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Longest Night Vigil

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 6 p.m.

Location: John Wesley United Methodist Church
270 Gifford St, Falmouth, MA 02540

On December 21, 2024, BTEO will hold its annual memorial services in collaboration with the National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day.
After the Candlelight Service, a simple meal will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Donations of travel size toiletries welcome.

December 21 is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest night of the year. Since its inception, the event BTEO has sponsored this day to call attention to the plight of people in Falmouth who experience homelessness and to encourage the public to act on their behalf.  This year’s event will be held at the John Wesley United Methodist Church in Falmouth.

It will include an opportunity for those interested and able to pitch a tent or sleep in their vehicles to experience in a small way what our homeless neighbors do.

Longest Night Vigil

Past Events

Longest Night Vigil Aims to Bring Hope

The Enterprise
The longest night of the year - December 21 - is designated as National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, and this year marks 33 years of honoring those without homes who have died. Belonging to Each Other (BTEO), the Falmouth-based nonprofit providing winter shelter and year-round support services for Falmouth men and women experiencing homelessness, is helping to organize the vigil. Read more >

Interfaith Candlelight Service

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day
Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 6 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Falmouth
Simple meal following in Fellowship Hall.
Donations of travel size toiletries welcome.
The community is invited to sleep out in tents or cars that night to experience what it is like to be homeless.
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