Move chairs around a center table in two or three semi-circular rows, leaving an aisle at each quarter circle.Planning Notes: Leaders and participants from as many faith traditions as live in the community should be invited in advance (See examples-Native America, Sikh, Muslim, Catholic, Jewish and various Christian denominations.) each)Ħ:30 - Closing Comments & Benediction - ( Representative from the Muslim community)Ħ:35 - Closing Song - (Example - May the Lord, Mighty God (Tune: Edelweiss) Francis (after everyone is finished, Leader invites everyone to read in unison words from screen or program)Ħ:12 - Song ( led informally by song leader, words on screen or program)Ħ:15 - Open Sharing - Readings, Poems, Scriptures, meditations (2-3 min. The leader reads a short, fitting poem or paragraph and then begins the Memorial Moments)Ħ:03 - Memorial Moments - ( quiet music playing, as people come forward)Ħ:10 - Prayer of St. Lighting can be full at first, and then lowered during the Memorial Moments, to allow the candles to be more prominent (optional).ĥ:30 - Welcome & Announcements - explain format, participation & timing: encourage attendees to briefly share prayers, words of encouragement, poems, or readings from their own faith tradition,ĥ:35 - Invocation (words or prayer, then a Jewish song may be sung or taught) a Jewish Rabbiĥ:40 - Song - (words on screen or program can be done without accompaniment, with guitar or piano, but quiet songs should be familiar to most people or easy to learn led informally by an appointed song leader examples Precious Lord, Take my Hand, or Amazing Grace)ĥ:43 - Attendees' Open Sharing - Readings, Poems, Scriptures, Thoughts (2-3 min each)Ħ:00 - Introduction to Memorial Moments - ( a leader invites attendees to remember or honor a loved one impacted by mental illness by coming forward, speaking their name into the mic', lighting a battery-powered candle, and taking a stone from the table. Quiet music is playing as people enter, either live by a guitarist, harpists or pianist, or recorded. National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding Mental Illness Awareness Interfaith Candlelight Vigilĭia Nacional de Oración Para la Comprensión y Recuperación del Enfermo Mentalįor Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding Tips For How to Help a Person with Mental IllnessĪ Sample Participatory Interfaith Service NAMI Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement StigmaFree Company Video: Improving Workplace Well-beingīebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness MonthĪbout Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

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