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Special Services & Traditions
 Water Ceremony
At the opening of the church year in September, we bring some water from the places where we have been during the summer.
We mix them in a communal bowl while recounting our experiences during the vacations period.
Water from each year's service is added to prior years.
Christmas Eve
Two candlelight services with carols and readings mark this important religious holiday in America.
Joys and Concerns
On one service each month, worshippers are invited to place a flower in a vase and share their joys and concerns with all who are in attendance.
The Flower Communion
Following the tradition established 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.
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