Unitarian Universalists honor and celebrate a wide range of holidays and occasions over the course of a year. Unlike other faith traditions that use a single lectionary (a collection of scripture readings appointed for a given day or occasion), the topics and themes for Unitarian Universalist worship services are usually chosen independently by worship leaders in congregations. These include unique UU traditions, like the Flower Ceremony, as well as holidays from other faith traditions, such as Christmas or Beltane.
View and download the 2023-24 UUA Worship Calendar (PDF), which includes faith-based and secular holidays that UU congregations often celebrate. The calendar also includes monthly worship themes used in popular theme-based ministry programs. To download or print, follow the link and use the File menu, then select the Landscape layout option.
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I was often being a stern taskmaster over my mind. I yearned for more openness and joy.Reflection | By Lynette Yetter | February 9, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Beginnings, Buddhism, Creativity, Direct Experience, Mindfulness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Spiritual Practice, Worship -
If you're a worship leader seeking a full-length service to share with your congregation, we hope you find the following list helpful....Leader Resource | February 7, 2022 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Worship Tips -
The changes that take place in winter are a kind of alchemy, an enchantment performed by ordinary creatures to survive.Reading | By Katherine May | February 7, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Animals, Direct Experience, Earth, Letting Go, Nature, Transformation, Winter, Worship -
When I first entered the rooms of recovery, I thought I had nothing in common with the people around me.Meditation | By Anonymous | February 4, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Addiction/Recovery, Caring, Friendship, Self-Care, Vulnerability -
While it may be urgent to work toward creating justice, I can’t do that unless I have a sense of calm.Meditation | By Anonymous | February 4, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Addiction/Recovery, Balance, Self-Care, Spiritual Practice
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For those of us who grew up in homes with addiction or dysfunction, it was so hard to know we were loved.Meditation | By Anonymous | February 4, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
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The moment of asking for help is a tender moment.Meditation | By Anonymous | February 4, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Addiction/Recovery, Humility, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Vulnerability
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I affirm that I am worthy of being good enough to touch hearts and souls, and connect others to Spirit.Reflection | By JeKaren Olaoya | February 2, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Worship -
The real holy of holies happens in sobriety when relationships with self and others are healthy and whole.Meditation | By Anonymous | January 28, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Addiction/Recovery, Direct Experience, Healing, Health, Letting Go, Secular, Worship
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Surrendering to the truth of my addiction has been the most empowering act of my life.Meditation | By Anonymous | January 28, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Addiction/Recovery, Direct Experience, Healing, Health, Letting Go, Secular, Worship
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We are living today with time to do good for ourselves and for each other.Poetry | By Charles Thomas | January 28, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth, Earth-Centered, Humanism, Imagination, Interdependence, Nature, Science, Secular, Stewardship, Wonder, Worship -
Slavery is made to sound as if it happened in a prehistoric age instead of only a few generations ago.Reading | By Clint Smith | January 27, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, History, Oppression, Race/Ethnicity, Violence
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White supremacy illuminates the exceptional instead of blaming the system.Reading | By Clint Smith | January 27, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, Anti-Oppression, Generations, History, Race/Ethnicity, Violence, Worship
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If I want well-being to be my truth, I must reclaim and protect it.Reflection | By Atena O. Danner | January 26, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Body, Limitations, Self-Care, Worship -
Witness pairs grief and rage with remembrance. Pride pairs joy with a determination to be visible.Reading | By Eli Clare | January 24, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Disability, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Worship
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May it ignite our energies to dream, to build.Chalice Extinguishing | By Vanessa Titang | January 21, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
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May this precious light shine on.Chalice Lighting | By Vanessa Titang | January 21, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Worship
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Masks let us be someone or something totally different from who we usually are.Time for All Ages | By Mary Gear | January 21, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Imagination, Playfulness, Secular, Worship -
In early 2022, various UUA pages addressing different aspects of copyright—particularly copyright issues in worship—were removed to shift focus to our new Copyright Primer for Congregations. Please visit that page to learn more.Leader Resource | January 20, 2022 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Worship Tips -
we are here, and flowing, in and of, made of, because of YouPoetry | By Vanessa Titang | January 20, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Earth-Centered, Imagination, Nature, Transcendence, Worship