Is It Okay To Run In A Cemetary? (Read 2197 times)

You could always change the names to protect the innocent - and deceased.

Imagine a solemn moment in a beatiful church during a funeral Mass. At offertory, the priest motioned for me to come forward. He whispered in my ear "there are voices coming from the casket." Now, this guy isn't normally a flake, but I thought "okay, yeah, whoa, what do I say to that?" And then, I heard it, too! There WAS a voice coming from inside the casket! I went to check it out and ended up finding the person's little brother in the men's restroom taking on a walkie talkie. He had slipped the other one into the casket before we closed it and was hiding and "communicating" with the casket. I quietly turned off his walkie talkie and walked the brother back to sit with his parents. I have never seen a priest so ghost white! And, you have probably heard of this one happening, but more than once I have had a minister turn their personal microphone on a little too soon prior to the service. And, over the sound system, you hear tinkling and then a flush!!! I did ask a priest once when he walked back into the church, "Did you wash your hands?" He looked at me really funny, then when he figured it out, he got a mortified look on his face!

My grandma died in a tragic housefire a few years ago right before Christmas. I went to the funeral mass, but did not stay for the burial of her cremated ashes that was a few days later. When I asked how it went, my mom said it was a disaster but also really funny. My aunt was in charge of getting "grandma" to the burial. However, she ran into car trouble and was late. So, everyone but my "grandma" and my aunt were standing in the cold at the burial site waiting with nothing to do and lots of awkward silence. Finally, the priest joked to the family that my grandma "was always late to everything in life so leave it to her be late to her own burial."

Great stories. But wait - the kid talking on the walkie-talkie ... was he playing a prank? Or trying to chat with the recently departed?

My grandma died in a tragic housefire a few years ago right before Christmas. I went to the funeral mass, but did not stay for the burial of her cremated ashes that was a few days later. When I asked how it went, my mom said it was a disaster but also really funny. My aunt was in charge of getting "grandma" to the burial. However, she ran into car trouble and was late. So, everyone but my "grandma" and my aunt were standing in the cold at the burial site waiting with nothing to do and lots of awkward silence. Finally, the priest joked to the family that my grandma "was always late to everything in life so leave it to her be late to her own burial."

That's why I insist on bringing the ashes myself to all of my inurnments...I figure it's included in my professional fee, so it's my job to get grandma there on time to her own funeral!!!

Doesn't Ed Whitlock run in a cemetary for his training? Seems to work for him.

Yes he does, actually right near where I live. He loops through and around the cemetary every day for 2 hours. They're access roads so it's not like he is running over the graves or anything. Aside from that, this old guy rocks holding many world records for his age. http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=5496

13 year old kid truly trying to talk to his 18 year old brother. Wasn't gonna tell you that part 'cause then it's more sad then funny.

Awww...man, that is really sweet. Poor kid. 13 year olds are really still babies, regardless of what they would prefer we believe.

I live next to a cemetary, and there is ALWAYS someone running or walking there. Like others said, if you stick to the roads... I don't see a problem with it.