Saint Catherine’s is asking people to join together in remembering loved ones by watching a special online Remembrance Service.
Each year, the charity invites families and friends of loved ones who have passed away during the past 12 months to attend a service, which normally would be held in Scarborough and attract over 100 people.
However, due to ongoing safety guidance around COVID-19, Saint Catherine’s has created an interactive, online version of the service, so loved ones can still be a part of this very special annual event. It can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csoj8Az0Yr4 - or go to www.youtube.com and search for Saint Catherine’s Hospice Remembrance Service.
Mike Wikerson, chief executive, said:
“In these very difficult times, when many of us may have lost loved ones, this is an opportunity for us to reflect, give thanks and celebrate those lives of the loved ones that mean so much to us.”
The services features readings, hymns and images of staff, volunteers and patients. There is also an address by civil celebrant Colin Nolan.
People are encouraged, if they wish, to have a photo of their loved one on display at home while they watch the service, and a candle to light when instructed by the hospice’s pastoral care coordinator Janice Midwood, who will perform a blessing.
Janice said:
“We appreciate that not everyone is of Christian faith, so please feel free to join in or not with hymns and prayers to make them your own, in whatever way feels meaningful to you.”
She thanked everyone who helped make the service possible – and also the supporters and families connected with Saint Catherine’s, adding:
“We deeply thank you all for your extraordinary support to the hospice during these recent difficult times and also throughout the year.”
To find out more about Saint Catherine’s, or to get in touch, go to www.saintcatherines.org.uk or call (01723) 351421.
Flood Warnings Issued For Scarborough's Sandside & Foreshore Road
East Riding Council Facing "Tough Decisions" as New Operating Model Signals Looming Redundancies
Location for Scarborough's 400th Anniversary Sculpture Confirmed
New Chief Exec for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Scarborough and Whitby MP Presses for Burniston Fracking Decision to be Delayed
Pickering and Filey MP Criticises Government for ‘Unfair’ Rural Funding Settlement
East Riding to Introduce Weekly Food Waste Collections Amid Long-Term Funding Fears
Eastfield Boxing Club Film to Get Scarborough Premiere
Scarborough Athletic Stunned By Minnows in Senior Cup
Whitby Town Again Hit By Second Half Slaughter
Scarborough Café and Flat Plans Opposed by Town Councillors
Bridlington Town Beaten Again Despite Improved Showing
