By Bonnie Withers There is hardly a UU congregation anywhere in which the Flower Communion is not celebrated, often in June. The timing is fitting because June 3, 1870, is the birthday of Norbert Capek (cha-pek), the creator of this simple and treasured ritual.  The extraordinary life of this bright, energetic, and brave man is … Continue reading This Month in UU History—June

By Bonnie Withers At the end of World War II, the American Unitarian Association with membershipprimarily focused in the Northeast, was languishing. A mail-order idea, Church ofthe Larger Fellowship, had begun in 1944 and was servicing far-flung individualUnitarians with sermons and RE materials. In March of 1945, the AUA voted toexplore the notion of establishing … Continue reading This Month in UU History: Birth of a Movement-Fellowships