Worldwide Candle Lighting Sunday December 14th
When a Child Dies Let the Light Shine On
The candle lighting will take place at 7p.m. local time around the world and last for one hour. A wave of light will wash over the world as we honor the children to soon taken from us. These children will always be held in our hearts and memories, the candle light symbolizes the light in our hearts that will never be blown out.
To join in the Worldwide Candle Lighting on December 14th all you need to do is light a candle in your home at 7p.m. (your local time). You can do this at home, in a large gathering or small gatherings that will take place across the globe. The Compassionate Friends website, listed in the sources section, has links and information about places hosting a service in honor of the children lost for each state in the United States. Churches, organizations and area chapter's of The Compassionate Friends list features, directions, contact information and highlights.
Several Worldwide Candle Lighting groups will be hosting this event in Pennsylvania. First Presbyterian Church in Clarion, Long Meadow Chapel in Dingman's Ferry, Stroud Mall in Stroudsburg and Lu Lu's Lullaby in Philadelphia. Each listing on The Compassionate Friends website tells you what you can expect and what you should bring.
A world filled with light in honor and memory of the children who have been taken from our world will burn bright on December 14th. During this time The Compassionate Friends website will also have a Remembrance Book for family and friends to share their feelings and memorial messages. Light your candle for the Worldwide Candle Lighting and let the light shine on.
"Sometimes our light goes out, but it is blown again into flame by an encounter with another human being."- Albert Schweitzer
"Think of your child; then, not as dead, but as living; not as a flower that has withered, but as one that is transplanted, and touched by a divine hand, is blooming in richer colors and sweeter shades than those on earth."- Richard Hooker
Published by Linda StCyr
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10 Comments
Post a CommentI love this piece and the idea.
I did not know about this. I will light a candle for those that my heart goes out to. Thanks Linda!
Wonderful idea. Amazing this is my anniversary.
What a great way to honor and remember those children!
A very beautiful read here!
This is certainly a wonderful way to show our remembrance for the children who died so early in life.
Beautiful article on a commemoration that I have never heard of. Thanks.
We lost a niece at 6 weeks old in 2002. I had never heard of this memorial. Thank you.
I heard about this. I'm actually covering it locally for the newspaper as our hospital is planning on participating. Good work, Linda.
I didn't know about this so thankyou. When I was very young my second child died at the age of one month, from birth complications. He never left the hospital. I will light my candle for him and all the other children as well.