Compass Regional Hospice sets Candlelight Remembrance Services

CENTREVILLE — Compass Regional Hospice’s Hope and Healing Center will host Candlelight Remembrance Services in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties, beginning in November.

The centerpiece of the Candlelight Remembrance Service is the reading of the names of Compass Regional Hospice patients who have died in the past 13 months. Members of the community also are invited to bring the names of their loved ones whom they would like to be remembered during the holiday season.

At 4 p.m. Sunday, November 4, a service will be held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 101 S. 5th Ave., Denton.

At 4 p.m. Sunday, November 18, a candlelight remembrance ceremony will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 301 S. Liberty St., Centreville.

At 4 p.m. Sunday, December 2, a ceremony will take place at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 101 N. Cross St., Chestertown.

During these special services, we will reflect on the precious lives of those who have passed away, and we invite you, your family and your friends to help us honor and remember your loved ones. All services are free and open to the public. A time of fellowship and light refreshments will follow the services.

For more information about the Candlelight Remembrance Services in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties, or if you are unable to attend a ceremony but wish to find out more information about individual or group counseling services that may fit your needs, please contact Rhonda Knotts, Grief Support Services supervisor, at 443-262-4109 or rknotts@compassregionalhospice.org.

The Hope and Healing Center is a collection of programs and services available for the families of patients who have died under hospice care, as well as members of the community who are grieving the death of a loved one.

Services available in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties include individual and family grief counseling, grief support groups, school‐based grief counseling, a grief retreat summer camp called Camp New Dawn, and remembrance events and specialized workshops. Since grief support programs are offered free of charge, Compass Regional Hospice depends on donations to cover the cost of operating its grief support services.

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~ Compass Regional Hospice – Care on your terms

Compass Regional Hospice is a fully licensed, independent, community-based nonprofit organization certified by Medicare and the state of Maryland and accredited by the Joint Commission. Since 1985, Compass Regional Hospice has been dedicated to supporting people of all ages through the challenge of living with a life-limiting illness and learning to live following the death of a loved one. Today, the organization is a regional provider of hospice care and grief support in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties. “Care on your terms” is the promise that guides staff and volunteers as they care for patients in private residences, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and the residential hospice centers in Centreville and Chestertown. Grief support services are offered to children, adults and families of patients who died under hospice care, as well as members of the community who are grieving the loss of a loved one, through The Hope and Healing Center. For more information about Compass Regional Hospice, visit compassregionalhospice.org.

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