Throughout the year, the Unitarian Universalist Community of Casper celebrates a series of beloved Sunday services that mark the rhythm of the seasons and deepen our connection with one another, the natural world, and the sacred.
Water Communion – Held in early September, this ritual marks the beginning of the congregational year. Members and friends bring small amounts of water collected from meaningful places—whether far-off travels, backyard sprinklers, or moments of emotional significance. These waters are combined in a shared bowl, symbolizing our unity in diversity and the ways our individual journeys flow into a common purpose.
Burning Bowl Fire Communion – Celebrated in early January, this service offers a ritual of reflection and renewal. Participants are invited to write down thoughts, habits, or burdens they wish to release. These slips of paper are then burned in a communal fire, clearing the way for hope, intention, and transformation in the year ahead.
Flower Communion – In late spring or early summer, we hold this joyful and visually stunning tradition. Each person brings a flower to share, placing it in a communal vase. At the end of the service, everyone takes home a different flower, symbolizing the beauty of our individuality and the gift of community. This tradition, first introduced by Czech Unitarian minister Norbert Čapek, celebrates diversity, gratitude, and peace.
These services are woven into the spiritual fabric of our community—sacred times when we pause together to mark change, affirm life, and honor our shared humanity. They are intergenerational, inclusive, and deeply meaningful expressions of what it means to be part of UU Casper.
A presentation of the spiritual roots, connections and empowerments of three non-binary gender identifying communities selected from historical and contemporary sources. Held in conjunction with UU Casper Social Justice Group sponsorship and participation in Casper Pride 2019. Click on the link to access the Slides presented during the service.
During this service we celebrated our welcoming congregation and participation in the 2018 Casper Pride festival. We invoked the seven rays of our being as we raised spiritual energy and affirmed the inherent worth and dignity of all people. We prepared a new parade banner honoring our many faith traditions and offering statements of love, compassion and affirmation which was then carried in the pride parade later in the day. Click on the service title for links to the order of service and slides/handouts.
