The Flower Ceremony is a warm Unitarian Universalist tradition embraces community, diversity, and shared beauty. It was created in 1923 by Rev. Norbert Capek and Rev. Maja Capek, Czech Unitarian ministers, as a way to honor the uniqueness of every person and the sacredness of community. EVERYONE, please bring a flower of any kind – … Continue reading 2026 Flower Ceremony
Norbert Čapek, a Unitarian Universalist minister, created The Flower Communion in 1923. We often celebrate it at Mother’s Day. Bring a flower to share, and be prepared to honor mothers and celebrate life. We welcome visitors. Sunday services start at 11 a.m., but join us early for coffee and conversation. Services also include music, meditation, … Continue reading A UU Mother’s Day: The Flower Communion
We’ll celebrate spring and renewal with a traditional Unitarian Universalist ceremony that was created by two Unitarian ministers. Rev. Maja Capek and Rev. Norbert Capek (who were married) founded the Unitarian ministry in Czechoslovakia. She escaped arrest by the Nazis in the 1930s and brought the ceremony to the United States. Her husband died at … Continue reading The UU Flower Ceremony
We celebrate life on our planet this Sunday, and especially renewal and springtime, with a traditional Unitarian Universalist ceremony. Rev. Norbert Capek, who founded the Unitarian ministry in Czechoslovakia, created the ceremony with his wife, Rev. Maja Capek. She escaped arrest by the Nazis and brought the ceremony to the United States in the 1930s. … Continue reading The UU Flower Ceremony
The Unitarian Universalist Flower Ceremony is sometimes referred to as the Flower Communion or the Flower Festival. “We remember people through flowers, volunteer service leader Connie Ussery says. Norbert Capek, a Unitarian minister in Prague, Czechoslovakia, created the ritual in 1923. His wife, the Rev. Maya Capek, brought it to the United States. (Norbert Capek died … Continue reading Connie Ussery leads the Flower Ceremony
The Unitarian Universalist Flower Ceremony is sometimes referred to as the Flower Communion or the Flower Festival. The ceremony is simple. We celebrate, with flowers, life on planet earth and especially rebirth and springtime. Everyone brings a flower to the service—from a garden, the woods, the roadside, wherever. We place them in vases. After the … Continue reading The UU Flower Ceremony
