Topic: Celebrations / Ceremonies

Being a New Father & Baby Blessing

Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists is a lay-led congregation. Rather than relying on a full-time minister, members and friends of our congregation and invited guests, give of their time and talents to provide our worship experience, mirroring the diversity each of us brings to this community.

Flower Communion

Join us this Sunday for the annual Flower Communion Service. It would be wonderful if everyone could bring a cut flower or two with them to the service. The Flower Communion is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow. In this ceremony everyone in the congregation brings a flower. Each person places a flower on the altar or in a shared vase. The congregation and minister bless the flowers, and they’re redistributed. Each person brings home a different flower … Continue reading Flower Communion

Stories of Motherhood

Sharing stories of motherhood and favorite children’s stories. Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists is a lay-led congregation. Rather than relying on a full-time minister, members and friends of our congregation and invited guests, give of their time and talents to provide our worship experience, mirroring the diversity each of us brings to this community.

Love Poetry Readings

This Sunday we will listen to a selection of lovely poetry readings centered on the theme of Love presented by Sondra Scott. Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists is a lay-led congregation. Rather than relying on a full-time minister, members and friends of our congregation and invited guests, give of their time and talents to provide our worship experience, mirroring the diversity each of us brings to this community.

Ingathering: Water Communion

Each year we invite folks to bring water from a place or experience that was meaningful from the past year, share that experience with the congregation, and then pour that water into the well of the community. Do not worry if you did not set aside any particular water, we will provide symbolic water so everyone can participate. We want to share with one another not only where our water comes from, but share what it means to us—what it symbolizes in our own lives. First we will have a chance to share water that reminds us that while some have abundance, others struggle in scarcity. Second we will share water … Continue reading Ingathering: Water Communion