Event participants silently walk the path of Salford Mennonite’s cemetery, with tea light candles in hand.
Saturday, March 27, presented a beautiful evening for a luminary-walk through Salford Mennonite Church’s cemetery. The walk was the kickoff event for a week-long outdoor memorial on the church grounds to remember those who have died from Covid-19.
The memorial, titled “Covid Remembrance and Hope,” invites members of the congregation and the broader public to reflect on losses due to the pandemic, both locally and around the globe.
“This has been a year like no other, for all of us. We have known loss, disruption, and upheaval, and we have seen more clearly some of the harsh realities that shape our nation and our world,” said Pastor Beth Yoder.
From Saturday, March 27, to Saturday, April 3, an interactive prayer wall is open to the public on the porch of the historic stone schoolhouse behind the church. The memorial coincides with Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter, in which the final days of Jesus and his death by crucifixion are remembered.
“We believe that houses of worship can play a role in facilitating a space for the community to grieve and recognize the deep pain of this time we are going through,” said Yoder. “It is especially meaningful to provide this invitation to process our personal losses and those of others, during the week when we remember how our God suffered and is with those who are suffering.”
A second Luminary Walk through the cemetery will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, April 1 (the rain date is Holy Saturday, April 3). This is an outdoor event and mask wearing is requested.
The date will be confirmed at salfordmc.org by noon on Thursday. Salford Mennonite Church is located at 480 Groffs Mill Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438
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