Longest Night Service
Sunday, December 21 at 5pm in the United Parish Sanctuary
Featuring guest artist and musician, Jodi Heights, the Longest Night service will be filled with poetry, scripture, music, and prayer. Through liturgy and song, we’ll embrace the beauty of darkness, and find the blessings in our “longest night.” With the support and guidance of our Mental Health team, we offer this Longest Night Service as a time to be nurtured and share a moment of quiet beauty.
“Life takes on a different quality in the dark. We reflect on things more deeply and speak with more vulnerability when the lights are off.
Darkness is part of the natural cycle.
Just over a century ago, you could walk out of your door and see an infinity of stars, and this view of the universe inspired countless artists. With over-illumination, our nights grow increasingly brighter, disrupting ecosystems, upsetting our bodies circadian rhythms, and blocking our view of the cosmos.
Too much light blinds us, hiding what our night vision could reveal.
We need the dark.
We are starving for it.
Darkness is often associated with negative things like evil, fear of the unknown, danger, death, and the unconscious parts of ourselves. But night has important lessons to teach us: how to dream, how to listen, how to see the world with new eyes.”
– Jodi Heights from Nocturnal Journal
Hailing from Boston, Alternative Pop artist Jodi Heights stands out in the sea of singer-songwriters with her classically-honed technique and her poetic prowess. She holds multiple degrees in music, including a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. Her most recent album and first Grammy submission is the night-themed Nocturne.
She has also created a Nocturnal Journal offering people a place to explore their relationships with night and darkness.
