The Annual Service of Remembrance for babies and children who have died before, during or after birth, will take place at St Andrew’s Church, Park Road, Watford, at 3pm on Sunday, May 19.
The service is organised by Watford General Hospital and anyone touched by such circumstances is welcome to attend, along with friends and other family members.
In previous years some of those who have attended have done so to remember babies from many years ago when such loss was often unacknowledged.
During the service candles of remembrance are lit, the names of the babies are read out, and some get the chance to reflect on their experience and pray.
The ceremony will be led by Doug Loveridge, the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Manager at Watford General Hospital, and Ian Pankhurst, the Vicar of St Andrews.
Doug said: "Losing a child is an extremely difficult experience, and as a Chaplain I meet many people whose lives are suddenly affected by loss. This annual service is a way of bringing people together to share memories and feelings, and to know we are not alone."
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