Holidays and Traditions

At UUCM, we observe a number of special services for holidays and other events, most of which have become annual traditions. Many of the special services are intergenerational services, in which the children remain with the adults the entire time and participate in worship in various ways.
Homecoming Sunday
- – first Sunday after Labor Day
Thanksgiving Service with Harvest Communion
- – Sunday before Thanksgiving
Winter Solstice Service
- – a celebration of the dark and the coming of light
Christmas Eve
- – service of carols, candle lighting and readings
Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
- – a recommitment to the dream
Easter
- – a celebration of the possibilities of rebirth
Flower Communion
- – a beautiful ceremony to celebrate community (June)
Children’s Program Sunday
- – a reflection on learning and a thank you to teachers