Candle Category: Sorrow

Cil Knutsen lights this candle of sorrow; she says three dear friends in Transylvania have each lost a parent in the last week and I share in the grief at the passing of these wise elders.

Rev Charles Loflin lights a candle for his colleague in graduate school, John Thornberry, who died earlier this month of pancreatic cancer after a 10-month journey. Pray for peace and consolation for his family especially for his wife Rebecca.

We light a candle of sorrow for Patsy, mother of John Cooke. Patsy died at age 95 after a long illness. Grief remains love’s constant companion; Patsy will be missed.

Rev Anya and Rev Scott light a candle for their dear friend Chava Burguno, of New Haven. Chava is but hours away from death. His fierce gentleness is a gift that will be dearly missed.

Nick Lewis and Judie Rinearson light a candle of sorrow and healing for Nick’s sister Norah and her husband Hugo, Hugo’s mother died in Uganda after a brief hospitalization.

We light a candle of sorrow, condolences and prayers to the family and loved ones of 26-year-old Officer Joseph Azcona who was shot and killed on duty in Newark north ward on Friday night; your 5 years of bravery and service is appreciated and will be remembered.