Topic: Celebrations / Ceremonies

Ingathering: Annual Water Communion Ceremony

You are invited to bring water from a place/experience that was meaningful from the past year, share with the congregation, and pour into the well of the community. Symbolic water will also be provided if you bring no water.

Water Communion

The Water Communion, also called the Water Ceremony is the traditional ingathering service for many Unitarian Universalist congregations. Please bring water* from your Summer adventures to pour into a communal bowl. We’ll share what we’ve been doing and where we’ve been as we come together again in this intergenerational service.* If you were unable to collect water on your journey, tap water can stand in.

Flower Ceremony

The Flower Ceremony, sometimes referred to as the Flower Communion, is a traditional Unitarian Universalist celebration usually held in the spring.

Winter Solstice

Join us as we celebrate the return of the light with a haiku expressing some aspect of your winter experience. To be written and presented during the service. Ideas include, lack of light, love of snow, crisp cold, excuse to eat warm soup, etc. Haikus are in the form of 5-7-5 First line five syllables, second line seven, third line five