December 12th- The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Services

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting®, held annually the second Sunday in December, this year December 12th, unites family and friends around the globe as they light candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, creating a virtual wave of light, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor the memories of children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries.

Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the Worldwide Candle Lighting, a gift from TCF to the bereavement community, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone. Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held and thousands of informal candle lightings are conducted in homes as families gather in quiet remembrance of children who have died, but will never be forgotten.
Click Here for more info on the candle lighting and Click Here to view services in the United States and around the globe visit events page.

Throughout the day, a Remembrance Book will be available from their home page. You are invited to leave a message to honor the memory of a special child in your life...that their light may always shine.

And ...While visiting the website take a few minutes to watch The Compassionate Friends video "After a Child Dies".

If you are a Facebook user, the Compassionate Friends has a truly wonderful page with lots of loving support. Click Here to visit the TCF Facebook page.