Service of The Longest Night
Schedule
Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
770 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR, United States, Oregon 97301 | Salem, OR
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For many people, the holiday season isn’t all bright lights and celebration. It can reopen old wounds, stir up memories we weren’t prepared to face, or make us feel the weight of what and who, is missing. Even in rooms full of people, we can feel alone. Even surrounded by joy, we can carry a quiet ache that no one sees.On the longest night of the year, we gather to honor those tender places.
Our Service of the Longest Night is a gentle, contemplative space where grief, exhaustion, confusion, and longing are not pushed aside but welcomed with compassion. In the dim light of candles, we sit together in honesty, no pretending, no forced cheer, no pressure to feel anything but what is already true in your heart.
This service is for anyone who needs a pause…
a breath…
a moment to admit, “This season is hard for me.”
It’s for the person missing someone deeply.
The one carrying quiet burdens.
The one trying to stay strong.
The one who feels out of sync with the world’s joy.
The one who is simply tired.
Here, you are invited to rest.
Here, your feelings are safe.
Here, you don’t have to walk through the longest night alone.
Come sit in the stillness. Light a candle. Let yourself be held by community, by sacred quiet, and by the hope that even in the deepest night, light finds its way to us.
All are welcome, exactly as you are.
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