Local family members bereaved by the death of a child will come together for the 6th annual Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in remembrance of children who have died.
The
Candlelight Service is part of the Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle
Lighting which unites family and friends around the globe in lighting
candles to honour and remember children who have died at any age from any
cause. It is also an extension of the agency’s support group for bereaved
parents who have lost a child.
“For many
families this is an opportunity to come together to openly mourn their child
who died,” says bereavement specialist with CMHA-WECB, Colleen Campo.
“For those whose pain is new it is a safe place to come together with others
who feel the same loss.”
“It also
allows those whose loved one died years ago an opportunity to remember their
child in a public way. Families are able to tell the world not to forget
their child… to honour their child so that their light may always shine”.
This free event includes a service that includes the reading of the name of each deceased child, lighting of candles in honour of those who have died and a memory table that will be filled with photographs left by family and friends.
The vigil
will take place on Sunday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the WFCU Centre on
Mickey Renaud Way, Windsor. This year the event is being supported by Heavenly
Rest Family of Catholic Cemeteries, Remember Our Children, Tim Hortons
Rose Wood and family, the Douglas family, the Osborne family, the Marentette
family and the Gaudet family.
The CMHA-WECB
has a vision of “mentally healthy people in a healthy society”. The bereaved
parents group is part of the agency’s adult bereavement program. This program
receives minimal funding and relies on community donations to operate.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
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