The Worldwide Candle Lighting Celebration, in memory of children who left us too soon, is held annually on the second Sunday in December.
The 22nd annual TCF Ottawa Candle Lighting Celebration will be held virtually this year.
All parents, families and friends of children who have died from any cause, at any age, are invited to participate in our online non-denominational celebrations of remembrance.
We have two online events planned:
Connect through our special TCF Ottawa Facebook Candle Lighting Celebration page, which will be open for postings starting December 1st. You are invited to share photos of your child, poems or music that speaks to you.
Candle Lighting
Each year at 7:00 p.m. in every time zone, candles are lit by TCF families in honour of all children who have died. As candles burn down in one time zone, they are lighted in the next, creating a 24-hour wave of light that encircles the globe … that their light may always shine.
This year you are invited to join us and light a candle online on the website gratefulness.org. You will have the opportunity to leave a dedication or special message for your child and also see candles lit by other TCF Ottawa families.
Lighting of candles begins 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13. Please see link below for pdf instructions:
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Candle Lighting Celebration background – An interview with Andy Bond
On December 5, 2012, TCF Ottawa chapter co-founder Andy Bond was interviewed on CFRA’s Unscripted program. This interview is available through the audio player below.
(Please note: The date and location mentioned in the interview are not current.)
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