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Chalice Lightings for Advent

Chalice Lightings for Advent

Advent, adventus, means waiting. And the holiday season is nothing if not waiting—to get done the chores; to find the right gift; to find time for quiet moments; to accept that our loved ones will not be as we wish them to be....

D David Breeden
Honoring the Relational

Honoring the Relational

Speaking from the heart can turn an ordinary meeting into a rewarding one.

B Ben Ogilvie
The Heart of a UU

The Heart of a UU

We kindle this flame (hold arms together in a chalice shape and wiggle fingers) to honor the heart of a Unitarian Universalist (hold hands together in a heart shape) Someone who shows strength (flex both arms in a strong motion) Someone who lends a helping hand (flip one hand, palm facing outward...

A Adena Dannouf
In the Holy Presence

In the Holy Presence

As we gather in this sacred moment, the Holy Spirit settles among her people.

r roddy bell-shelton biggs
Alive in All Creation

Alive in All Creation

We rekindle our connection to the sacred web of life.

S Shari Woodbury
Our Hope and Our Passion

Our Hope and Our Passion

We come together in one faith.

P Pat Uribe-Lichty
Persist in Faith

Persist in Faith

We face a challenge to democracy.

P Pat Uribe-Lichty
Our Shared Hope for the World

Our Shared Hope for the World

Our common work is the creation of Beloved Community.

P Pat Uribe-Lichty
We Will Be Renewed

We Will Be Renewed

We come together trusting that in gathering we will be renewed.

P Pat Uribe-Lichty
We Gather in a Sacred Space

We Gather in a Sacred Space

We gather to honor our covenant and engage in congregational life.

E Emily Richards
Chalice Lighting for Businessy Meetings

Chalice Lighting for Businessy Meetings

Can we find space for lifting our heads in wonder—that we’re still striving, still trying together

L Li Kynvi
A Symbol of Learning and Love

A Symbol of Learning and Love

The circle of the chalice helps keep the fire small.

E Elizabeth Harding
A Fire in the Universe

A Fire in the Universe

Our chalice reminds us that the fire within ourselves is the same fire that illuminates the Universe. It is our reminder that all is connected even though the space of the void is vast, and our experience here is but a blip in the cosmic timeline....

S Shawn Trapp
Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today

Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today

We gather here, around this flame; seeking, believing, and being, together.

Origin Story

Origin Story

This burning flame represented hope during the bleakness of World War II.

a anastasi birosh
Our Beacon of Hope

Our Beacon of Hope

May our beacon of hope give you respite

J Joseph M. Cherry
Soul Fire

Soul Fire

May we tend our Soul Fire through these challenging and trying times

a anastasi birosh
Who We Are Called to Be

Who We Are Called to Be

Our ancestors in faith acted with courage to bring hope and safety.

P Pat Uribe-Lichty
A Chalice Lighting for the Dark and the Light

A Chalice Lighting for the Dark and the Light

We are stronger together because we are different, and because we are one.

F Frances Koziar
To Bear Love into This World

To Bear Love into This World

We tend the spark of imagination and hope for the world to come.

R Rachael Hayes
Igniting This Precious Light

Igniting This Precious Light

May this precious light shine on.

V Vanessa Williams
Bringing Us Home to Love

Bringing Us Home to Love

We light this chalice today as a people dedicated to personal growth.

F Frances Koziar
8 Principles in Action

8 Principles in Action

Every creature is an embodiment of the Love of the Universe.

K Kiakiali Bordner
The Nights of Midwinter

The Nights of Midwinter

We light this chalice to remember the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.

D DC Fortune
As We Await a New World

As We Await a New World

We light this chalice today to illuminate our way toward Love.

M Melissa Jeter
Chalice Lighting for Advent

Chalice Lighting for Advent

Help us to see that for the smallest, the humblest, the least of these burns the brightest star.

M Mary Shelden
Our Welcome to Share

Our Welcome to Share

All are welcome from everywhere.

a anastasi birosh
A Chalice Lighting for Liminal Times

A Chalice Lighting for Liminal Times

We light this chalice as a symbol of courage to move into that time of this and that / and not this / and not that

S Summer Albayati
Infinite Possibilities of Love

Infinite Possibilities of Love

Here we gather to celebrate hope, and the infinite possibilities of love.

T Tom Goldsmith
Cherishing Our Differences

Cherishing Our Differences

We are all able In different ways With various strengths and talents. We are all holy Part of the universe And the interdependent web. We light this chalice Cherishing our differences And holding each other in sacredness.

C Cindy Fesgen
Give Thanks, Feel Alive, Know Love

Give Thanks, Feel Alive, Know Love

As we light this flame, we remember friends and loved ones near and far and we give thanks. As the fire burns brightly, we open our minds and hearts to new ways of being and we feel alive....

L Leia Durland-Jones
This Chalice Is Lit for You

This Chalice Is Lit for You

Unitarian Universalism has a place for you. It is right here.

T Tara Humphries
With Love As My Guide

With Love As My Guide

Amidst the swirl of life's challenges, fears, and even moments of crisis, I make time to gaze at the night sky to see the vastness there, And to remember that this moment in time is but a flicker— Not an inconsequential flicker— For what I do and think now does matter. My work, though, is to let...

C Cindy Terlazzo
Glow Hope

Glow Hope

More than relic— Living symbol: Beacon to the bewildered illuminating refuge; Light of love calling to community; Signal of sacred mission. Shine now in the world, Set being ablaze, Kindle our courage, Ignite intuition. Spark our hearts to service. Glow hope.

M Mary Shelden
Memorial Chalice Lighting

Memorial Chalice Lighting

May today bring forth transformation in ourselves—from grief, healing; from memory, wholeness; and from celebration, love.

M Mira Mickiewicz
To Be a Unitarian Universalist

To Be a Unitarian Universalist

To be a Unitarian Universalist means we’ll never be done with the work.

E Erika Hewitt
Persistent Flame

Persistent Flame

We light this chalice to kindle a flame of warmth as a reminder of the connection that draws us in to a community that opens us up.

A Amy Brooks
A Vision for Unitarian Universalism in a Multicultural World

A Vision for Unitarian Universalism in a Multicultural World

With humility and courage born of our history, we are called as Unitarian Universalists to build the Beloved Community where all souls are welcome as blessings, and the human family lives whole and reconciled. With this vision in our hearts and minds, we light our chalice. —“A vision for...

U UUA Leadership Council
Toward Repair Relationship

Toward Repair Relationship

May this chalice light guide us toward the courageous and openhearted apology, toward repair of relationships in our lives.

J Joanna Lubkin
In Remembrance and In Hope

In Remembrance and In Hope

This is a house of reflection and contemplation, of joy and sorrow, friendship, sharing and laughter. We light this chalice in remembrance of what we have been and in the hope of what we may become.

D Dale Hudson
The Sacred Power of Justice

The Sacred Power of Justice

We light this flame To ignite the sacred power of justice. We light this flame So that it may be a beacon of hope In moments of uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and the unknown....

J Jami A. Yandle
A Chalice Lighting for When Things Aren't Okay

A Chalice Lighting for When Things Aren't Okay

My beloved people, I cannot pretend, And so I will not tell you, That everything is okay right now. That there is no reason to be angry, That you must be optimistic Or at peace. I cannot pretend these things, And so I won't tell them to you. But now our chalice is lit, And so all I ask in this...

R Rev. Molly Brewer
Until "All" Means All

Until "All" Means All

The chalice, as a symbol of Unitarian Universalism, arose as a beacon of hope in an atmosphere of tyranny. The chalice arose as a sign of promise that the marginalized would neither be forgotten nor ignored, because they are beloved and precious from the perspective of the Holy. This morning, we...

E Erika Hewitt
The Love That Redeems Us All

The Love That Redeems Us All

May God—the mind that sees our faults, the tears that sting our wounds, the laugh that soothes our aches, and the love that redeems us all—be illuminated by the light we kindle in this house of faith.

M Max A Coots
UU Heritage Chalice Lighting

UU Heritage Chalice Lighting

Our Unitarian heritage bids us light our chalice In the name of freedom, In the light of reason, In actions of tolerance. We gather in community to celebrate a heritage of freedom, reason, and tolerance....

E Elizabeth M Strong
For the Freedom of Faith

For the Freedom of Faith

Our prophets died for the freedom of faith; We are here in their spirit. We are here to practice and sustain our living tradition; To light a chalice, Claiming for justice The heat and power of fire....

H Heather K Janules
A Chalice Lighting Prayer for Uganda

A Chalice Lighting Prayer for Uganda

Leader: We believe and trust that all people are equal in humanity: Black or White; Rich or Poor; Gay or Straight. Congregation: All people are equal in humanity. Leader: Our prayer today is that the Government in Uganda will listen to the cry of its people. May they find wisdom and recognize the...

A Anonymous
Chalice Lighting for Yom Kippur

Chalice Lighting for Yom Kippur

We light our chalice, symbol of our faith, For truth, sought through a questioning heart and an attentive mind; And for love, pursued through obstacles inside and outside our own human heart; And for forgiveness, and all it entails— The place where truth and love meet and merge.

V Vanessa Rush Southern
Day Break

Day Break

(Can be preceded by singing the first verse of "Bright Morning Stars," Hymn 357 in Singing the Living Tradition) Day breaks on our gratitude for family and friends, For the freedom to find our own truth, For the company of those who gather here, And the promises we offer one another....

R Robin F. Gray
Superheroes

Superheroes

Mindful that With great power comes great responsibility, We light this chalice in the hopes that In brightest day, in blackest night, Our faith will Flame on! —Spiderman, Green Lantern, & the Human Torch (compiled by Cynthia Landrum)...

C Cynthia Landrum