Candle Category: Remembrance

We lit a candle for Laraine Sammler, Rev Anya’s mother, who died early Wednesday morning.

Lou Dodge lit a candle of remembrance for his high school classmate Patrick Bienlien (and for all veterans) who was killed in Vietnam when he was 19 years old.

We lit a candle in memory of Jordan Neely, who was brutally choked to death on the subway. As we pray for him and those who mourn him, we remember that our faith compels us to honor the worth and dignity of every person. May his memory reawaken us to compassion.

Judith Rew lit a candle for Marlee Norton who died from unknown causes. A friend of Judith’s since high school and college, Marlee left a career in government in Washington D.C., to enter an episcopal seminary and become a priest in her 40s. She has served for more than 20 years in various parishes in...

Rebecca Lutzy lit a candle for her aunt, Patty Murar, who passed away on Tuesday. It is a blessing that Patty was not in pain, felt prepared, and was at home with her husband and a daughter. Rebecca, also lit a candle for her father Richard Lutzy, who has lost both his sister and his...

We lit a candle for Harold Kushner, father of Laura Kushner and Susan Colletta, grandfather to Erin and Jack Colletta, who passed away on April 13th. This weekend he would have turned 91. He suffered for years with Parkinson’s and dementia, may he be at peace.