ServicesMay 29 , 2022
Ron Solberg and Jonathan Hand June 5, 2022 Flower Communion Join our annual celebration of the bright and beautiful beings which fill our church and make life rich with color and fragrance. The Flower Ceremony, sometimes referred to as Flower Communion or Flower Festival, is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert's widow. In this ceremony, everyone in the congregation brings a flower. Each person places a flower on the altar or in a shared vase. The congregation and minister bless the flowers, and they're redistributed. Each person brings home a different flower than the one they brought. * From the UUA Website: https://www.uua.org/worship/holidays/flower-ceremony We invite every person to bring a flower - from garden, roadside or market - to share. We'll fill vases at the front, celebrate our beauty of diversity and then go home with a different flower. If you're willing to help arrange the vases, please come early and put them together for placement on the chancel. Flower Power! June 12, 2022 Annual Meeting Sunday The church business meeting will be held on June 12th at 10:30 am. The 2022-23 Budget will be presented for approval and a vote will be taken on adopting the proposed 8th Principle. Following the meeting there will be an abbreviated worship service. A Fond Farewell to Rev Pam While Rev Pam's departure from the congregation has come up without a lot of time to say goodbye, we'll review some of the highlights of the past eight years. We will engage a ritual of returning the keys to the congregation and celebrating the rich work of Beloved Community. The service will be shared on YouTube. |
ChildrenReligious Education is ongoing in our religious education building during the service.
All teachers are vaccinated and will be masked. All children are required to wear masks. We will follow UUA & CDC guidelines to keep our youth safe. PLAY GROUP Supervised play for our children ages three and under. SPIRIT PLAY Our Spirit Play children will wonder about our second principle, offer fair and kind treatment to everyone, through the story The Girl Who Loved Animals. I wonder how it feels to be outside a circle of friends playing? I wonder how it feels to be invited in? CHAPEL SERVICE Our young people in Chapel Service will explore Wonder and Awe as one of the sources of our UU faith. The story this week is A Lesson on Mystery. I wonder what I think about the Spirit of Love and Mystery that some people call God? I wonder if there are many beliefs about the Spirit of Love and Mystery that some people call God? COMING OF AGE Our Coming of Age youth will meet at 11:45am to begin The Chalice Circle Workshops. This week we will explore Stardust (our beginnings) and Coral (our connection to others) and how they fit around our Chalice Circle. SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUP Our Senior High Youth will meet to share fun and fellowship at the regular meeting time of 10:30am. For more information on RE programming, how to become involved, or on our Covid protocols please visit our website www.hinsdaleunitarian.org or contact Pam Fodor at re@hinsdaleunitarian.org |
Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour will take place virtually after the service on Zoom. Stay tuned and check in with folks from our community so that we know how you're doing during this challenging time.
