We remember those who died on the street this year.  Click on the stone for the flyer ....




Twenty residents of Ventura County died homeless in 2008. Their names were remembered at the Homeless Person's Memorial Service on December 21 at 3:00 p.m. in Plaza Park.

The service was held on the longest night of the year in observance of the National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.

Two local congregations, the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura, sponsored the event in keeping with the Unitarian Universalist principle "to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person."

Click here for the remarks by Rev. Jan Christian of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura.

The service featured the names of those who died homeless, original music and readings from various religious traditions, all of which call on their adherents to care for those most in need.  Hot drinks, cookies and bags with personal items were provided by the Ventura church's youth group. 

The event was featured in stories in the VC Reporter and the Ventura County Star.

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