All Saints Day

11/7/2011

This was the thrid year we celebrated All Saints Day in part by lighting candles during the service and saying the names of our personal saints who have gone on to glory. Many of us were tearful, and there was much hugging and passing of tissues. it was as if our little community of Christians was drawn close together with other wonderful people in that "cloud of witnesses" that have come before us.
Then in the afternoon the bishop came to ordain Richard Davenport, our recent seminarian, to be a deacon.
It is wonderful to be part of a Christian family that has deep roots in history and lots of new shoots and branches springing up strong, all at the same time! ~ Betsy Hess, Sr. Warden

16 Comments

Linda Everhart

7/15/2012 08:01:20 am

Wondering how your integrated the candle lighting into the service. Read the post after the Wall Street Journal article bashing liberal Episcopal Churces and the New York Times column seeing the church on life support. Those pundits don't see the small miracles that happen every week--things like you described in this post.

Fran Gardner-Smith

7/15/2012 09:04:39 am

Hi Linda,
Thanks for your comments. We did the candle-lighting after the prayers of the people. I filled some window boxes with sand and we used the same candles we use on Christmas Eve (this variety is shorter and fatter). We had the candles on trays and each person came up, took as many as they needed, named their loved ones, and set the candles into the sand. It's always a teeny bit hair-raising hoping the whole thing doesn't go up in smoke - our Jr. Warden stands by prepared like a Boy Scout if things get dangerous! I'd be happy to talk with you more about this - email me through this website if you want more info. Peace and thanks for making my day!

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Hi, You are right this is my honor to be the part of christian family. "Lord Jesus" i love to know you celebrate the day with lightning candle.

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Light your soul with love my friend! The way the community celebrate All Saints Day in part by lighting candles during the service and saying the names of our personal saints who have gone on to glory is one of that kind that inspires our souls for the whole year and keeps our love stronger to God every day of our being. Thank you a lot for sharing with us.

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