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Unitarian Universalist Liturgical Calendar

Autumn

Opening Words
We gather here as individual people - Barbara Hamilton-Holway
Creator of all times and seasons - Richard M. Fewkes

Chalice Lightings
International Council of Unitarian Universalists – Global Chalice Lightings  

Meditations
How beautiful is this day - Sara Campbell
May we look with gratitude upon this day - Michael R. Leduc
Autumn Meditation - Elizabeth M. Strong
Let us take a moment to settle into the silence - Emmy Lou Belcher
We give thanks for this day and for these people - Paul L'Herrou
We give thanks for the earth and its creatures - Gary Kowalski

Prayers
Spirit of life, we are joined today in a moment of gratitude - Kerry Meuller
Incandescent, the bright autumn leaf clings to the branch - John H. Robinson
Autumn Prayer - Christine Robinson
Creator God, we always ask before we thank - P.M. Traunstein
Eternal God, Mother and Father, Spirit of life - M. Susan Milnor
Let us pray to the God who holds us in the hollow of his hands - Max Coots
Eternal God, source of all created things - Robert R. Walsh

Affirmations and Litany
For our community gathered here, for the spirit that called us - Jane Mauldin
With faith to face our challenges - Gary Kowalski

Reading
When Life Is Messy - Richard S. Gilbert

Closing Words
May we go forth from this place thankful - Charles A. Howe
Go in peace, speak the truth, give thanks each day - Gary Kowalski

Water Communion
A Water Service for Individuals, Families, or Congregations – Eliza Blanchard

Teacher Dedication
Litany of Teacher Dedication – Liz Jones
Covenant (at the start of the Religious Education year) – Ruth Gibson

Blessing of the Animals
Responsive Blessing - Christine Robinson

Yom Kippur
Meditation for the Sunday near the Yom Kippur - Elizabeth Strong
Candle Meditation for High Holy Days – Christine Robinson

Children's Sabbath Worship Resources

United Nations Day
Spirit of Life, We are here as a community dedicated to all that is good and beautiful - Wayne Arnason
2006 UN Sunday Resource Packet : "Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development in Our Interdependent World"

All Souls Day
Ritual for The Day of the Dead/All Souls – Christine Robinson

Thanksgiving
Church Family Thanksgiving Service – Colleen Macdonald
Thanksgiving Meditation - Elizabeth M. Strong
Setting the Table: A Thanksgiving Service – Laurie Bushbaum
We reflect in thanksgiving this day for all those whose lives have nurtured ours    - Victoria Weinstein
Thanksgiving Meditation – Liz Strong
Guest at Your Table – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

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