Host or Attend A Candlelight Vigil

We are so close to achieving historic health care reform! The critical Senate votes are coming up in the next few weeks and we must show our support for quality health care for all people, and legislation that includes a public option. On December 8th, communities of faith, labor, racial-ethnic minorities, health care providers, advocates, and civil rights organizations will join together in a U.S. national day of candlelight vigils to make our support known and our voices heard. If you have never participated in a public event, now is the time. If you have already been to a vigil or other public activity, we need you to do it again! Please join us! Our legislators need to know just how much support there is for this life-changing effort!

If you are close to Washington, DC please RSVP through Faithful Reform in Healthcare and join us at our nation's capitol. Bring a candle and/or flashlight for yourself AND bring a couple extra candles to share for those who decide to come at the last minute or just happen to be passing by!

Candlelight Vigil for Health Care for All

Tuesday, December 8th ~ 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Upper Senate Park in Washington DC
on Constitution Avenue,
next to the Russell Senate Office Building

 RSVP through Faithful Reform

If you cannot come to DC, please host a candlelight vigil for health care for all in your church or community. Here are some toolkits provided by Faithful Reform in Healthcare to make planning your vigil easy, as well as tips for publicizing it to the media.

Candlelight Prayer Vigil
Planning Tool Kit  PDF | Word
Publicity/Media Tool Kit PDF | Word

New song! Let Our Light Shine

Service of Remembrance
Planning Tool Kit PDF | Word
Publicity/Media Tool Kit PDF | Word

For more information contact Rev. Cynthia Abrams cabrams@umc-gbcs.org or Ray Bilter rbilter@umc-gbcs.org.