Recognizing and welcoming families of all faiths and cultures.
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2013
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Please join us for our  5th Annual Candlelight Service to honor the memory of the children who have died, regardless of age or reason.

We will gather between 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church at 303 South 9th Avenue, Virginia and proceed to the Children’s Memorial Park as a group.  We encourage you to dress warmly.  Following a brief service at the park, the candlelight service will take place inside the United Methodist Church chapel.  A special dedication will take place for the memorial tiles placed on the Wall of Love this year as well as for the newly adopted trees. The chapel will be open for those in attendance not wanting to attend the outside service.  

The "Angel of Hope Children’s Memorial Park," in Virginia, Minnesota, is part of a national and international network of memorial parks that provide a place of comfort and hope to parents, family members and friends who grieve the loss of a child.  There are over one hundred such parks in existence.  The initial memorial statue and subsequent memorial parks were inspired by the book “The Christmas Box” by the author Richard Paul Evans.  

Please feel free to bring a white flower in memory of your loved one to be placed at the base of the Angel statue.  A picture board will be available for you to place a photo of your loved one. The photo will remain until after the service is completed.

The Friends of the Children’s Memorial park will provide hot drinks & cookies following the service. 

For more information please contact Cheryl Weappa @ 749-5642

The Friends of the Children's Memorial Park want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support.  We invite you to stop by our booth at the Iron Range Home, Sport & Travel Show, March 21-24, at the Miner's Memorial Building in Virginia, MN, so we can personally thank you.  Memorial tile orders are currently being accepted through May 15, 2013, for placement on the "Wall of Love" this year.  Memorial tile order forms will be available at our booth.  Also available will be the Ultimate Cloths and Shannon Gunderson's music DVD. 

The Friends of the Children’s Memorial Park will be holding the fourth annual "Children’s Memorial Park" Candlelight Service to honor the memory of children who have died, regardless of age or reason.

Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012 
Time: 6:30 p.m. 
Gather at the United Methodist Church at 303 South 9th Avenue, Virginia and proceed to the Angel of Hope Children’s Memorial Park as a group.  We encourage you to dress warmly.  Following a brief service at the park, the candlelight service will take place inside the United Methodist Church chapel. The chapel will be open for those in attendance not wanting to attend the outside service. 

The Friends of the Children’s Memorial park will provide hot drinks & cookies following the service.  Please feel free to bring a white flower in memory of your loved one.  Recognizing and welcoming families of all faiths and cultures.

For more information please contact:    Cheryl Weappa   (218) 749-5642

We have made great progress on our park and are now planning the dedication ceremony.  This will take place on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at the park (3rd Street South & 9th Avenue South).  Please join us for this wonderful event!!

Our Angel is complete and will most likely be arriving in Virginia before the end of the month. 

The foundry, Metal Arts Foundry, is located in Lehi, Utah, 30  miles south of Salt Lake City.  The foundry has placed pieces in Europe, and throughout the Americas - they are locally owned and operated.  The foundry did not make the first four angels but have made every one since (107).  You can visit their website at www.mtlarts.com

The Angel statue will be delivered to the Virginia City Hall where it will be on display until it is time for the Angel to be delivered to the completed park. 

It's not too late to order a memorial tile - we have decided to extend the cutoff date until we reach our goal of 100 tiles or until June 15th, whichever comes first - shipping is free for an order of 100 tiles so we are hoping to avoid any shipping costs.  PLEASE share this with anyone you know that might be interested in purchasing a memorial tile or if you want to purchase a tile in memory of your loved one - we all are someone's child, so let's pay tribute to all of them.  This beautiful memorial tile will last a life time – custom engraved in memory of your loved one.  

4” x 8” Personalized Tile (1 – 3 lines of inscription) = $200
8” x 8” Personalized Tile (1 – 6 lines of inscription) = $300

Replica Bricks for your own use, are also available with the purchase of a Personalized Tile.
Order forms are available at the following:
·      Download from this website  http://www.childrensmemorialparkmn.org/memorial-tiles.html 
·      Contact a committee member or call (218) 749-5642
Thank you for supporting the Angel of Hope Children’s Memorial Park.