This service is multi-generational, so all ages are welcome to stay for the whole hour.
We will also share a blessing of teachers during the service.
We will also share a blessing of teachers during the service.
The Water Ingathering is a special service that we do every year in the fall, celebrating water as a symbol of life and connection. Traditionally, people bring a bit of water from a special place and pour it into a common vessel. This year’s service will be on Zoom, and we invite your participation in three ways:
1. Photos – email to Kendra by September 11
Share your favorite personal photos of playing in water, the beauty of water, the life-giving quality of water. These photos will be shared during the service. Please send photos (hopefully as a JPG or PNG file) to [email protected] and Kendra will collect them. Please do this by Friday September 11.
2. Outdoor Water Drop-Off and Blessing – before service: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. on September 13
Get up early and stop by the Fellowship building between 8:30-9:30. If you have water you want to share, we will collect it for use in the ceremony. If you want to get sprayed, you will receive the blessing of water dispensed by the sacred spray bottle of UUFCM. Drive-up and walk-up options are both available. This event will be outdoors; rain or shine; masks and safe distance mandatory.
3. Sharing Stories – During service on September 13
During the service, you may briefly share the significance of the water you are contributing to the common vessel. Children and families can share a story of playing in or enjoying water this summer.
1. Photos – email to Kendra by September 11
Share your favorite personal photos of playing in water, the beauty of water, the life-giving quality of water. These photos will be shared during the service. Please send photos (hopefully as a JPG or PNG file) to [email protected] and Kendra will collect them. Please do this by Friday September 11.
2. Outdoor Water Drop-Off and Blessing – before service: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. on September 13
Get up early and stop by the Fellowship building between 8:30-9:30. If you have water you want to share, we will collect it for use in the ceremony. If you want to get sprayed, you will receive the blessing of water dispensed by the sacred spray bottle of UUFCM. Drive-up and walk-up options are both available. This event will be outdoors; rain or shine; masks and safe distance mandatory.
3. Sharing Stories – During service on September 13
During the service, you may briefly share the significance of the water you are contributing to the common vessel. Children and families can share a story of playing in or enjoying water this summer.
