The monthly Time to Remember Service enables families of East Cheshire Hospice patients to remember and honour departed loved ones.
The Hospice has started uploading the Services – held in the Hospice Chapel on the second Sunday of each month – on to its website.
Hospice Chaplain Margaret Lillis leads the Service, assisted by Chief Executive Karyn Johnston and volunteer Bridget Fenwick.
They light a Remembrance Candle, and those who died three months earlier while accessing Hospice Services through the Inpatient unit, Sunflower Centre or Hospice @Home, are remembered as their names are read out.
A recording is uploaded around 24 hours later for families to watch at their leisure.
The Hospice may carry on broadcasting the Services even when families are again permitted to attend the Chapel.
It is uncertain when that might happen, with September a possibility.
Margaret said: “The Services are now recorded and uploaded on to our website. It enables us to reach more people, especially as we don’t yet know when social gatherings will allow people to mix more freely.
“We send an invitation and service sheet with a list of names to next of kin three months after they’ve lost someone, although people are welcome after then.
“It’s important that everyone feels included. Services are about care, compassion and humanity and are open to all – people of all faith, no faith and everyone in between. We hope they help to remind people that they’re cared for and remembered, particularly at this time.”
East Cheshire Hospice Chaplain Margaret Lillis.
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