Candlelight ceremony is Dec. 11 in Central Park years ago
Marion County Compassionate Friends will hold a candlelight remembrance ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 11 near the gazebo in Central Park, Marion.
Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting is an annual event held the second Sunday of December. The ceremony honors children who have died, and candles are lighted for one hour at 7 p.m. local time, beginning in New Zealand and continuing around the world.
The Marion County observance will include readings, music, and candle lighting, with a reading of remembered children's names.
For more information, or to have a child's name included, contact Thad and Janie Meierhoff, 382-3492, Linda Carlson, 382-2228, Chris and Melissa Stuchlik, 924-5793, or e-mail Debbi Darrow, weeb@south-wind.net.
