Flower Communion
Flower Communion is an annual ritual that celebrates human beauty, uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, Flower Communion was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow. Please bring a flower to add to a shared altar. After the blessing and service, you will bring home a different flower than the one you brought!
Please join us for Flower Communion and a New Member Ceremony in one worship service at 10 a.m.
Afterward, come to a celebration and goodbye for Rev. Elaine at 11 a.m., and the Annual Meeting of the Membership at 11:30.
Order of Service: June 2, 2019 Order of Service
Offering Recipient: First Universalist Church (give here)
Summer Worship Theme: Yes, And…
We live in a society of either/or, us or them, this or that, winning or losing, success or failure. Yet, what we are beginning to understand in our sciences of living systems, physics, and metaphysics is that this world was created, creates, and recreates in the mysterious dance of relationship. Interactions upon interactions are the creating drivers of this world. Wisdom teachers from Lao Tzu, to adrienne maree brown, to indigenous peoples around the globe have said as much: This world is more “Yes and…” than “either/or.” In the months of summer, when creativity and emerging life is hard to miss, we will explore the spiritual imperative of Yes, and. How do we engender curiosity and listening as our default response? What kind of spiritual practices might buoy our hearts, and create our capacity for joy? How might this community of faith make our shoulders strong, keep our hearts open, and join together as an island of sanity and solidarity. Join us in the Yes, and…
