Annual Events – Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

February

Chili cookoff fundraiser

April

Flower Communion

This ritual celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow.

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. https://www.uua.org/worship/holidays/flower-ceremony

Congregational Awards

May

Congregational meeting including elections for Board and Endowment Trustees

Interfaith Observance of National Day of Prayer

June

Bridging Ceremony – Celebrate our children and youth as they move from one grade or school to another.

August

Ingathering/Water Communion

Congregants collect water during the year from someplace special. During the ceremony, the waters are combined as people answer the question: What is there about this water that makes it sacred to me?

Splash Day (traditionally the weekend before the first day of school)

October

Community Block Party

DUUF and the Envision Community at First Christian Church have joined together to co-host this community celebration. In this street-fair-style event we will offer information about non-profits in our area, food, music, entertainment and activities for all ages.

This event is free, open to the community, and family-friendly.

Fall Camping Trip

This is an annual family event at a North Texas campground.

December

Congregational meeting including approval of next year’s budget

Hanging of the Greens (first Saturday)