Vigils
Vigil support request for Harvard Students
Organizing a vigil space may be a meaningful way for the Harvard community to gather in spirit to mourn and/or to respond to an event. Harvard students are invited to complete this vigil support request form, which will initiate the process of support for organizing a vigil space. Upon completing this form, a designated MemChurch staff member will review your request and reach out to begin a conversation about support.
Please designate a single student to be the primary point-of-contact for this request.
Student Vigil Request Procedure FAQs
Once the organizing student group has confirmed their date and time with the Memorial Church staff, they are primarily responsible for spreading the word about their vigil.
This depends on your community's needs, but typically, 20-30 minutes works well.
Yes. Our primary resource is facilitating space reservations for the vigil. Should an organizing group desire more support, staff from the Memorial Church are happy to provide resources, including a microphone and speaker, and to speak with you about the vigil's content.
A staff member from Memorial Church will contact the student point of contact indicated on the request form and liaise with other members of the University community to process the request.