Tree of Life, ceremony honor loved ones

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The 33rd annual Tree of Life and Candlelight Services of Remembrance, hosted by Community Hospice & Palliative Care, honors the memory of loved ones lost in a beautiful, inspiring program of music and reflection.

This free event is open to the public and will be held from 5:45 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring in Jacksonville and Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Stephen R. Chapman Family Community Campus in St. Augustine.

Attendees are invited to bring a photo of their loved one to display on the memory table. The campuses will be adorned with lights and evergreen trees decorated in ivory ribbons personalized with the names of loved ones.

Regardless of whether they received care from Community Hospice, anyone in the community who has experienced a loss can honor their loved one. In addition, there will be special trees recognizing the youngest patients and children from the community.

Offsite parking will be available, with a shuttle service at each location. To have a ribbon hung in a loved one's honor, submit names by Dec. 1. For more information, go to TOL.CommunityHospice.com.