HOLIDAYS & TRADITIONS
Holiday celebrations in Unitarian Universalist congregations reflect the six Sources of our faith. Many Unitarian Universalists celebrate traditional religious holidays like Christmas, Passover, or Winter Solstice, among others. Our holiday services use the stories and traditions creatively, calling us to our deeper humanity and our commitment to the good.
In addition to religious holidays, we may also honor secular or cultural holidays such as Earth Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Labor Day, Dia de los Muertos, or Thanksgiving.
Check out our Upcoming Services for more information about services in the month ahead.
For resources and information to help you celebrate holidays, please visit the Worship Web.
Funeral and Memorial Services to honor loved ones who have passed on are often very personal occasions. Services are developed by the family of the deceased and the presiding minister to specially honor the memory of that individual. The service might include the following elements:
A eulogy
Poems and other readings
Prayer or meditation
Remembrances of deceased with stories & tributes
Hymn singing or other music
A time for personal reflection
If you would like more information about having a Unitarian Universalist minister preside over a funeral or other memorial service, please contact our minister.
Wedding services are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the love of two individuals who have chosen to come together in marriage.
Because of our strong respect for each person’s beliefs and values, each wedding is custom-crafted with a couple to reflect their personalities and relationship. This respect and our flexibility enable Unitarian Universalist ministers to be skilled officiants for interfaith weddings, atheist weddings, and weddings for those with Unitarian Universalism’s diverse beliefs.
In addition to blessing heterosexual unions, Unitarian Universalist congregations and ministers joyfully bless same-sex marriages. Unitarian Universalists affirm the inherent worth and dignity of all people and have a long history of promoting equal rights of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ).
