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TCF Monthly Meetings

Our Chapter meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street, Providence, RI. Enter the church by the side door on Diman Place. Parking is allowed on Angell Street, Diman Place, and Stimson Avenue behind the church. The church has asked us to lock the doors, so if you are late, please ring the bell and someone will come and open the door for you. If there is a snow storm or parking ban in Providence, the meeting will be cancelled. Please check this website or our Facebook page for cancellation notices. Special events will be noted on the TCF website calendar and in our newsletter.

If you have any questions, please contact Lucille at 401-231-9229.

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Monthly Support Group Meetings, 7:00 p.m. at the Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street in Providence:
Please note: If there is a City of Providence parking ban (due to bad weather or for any other reason), the meeting is cancelled. Check our Facebook page and this page for updates.
May 12
June 9

Sunday, June 8 - Remembrance Garden Walkway Dedication Ceremony, 1:00 pm, Downtown Providence Riverwalk

Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony

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The 2024 TCF Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell St., Providence, RI 02906. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like to include your child's photo in the slide presentation, you must send it to [email protected] (please limit to 3 photos). If your child has been part of the slide presentation in the past those pictures will remain in the presentation. The deadline to submit photos is November 20, 2024. Contact Lucille at 401-231-9229 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

Sharing with the group has helped us get through many holidays and given us strength and healing from having passed through another painful event. Each passing event tells us that we can survive. And remember anticipation of any day is so much worse than the actual day itself.



2023 Worldwide candle lighting ceremony


2022 WORLDWIDE CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY


2021 Worldwide candle Lighting

 We are pleased to present our 2021 TCF Candle Lighting Ceremony slide show. The worldwide event takes place Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 7 p.m. in whatever time zone you're in. Please light a candle in memory of all children who have gone too soon. Click the image below to watch the slide show video on YouTube.

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2020 virtual Worldwide Candle Lighting

The 2020 TCF Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony is Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. We are posting this video with photos of all of our beloved children. Please share their name in the comments on our Facebook page as we light a candle in their memory.

2019 Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony


2018 Annual candle lighting ceremony


2017 Annual Candle Lighting ceremony


2016 Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony


2015 ANNUAL CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY


2014 Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony

The Compassionate Friends Providence Chapter                                                                        Visit us on Facebook
10 Dail Drive, North Providence, RI 02911
Lucille Valliere, Chapter Leader
401-231-9229, [email protected]  

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