The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year.

Each year, thousands of individuals experiencing homelessness die on the streets of our nation due to illness, exposure or violence. Many from our very own community of Orange County. Please join us as we honor and acknowledge their lives as part of the human family.

We welcome you to be a part of the “Procession of Candles.” You are invited to carry a candle into the Homeless Persons’ Inter-Religious Memorial Service. You will place the candle before the altar while the names of those who perished are read. Each candle represents an unhoused person who passed away this year.

Organized by Our Father’s Table, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange interfaith Network Orange County, Lutheran Church of the Cross, and Volunteer Network OC.