UUs have been celebrating Water Communions since 1980. It has been a longstanding tradition at UUCC. This Communion is also known as a Water Ceremony or In-gathering and is the way we begin the new church year. Since we are meeting virtually, we ask that you prepare a small amount of water that represents some place or something that is special to you. You will be prompted to share that on screen and symbolically pour that water into the communal bowl by stating what this water represents to you. The combined water is a symbol of our shared faith and community.
From Tyranny to Transformation
Our country is experiencing what Timothy Synder terms tyranny and appears to be heading toward authoritarian control. Many (all?) of us are finding the experience scary and frightening. What does our UU value of transformation have to say to us as we strive to resist tyranny and enact a radical transformation of ourselves and our […]