This year, you are invited to remember loved ones, whether they died recently or many years ago, by tying a ribbon or piece of cloth with their name on in one of the churchyards, and to join the local community of remembering at one of the annual services.  

You might also wish to tie a ribbon for those unknown to you who have died in the pandemic, from the result of climate change, in Afghanistan, or with peace-keeping forces. Remembering can be a form of lament, of protest or of anger, too.

Collect a length of colourful ribbon from a church, or use your own colourful ribbon or piece of cloth c.a. 2.5cm/1” wide, and c.a. 60 - 90 cms / 2’-3’ long.

Write the name(s) of the person/people you wish to remember, then either tie the ribbon/cloth in place - this may be on a tree in the churchyard or similar - or leave them to be tied for you. At each church, the place for tying ribbons will be clearly marked.

The ribbons will be left in place until Advent Sunday (28th Nov.)

REMEMBERING WITH RIBBONS:  a gentle service of music, poetry, and silence

Sunday 31st October 4pm, St Michael’s, Ewyas Harold

 or Tuesday 2nd November, 7pm at Dore Abbey

At each service, the names of those to be remembered will be read. If you wish to remember someone by name, please let us know by phone:

St Michael’s on 31st Oct - tel. Ruth Wrigglesworth 01981 242068

Dore Abbey on 2nd Nov - tel. Hazel Prowse 01432 344096