Holidays & Traditions
Ingathering/Water Ceremony
In early September, we kick off the new congregational year with an Ingathering service. Our Water Ceremony represents reunion, re-gathering. We renew our covenant as a community of faith, and hospitality, returning home to the church community that holds us. It is also a time of hope as we look forward with excitement to the coming church year.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Music Director Julie Crooks and the members of the choir prepare a very special Christmas Eve service. It begins with music at 4:15pm. Our minister and members share readings and stories of Christmas interwoven with carols and anthems. Childcare is provided for nursery to age 6, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Older children attend the service with their parents or guardians.
Spring Equinox/Ostara/Easter
At our Easter service we celebrate Renewal and Rebirth. There are also fun activities for the whole family with an Easter Egg hunt and healthy treats in the side yard.
Flower Ceremony
The Flower Ceremony, sometimes referred to as Flower Communion or Flower Festival, 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 than the one they brought.