All Souls Day
ALL SOULS DAY follows on in the Christian calendar immediately after All Saints Day, and falls on the 2nd November. It is the day set aside by the Church for the commemoration of the faithful departed.
Many Churches have recognised that All Souls Day provides an ideal opportunity, for those who have suffered a bereavement, to take time to honour the memory of their loved ones. The process of honouring the name of a deceased loved one has been proven to be a very helpful way of helping us cope with our bereavement, and, when done in a sensitive and reflective way, can be a very healing and strengthening experience.
We have decided to provide an All Souls Day service in the Anglesey Benefice this year, initially in a selected Church in the Benefice, and, if there seems to be a real interest in the service, we will then consider holding a similar event each year in each of our five Churches.
The service will be very simple, with a couple of suitable hymns, a reading, a poem and prayers, with time for silent reflection. During the service the names of each person who we have been asked to remember will be read out, and worshippers will be invited to light a candle in their memory.
If you would like to take part in this service please let me know the name of your loved one that you would like to be read out.