In-person & Live-stream. On or near the first Sunday in January, many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold a ritual to bid farewell to the old year, and to release it. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys … Continue reading Farewell to the Old Year

Cheryl Pittenger and Kathy Beatty. Live Stream and In-person. On or near the first Sunday in January, many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold a ritual to bid farewell to the old year, and to release it. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping … Continue reading Fire Communion of the Burning Bowl

Kathy Beatty and Cheryl Pittenger. Live Stream Together we can still keep our year-end tradition of endings and beginnings. While we can’t congregate at the burning bowl and create a constellation of candles of hope, we can separately and together let go of negativity and sorrow that weigh on us from the past year, and … Continue reading Letting Go and Moving On: 2020 to 2021

A ritual of letting go, intention, and hope. Within a traditional service of readings and music, we will again provide a burning bowl and candles for each of us to privately examine what we want to let go from the past year and our hopes and intentions for the new year to come.