St John the Baptist Parish Church in Royston is holding a Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for those who have lost a child or who have been affected by the loss of a child of whatever age, however long ago, and no matter under what circumstances.
The service will take place on Sunday 8th March 2026 at 5.00pm and will be followed by light refreshments in the church.
One of our Lay Ministers, Canon Reg Bailey, will be leading the service having personally experienced the loss of a child in the past, and is well aware that all of us, at some point on the journey of our lives, experience being wounded by the painful loss of someone we have loved and who have loved us. The wounds in our hearts and souls take time to heal. Even then they leave a scar on our lives. There is a special poignancy over the loss of a child, and finding support is crucial to a healing process.
Coming together, in a place of peace and quiet such as the space we find in St John the Baptist Church can be especially helpful whatever our faith and whoever we are. We have found that those who experience this service where we remember the children we have lost will bear witness to how moving and healing this occasion can be for us all.
Please feel free to invite families with whom you have had contact who have experienced the death of their child to come to this service. (It does not need to be a bereavement from just this past year, but at any time.)
Call the church office for more information on 01763 243145.