Compassionate Friends plan candle light ceremony
Marion County Compassionate Friends will hold a candle light remembrance ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 12 in the courtyard of Marion Presbyterian Church, located at the intersection of Lawrence and Elm streets.
Compassionate Friends is an international support group for families following the death of a child. The candle lighting is an act of remembrance with the theme, "that their light may always shine."
The Marion County observance will include readings, music, and the candle lighting with a reading of remembered children's names. Anyone who wishes to honor a deceased child of any age is welcome to participate.
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting is an annual event, held the second Sunday in December, which is National Children's Memorial Day. To honor children who have died, candles are lighted for one hour at 7 p.m. local time, starting in New Zealand and continuing around the world.
For more information or to have a child's name read, contact Thad and Janie Meierhoff at 382-3492, Linda Carlson at 382-2228, Chris and Melissa Stuchlik at 924-5793, or e-mail Debbi Darrow at weeb@southwind.net.
