Flower Ceremony

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 Čapek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Mája Čapek, Norbert's widow.* This piece on WorshipWeb, by the Revs. Teresa and David Schwartz, tells that story.
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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.
Faith Without Borders
Celebrating the Flower Ceremony is an excellent opportunity for Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations to express their commitment to our Sixth Principle: We covenant to affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all. Read Sixth Principle Resources for the Flower Ceremony.
*Note: Č is a separate latter of the Czech alphabet, pronounced like the "ch" in "chocolate." Čapek is pronounced "CHOP-ek," and Mája is pronounced "Maya."
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Like the First Hint of Green (WorshipWeb)By Jennifer McGlothinTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Awe, Beauty, Beginnings, Earth, Earth-Centered, Growth, Health, Interdependence, Nature, Secular, Spring, Unitarian Universalism
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Within the Heart of the Flower (WorshipWeb)By Amy Zucker MorgensternTagged as: Awe, Beauty, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, God, Nature, Paganism, Sacred, Wonder
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Doxology for Flower Communion (WorshipWeb)By Lisa DoegeTagged as: Beauty, Community, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Nature, WorshipWeb
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Flower Power (WorshipWeb)By Gary KowalskiTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Christianity, Earth, Earth-Centered, Nature, Sacrifice, Transcendence, Transformation
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Flower Ceremony Coloring Sheet (WorshipWeb)By Laura Evonne SteinmanTagged as: Earth, Nature, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism
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Meditation
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Blessing for Flower Communion (WorshipWeb)By Michael DeVernon BoblettTagged as: Unitarian Universalism
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Flower Communion (WorshipWeb)By Lynn UngarTagged as: Abundance, Beauty, Beginnings, Community, Earth-Centered, Growth, Happiness, Nature, Spring
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Flower Communion Blessing (WorshipWeb)By Thomas RhodesTagged as: Humility, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism