Water Ceremony
At the opening of the church year in September, we each bring water from the places where we have been during the summer.

We mix these waters in a communal bowl while recounting our experiences during the summer.

Water from each year's service is added to that of prior years.

Christmas Eve
A candlelight service with carols and readings marks this important religious holiday in America.

The Flower Communion
Following the tradition estabilished in 1923 by Dr. Norbert Chapek in Bohemia, we place flowers in a vase to celebrate the beauty of the earth and peace among humankind.

Dr. Chapek, the founder of the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia, established this ceremony as a means of bringing healing to war-torn Europe. His wife, Maya, brought the ceremony to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1940 while Dr. Chapek was imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp where he was executed. Our flower communion occurs on the last Sunday of the church year in June.