Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Services – Countries Outside the United States
IMPORTANT: If you attempt to submit your candle lighting service and we do not contact you or your service is not listed within 48 hours, please contact kathiek@compassionatefriends.org.
View United States Submission Form
Countries Outside of the United States:
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Honduras, Mexico, Slovakia, United Kingdom
Mandurah
The Compassionate Friends Mandurah Inc.
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 7 PM
- Location:
South Mandurah Uniting Church, Rees Place, Wannanup
- Highlights:
Readings by bereaved families
- Bring:
Framed photograph of loved one
- Special Events (before):
Flower given to each lady on arrival and candles provided
- Special Events (after):
Supper – please bring a small plate of food to share
- Contact:
- Margaret McAllister
- Telephone:
- 0427777810
- Email:
- mmcallister7@westnet.com.au
Sherwood Park, Alberta
The Compassionate Friends of Strathcona County and the Greater Edmonton Region
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 7:00 PM (please sign in by 6:45 PM)
- Location:
Glenwood Funeral Home and Cemetery
Virtual
- Highlights:
This year, our Annual Candlelight Memorial Service will be held online by our Zoom Link for 2020.
We will share the credo, readings, music, lighting of the candles, reading of our children’s names, placing their ornaments on our tree, slide show of all our children, grandchildren, and siblings name and an ending.
With an invitation to post photos of their children, grandchildren, and siblings, and their candles on our Facebook page.
- Bring:
A candle and lighter.
- Special Events (after):
Invitation to post photos of our children, grandchildren, and siblings and our candles on our Facebook page.
- Contact:
- Chy Salter-Roberts
- Telephone:
- 780-863-2448
- Email:
- briarpatchkids@hotmail.com
- Additional:
Participants need to pre-register so that we can add their child’s name to the slideshow and to the reading of the names. To pre-register, email us at briarpatchkids@hotmail.com. The Zoom Link will then be sent out to all participants. Please sign in by 6:45 PM so we’re set to go for 7:00 PM
Dartmouth
Water Bugs and Dragonflies-Bereaved Parent ‘s Support Group Network
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 7:00 PM
- Location:
St.Vincent de Paul Church
Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada
- Highlights:
Not Available
- Bring:
Warm clothing, Outdoor Service
- Special Events (before):
Registration at 6:45 PM
- Special Events (after):
Apple Cider, Hot Chocolate, and Sweets
- Contact:
- Vincent MacDonald
- Telephone:
- 902 580-9332
- Email:
- vincemacdonald210@gmail.com
- Additional:
N/A
Bochum
Fehlgeburt Forum www.fehlgeburt.info und die katholische Gemeinde Bistum Essen
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 5:00 PM
- Location:
Kirche Maria Magdalena Wattenscheider Hellweg 91 44869 Bochum
- Highlights:
it will be a memorial service and there will be a candle to take home, and you can make a visible memento of children, grandchildren, and siblings.
- Special Events (after):
Snacks and some sharing time.
- Contact:
- susanne starkmuth
- Email:
- admin@fehlgeburt.info
Slovakia
fb page Sviečka na pamiatku zosnulých detí / Svíčka na památku zesnulých dětí
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 6:30 PM
- Location:
Virtual meeting and lighting a candle on the fb page, which is dedicated to the memory of children, grandchildren, and siblings gone too soon.
translation: Virtuálne stretnutie a zapálenie sviečky na fb stránke Sviečka na pamiatku zosnulých detí / Svíčka na památku zesnulých dětí, ktorá je venovaná pamiatke zosnulých detí.
- Highlights:
We will share photos of our children, grandchildren, and siblings, music, poems, greetings to heaven and prayers. We will remember our dear children, grandchildren, and siblings with love.
translation: Budeme zdieľať fotky našich detí, hudbu, básničky, pozdravy do neba a modlitby. Budeme s láskou spomínať na naše drahé deti.
- Bring:
Photo and candle.
translation: fotku a sviečku.
- Contact:
- Zlatica Bačíková
- Email:
- svieckapreanjeliky@gmail.com
Surrey
Clare
- Date & Time:
- December 10, 2023 - 19.00
- Location:
Virtual
- Highlights:
Ned Mckinlay.
- Contact:
- Clare Mckinlay
- Telephone:
- 07736974976
- Email:
- claremckinlay67@gmail.com