On June 27th, 2006 Bishop Howe blessed and dedicated Christ Church's new Columbarium housed in the Northeast Narthex. A little over two years previously, the Christ Church Burial Committee was established to investigate the possibility of incorporating a Columbarium (repository for the ashes of cremated persons) into our worship area and/or in a garden space within the courtyard. Given the escalating cost of conventional burial, cremation with a resting place within the church for the ashes of loved ones is a blessed alternative. There are no other churches in the greater Warrensburg area that offer a repository place for ashes of loved ones. At the Annual Meeting in 2003 the parishioners attending indicated a split preference for an inside and outside Columbarium space. The committee decided to pursue the inside Columbarium first and when the new building and revamped courtyard are completed to place a Memorial Garden in the courtyard. With Vestry approval and advancement of funds, a Columbarium was purchased from the Eickhof Company and installed in the east wall of the narthex. Stonework was added and a new stone tile floor and the walls and ceiling repainted. Thanks to the members of the committee: Judy McClure – Chair, Fred Bechhold, Clarice Ewing, Brian Parsells, Bob Warns, and Father Al Jewson. Thanks also go to Fred Bechhold for the construction and major remodeling work, to Clarice Ewing and Mary Jane Bailey for color design and floor tile, and to Dayna and Al Jewson for painting.