Led by members of the congregation
Our May 12 service will be a Mother’s Day Flower Communion, with special music by members of El Nuevo Cascabel, the San Marcos High School mariachi. The Flower Communion is a UU tradition celebrated in many congregations around the world. Bring a flower to share—from your garden, the HEB, or anywhere else, and put your flower in the vase at the front of the sanctuary. We’ll have flowers available if you forget or don’t have access.
Happy Mother’s Day! Don’t forget to bring a flower (or a bunch) to share… The Flower communion service was created by Norbert Capek (1870-1942), who founded the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia. He introduced this special service to that church on June 4, 1923. For some time he had felt the need for some symbolic ritual that would bind people more closely together. The format had to be one that would not alienate any who had forsaken other religious traditions. The traditional Christian communion service with bread and wine was unacceptable to the members of his congregation because of their strong reaction against the Catholic faith. So he turned to the native beauty of their countryside for elements of a communion which would be genuine to them. This simple service was the result. It was such a success that it was held yearly just before the summer recess of the church. The flower communion was brought to the United States in 1940 and introduced to the members of our Cambridge, Massachusetts, church by Dr. Capek’s wife, Maja V. Capek.
Coming up: Sunday, May 19 ~ Brandon Beck
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