MORE than 50 people from Broadford and beyond gathered at Broadford Cemetery for a moving ceremony of remembrance and prayer for the ecumenical All Souls’ Day on November 2.
All Souls’ Day is a Christian day of remembrance for people who have died.
Leaders of local Catholic, Uniting, Anglican and Salvation Army churches blessed graves at the cemetery while loved ones lit candles as the names of people interred at Broadford in the past year were read aloud.
Fr Prakash Cutinha of Kilmore’s St Patrick’s Catholic Church started the service last year, with plans to make it an annual event.
“It is a gentle way of inviting people back to a sacred place in the company of others,” he said.
Broadford Cemetery Trust chairman Paul Fleming said the cemetery was not just a resting place for the dead.
“It is a place of comfort, contemplation and conversation for our community,” he said.