Service of Remembrance at Portiuncula University Hospital on Monday 03 February

Portiuncula University Hospital is inviting parents and their families who have experienced bereavement through the death of a child or who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, still birth or shortly after birth, to a Service of Remembrance which will take place in the hospital on Monday 03 February.

Niamh Brennan, one of the Hospital Chaplains said, “This service offers parents who grieve the loss of a baby or child a space to come together, to remember and reflect on their grief journey through symbol, music and prayer. Parents who have attended this service in the past have shared with us that they have found it to be a time of healing and comfort”.

The service will take place at 7.30pm on Monday 03 February in the hospital Chapel and families are welcome to join other families for light refreshments afterwards. For further information, please contact the Hospital Chaplain on 090 9648200.