Candle lighting for mental illness awareness

In worship, we will light a candle and include special prayers for mental health. Approximately one in four adults in the U.S. experience some kind of mental health disorder in a given year. Nearly all of us are impacted, either directly or through someone we know. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was founded in Dane County and initially met at Midvale Community Lutheran Church, led by several of our congregation's members. NAMI is an important resource of education, support and advocacy for all impacted by mental illness. Visit their website at www.namidanecounty.org