was “Stewardship and Our Suppliers”. Some of our suppliers were asked to join us on panels as we discussed the ongoing challenges we face in construction, memorialization, use of new technology and marketing … Read more
The theme of the 2016 Annual Convention is “Stewardship and Our Suppliers” THE STEWARDSHIP OF CEMETERY AND SUPPLIER GO HAND IN HAND TO ADVOCATE THE CATHOLIC MISSION OF SERVING OUR FAMILIES IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER, TO MEET THEIR “REAL NEEDS” BY MEANS OF TRANSPARENCY TEAMED WITH PRACTICAL WORTH. We are very excited to present … Read more
Nicole Lecheler, Diocese of San Jose Tell us about your personal background. Where you grew up, born and raised, family etc. I was born in Fort Collins, CO, in the same hospital as my mother. I moved to the Bay Area when I was a year old. I grew up primarily in San Jose, attending … Read more
(from The Catholic Review) Autumn is here. The trees are starting to change color and everywhere we turn there are pumpkins and signs of Halloween. This is a beautiful time of year, a vibrant season of abundance and color. It’s also the season when we said goodbye to our nephew and cousin Georgie two years … Read more
Maria Silvagnia from the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon was interviewed for a story in the Catholic Sentinel on why Cemeteries matter. HAPPY VALLEY — Maria Silvagnia works at a cemetery in part because her mother’s cremated remains have gone missing. Read More
In 2015, CCW gathered at the Marriott Hotel in the Diocese of San Jose to share ideas with an emphasis on Strategic Planning and working with our Chief Financial Officers.