News & Initiatives
We hope you’re pleased with all the progress being made at Mt. Olivet on so many fronts. A summary of current news, events, and initiatives follows below. More information can be obtained by clicking on the summary line or scrolling further below.
Beautification Enhancements Ongoing! Please Help Fund More!
Mt. Olivet is more beautiful than ever thanks to Sam Brinley and our groundskeepers, volunteers, and supporting families. Gravestones are constantly being cleaned and restored. Our grass is healthier and more neatly cut and edged. Trees trimmed regularly. Diseased trees and stumps removed. Fallen limbs and leaves picked up weekly. Stone columns tuckpointed. Cottage office and garage renovated.
Thanks to donations to our Beautification Fund, a Family Memorial Garden has been created, new park benches installed, new trees planted, and more. Perpetual Care fees are no longer charged because we believe every gravesite deserves eternal care. Instead, we rely on your generous donations to go beyond normal cemetery maintenance.
Please contribute to the Mt. Olivet Beautification Fund by using our new online donate option or mail to: PO Box 192, New Cumberland PA. 17070.
Invitation to our Mt. Olivet Family & Friends Meeting on September 29, 2023!
All current and prospective families and friends are invited to our third annual Family & Friends Meeting on Friday September 29th from 5:30 to 7pm. It’s an opportunity to get to better know one another, hear about the latest happenings, and provide input for future improvements.
No reservations are required, but for planning purposes we’d appreciate your RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mt-olivet-family-friends-meeting-tickets-677620048807?aff=oddtdtcreator
Annual Apple Festival Fun September 30, 2023
Supporting local families and the community is part of our ongoing mission, which is why Mt. Olivet is proud to be a part of the New Cumberland Olde Town Association’s Annual Apple Festival. It’s a wonderful way to further connect with our families and meet new friends. We hope you stop our tent to say hi.
Memorial Salute to 500+ US Military Veterans in May!
Over 100 people, including Veterans’ families, Cedar Cliff and Red Land JROTC cadets, American Legion Post #143 members, Trinity Church Pastor Arun Andrews, State Representative Dawn Keefer, New Cumberland Mayor Thad Eisenhower and other friends come together just before this past Memorial Day to salute over 500 US Veterans lying in peace at Mt. Olivet. Following a grilled lunch, flags were placed at individual gravesites, words of prayer and remembrance were spoken by special guests, a new US Flag was presented by the CC JROTC Color Guard and saluted by all as “Taps” echoed throughout the grounds thanks to father and son buglers, George and Justin Young.
We thank ABC27 WHTM-TV for telling our story…
https://www.abc27.com/local-news/new-cumberland-cemetery-prepares-for-memorial-day/
Please join us on May 23, 2024, from 12noon to 2pm to again Honor our Veterans!
Military Veteran Gravestone Restoration and Contribution Request!
Over 120 Veteran gravestones have been cleaned and restored this past year thanks to our wonderful volunteers. You can also help our volunteers clean more memorials by donating to help fund special cleaning materials. Thank you to Elaine Brinley for the video about our Veteran gravestones!
Please send donations to:
Mt. Olivet Veteran Gravestone Restoration
PO Box 192
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Or donate online via PayPal!
Infant Memorial!
Our newest initiative is to create a lasting memorial for over 120 infants, identified and unidentified, buried together in unmarked graves at Mt. Olivet. We’ll keep you informed as research continues and a memorial stone is investigated.
Mt. Olivet “Best of 2022 Cemetery”!
We’re honored to be recognized as the “Best of 2022 Cemetery” by the New Cumberland Award Program. The annual program identifies local businesses that provide exceptional services to their customers and our community.
Help Spread the Good News
We thank Mt. Olivet families for recognizing and supporting our efforts to improve their cemetery. Special thanks to those who tell us and others about the positive happenings at Mt. Olivet. A few of our favorite Google reviews are posted here. We invite all to post reviews on how we’re doing at this link: https://g.page/r/CTVMCC3hfPQuEAg/review.
Website & Quarterly Newsletter Communication
To help keep families aware of what’s going on at Mt. Olivet, we try to keep this website up to date as well as publish quarterly newsletters that are available via the website homepage, in boxes at the cemetery, and mailed or emailed to families. If you would like to be on the mailing list, please send your home and/or email address to info@mtolivetcemetery.org.
Read this and all past newsletters by clicking on the pages!
Mt. Olivet is back on Facebook!
You can now visit us on Facebook at Mt.OlivetCemeteryNC to learn about the latest happenings at Mt. Olivet.
