Events to
Honour Grief

Nov 1-7 2026

Name of Event: A Night for All Souls: Honouring our Loved Ones through Music and Candlelight

Date and Time:  Sunday, November 1st, 7pm

Location: Avon United, 17 Prince Street, Hantsport

Short Description of event: Many cultures and traditions mark special times of year for honouring those who have died, particularly around the end of October and beginning of November. On November 1st, join local musicians, dancers, and writers at Avon United for a night of music, poetry, dance performance, and candlelight as we honour our grief and remember loved ones. No RSVP required.

Name of Event: What Remains: Art Installation & Dance Performance

Date and Time: Sunday, November 1st, 8pm (following A Night for All Souls)

Location: Avon United, 17 Prince Street, Hantsport

Presented by: Infinity Studio

Short Description of event: What Remains is an outdoor, participatory art installation and movement performance exploring loss, remembrance, and our connection to one another and the living world. 

As people arrive for A Night for All Souls, they are invited to offer a word or reflection about something they have lost, are grieving, or wish to honour. These reflections will become part of a collective installation. 

At 8pm, the installation comes alive through improvised movement and sound. Rooted in authentic movement, the performance responds to the shared space and what emerges in the moment.

What Remains is an invitation to witness, remember, and honour what lives within us and between us.

Name of Event: The Steady Place: Sound Immersion and Guided Meditation

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 4th, 6:30-8:30pm

Location: Avon United, 17 Prince Street, Hantsport

Presented by: Pamela Lockhart, Bless Your Path

Cost: $20, Bursaries available

How to Register: Contact Pamela Lockhart at  [email protected] , blessyourpath.com

Short Description of event: Grief, loss, change, and uncertainty can leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to move forward. But even in the midst of life's difficulties, there can be a place within us where we can rest, reconnect, and find our footing.

The Steady Place is a gentle invitation to discover that inner space.

Through guided meditation and the soothing sounds and vibrations of singing bowls, gong, and chimes, we'll create an opportunity to slow down, soften, and simply be with ourselves exactly as we are.

This event is a heartfelt collaboration between Avon United Church and Bless Your Path, created with the shared intention of making wellness experiences accessible to everyone in our community.

The suggested contribution is $20 for those who are able to pay.

For anyone who would appreciate the gift of attending through a bursary, please know that this option is warmly available. Simply reach out to Pamela.

We believe that opportunities for rest, connection, and caring for ourselves should be available to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances.

There will be time for tea and gentle connection following the sound immersion.

No previous meditation or sound bath experience is necessary.

To reserve your place, please contact Pamela:

[email protected]
blessyourpath.com

Name of Event: What Remains--A Yin Yoga Practice

Date and Time: Thursday, November 5th, 7-8pm

Location: Infinity Studio, 20 Main Street, Hantsport

Presented by: Tammy MacLeod, Infinity Studio

Cost: $15 drop in, or Infinity class pass

How to Register: https://infinitystudio.punchpass.com/classes

Short Description of event: In the presence of loss and grief, what remains?

Join us for a gentle, contemplative Yin yoga practice exploring the relationship between holding on, letting go, and sensing what remains.

Through supported postures, breath, and stillness, we create space to listen to the body and honour the many ways grief moves through us. An invitation to soften, to remember, and to notice what continues to live within us.

No previous yoga experience is necessary. All are welcome.

Name of Event: Relational Threads: Exploring Your Woven Web

Date and Time: Friday, November 6th, 5:30pm

Location: The Rooms Cafe, 20 Main Street, Hantsport

Presented by: Erica de Sousa, MA. (Counselling Psychology), RCT-C., CCC

Cost: $60 no tax. Inclusive, identity-based reduced rates available

How to Register: [email protected] or 902 670 5851

Short Description of event: Launching during the Festival of All Souls, Relational Threads is a monthly gathering that invites a creation-based therapeutic exploration of how grief shapes and moves us. Through the act of braiding fabric and objects found in nature, we’ll attend to the grief that emerges among us and follow our relational threads through its unravelling.

The act of creating engages the body’s wisdom in the therapeutic process, easing the mental load and opening possibilities for connection and being held in relationship.

All neuro-functioning, gender identities, and abilities are welcome. No artistic skills are necessary. Covered by insurance plans that include group therapy.

Cost and how to register:

$60, no tax. Inclusive, identity-based reduced rates available

Contact Erica: [email protected] or 902 670 5851

Name of Event: Paws to Remember: Honouring Pet Grief 

Date and Time: Saturday, November 7th, 2-3pm

Location: Avon United, 17 Prince Street, Hantsport

Presented by: Rev. Penny Nelson, Avon United Church

Cost: free

Short Description of event: Losing a beloved pet means losing a member of the family, and their absence deserves space to be acknowledged. Join us for a welcoming afternoon of tea, coffee, and conversation as we share stories and memories of the animals who have touched our lives. We’ll paint remembrance rocks with our pets’ names and gather for a short ritual to honour their lives and the love they gave us. 

Whether your loss is recent or long ago, you are welcome to come and connect with others who understand.

Contact us any time