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More News from St. Luke's Cemetery and Christmas Decorations UpdateIt's again time to share some news from St. Luke's Cemetery. While I don't usually send out a Cemetery Newsletter two months in a row, November was a busy month in St. Luke's Cemetery. A number of events and services took place to honour the veterans in St. Luke's Cemetery and I wanted to share the pictures with you. I hope you enjoy seeing them! During the Advent and Christmas season, we welcome Christmas wreathes, greenery, and floral arrangements on your family graves. But also please keep in mind that by the end of February, we expect the spring flowers to be out and we suggest that Christmas arrangements be removed by the end of that month or before, if possible. |
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No Stone Left Alone Ceremonies in St. Luke's CemeteryOn November 4th, over 400 students from Cedar Hill Middle School visited St. Luke's Cemetery to take part in two back-to-back No Stone Left Alone ceremonies to recognize veterans in St. Luke's Cemetery. It was very moving to see the students honouring the veterans in this way. |
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St. Luke's 2021 Service of RemembranceOn Sunday, November 7th at 10:00 am, St. Luke's held a Service of Remembrance to recognize the 150 veterans who are buried or commemorated in St. Luke's Cemetery. As the names of the veterans were read out, the youth placed remembrance pots, containing rosemary and a Canadian flag on the veterans' graves. The service booklet and the list of the names of the veterans are included at the link. If you know of other veterans, whose names should be added to our list, please reply to this e-mail and let me know. |
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Thank You to the Scouts and Venturers for Their Cleanup on Remembrance DayA big thank you to the 5th Tsartlip Scouts and Venturers, and the 1st Cedar Hill Scouts and Venturers for all their work raking leaves and cleaning up the cemetery on Remembrance Day. The cemetery looks great now! As well as tidying the cemetery, the Scouts held a short ceremony at 11 am, and then listened to a few stories of veterans, whose remains are interred in St. Luke's graveyard. |
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Repairs to the Rock Walls in the Cemetery Were Completed Last MonthThe crumbling rock wall by the oak tree has been replaced and the leaning wall in the compost area was taken down. The cost for these repairs was just under $10,000. Thanks to Christopher Barclay and his crew for the excellent work they did repairing the wall and deconstructing the leaning wall. Thank you as well to those who have made recent contributions to this repair and to the ongoing maintenance of the cemetery. Donations as of December 9th, total $5,514.00, more than half way to paying the cost of the rock wall repairs. See pictures of the wall before it was repaired at this link. To find out how to make a donation to the maintenance of the cemetery, visit this link. |
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Longest Night ServiceFor those of you living in the Victoria area, this e-mail is also an invitation to the Longest Night Service we will be holding at St. Luke's at 7 pm on December 21st, on the actual longest night of the year. We know that the lead up to Christmas can be hard for many people as we struggle with life situations, because of a loss or change in our lives. You are invited to take some time out before Christmas for this special quiet, reflective prayer service and to light a candle for hope and remembrance of a person who was special in your life. This could be a time to remember your family members or friends who reside in St. Luke's Cemetery. |
