Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candlelighting to be held Dec 14th

Candle Lighting Held to Honor Children Who Have Died
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting to remember children who have died and the families who grieve them, will be held Dec. 14 from 7-8 p.m. Anyone who has lost a child of any age, knows someone who has lost a child, or would like to show support for a family who has is invited to burn a candle during that hour.
The Worldwide Candle Lighting has been held annually since 1997 and takes place each year on the second Sunday in December. The event is held to unite families and friends around the world as they light candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age of any cause. Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the Worldwide Candle Lighting creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone.
The Compassionate Friends is an organization established to assist families toward the positive resolution of their grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. More on the mission and principles of the organization can be found at the group’s Web site: www.compassionatefriends.org.
The site also lists services that will take place in locations around the world to coincide with the Worldwide Candle Lighting. For those who would like to attend a service, St. Dennis Catholic Church, located at 505 Dempsey Rd. in Madison, will host a Candle Lighting service beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday.