Families who have lost infants are encouraged to attend Little Company of Mary's Remembrance Servce
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. - April 17, 2009 - Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers will host the Annual Remembrance Service in honor of babies who have left the earth too soon. The Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 17th in the Cherished Angel Memory Garden at Little Company of Mary Hospital. The Garden was dedicated in remembrance of babies who have passed away and offers a place for family and friends to grieve and reflect upon the loss.
Anyone is welcome who wishes to honor his or her loved one's loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death. If you or someone you know are mourning the loss of a baby, Little Company of Mary's Perinatal Loss Committee and the Family Birth Center staff, encourages you to come to join with others with the same loss at the Remembrance Service celebrating the lives of our cherished babies. The reflection begins at 1:00 p.m. with a service and a butterfly release to immediately follow.
The Ceremony will take place in the east lawn of the Little Company of Mary Sisters' Convent at 2801 West 93rd Street in Evergreen Park. Parking is available at the Hospital's North parking lot just off California Avenue. For more information or to RSVP, please call the Perinatal Loss Committee at 708.229.5928 by Monday, May 11.
