Topic: Holiday Traditions

Our Holiday Traditions

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What better way is there to celebrate Christmas morning than with your UUMAN friends?
Join us as we share our (and your) many and varied holiday traditions together.

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service (7PM)

Let us share the warmth of this holiday season in joyful celebration.
May the glow of our candles symbolize the hope that will sustain us through the dark times of winter and throughout the coming year.

America’s Native Stories

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The story of Thanksgiving goes back to the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock. Yet before they were here there were already people here – loving their loved ones and living their lives. Let’s hear some of their stories – stories of creation, stories of love and the ubiquitous trickster tales.

First Sunday of Advent. No Religious Exploration.

Service of Remembrance

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Please join us as we remember those who have passed over the course of the year. Let us remember how they have shaped our lives in ways we could not have imagined.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Blessing of the UUMAN Monsters.

The Festival of Holi

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Holi is the Hindu “Festival of Colors” (sometimes called the “Festival of Love”). It celebrates the arrival of spring and the ultimate triumph of good over evil.

What can we learn from this holiday?

This service is in-person at the UUMAN campus. If you wish to attend remotely, and to have the ability to chat with others online or to submit Joys and Sorrows in real-time, it can be livestreamed from our YouTube channel as well.

But I Didn’t Get What I Wanted!

The holidays can be full of hope and good cheer. They can also be full of stress and disappointment. Not getting what they wanted for Christmas might be a child’s first introduction to such disappointment. Throughout life, how do we deal with not getting what we want?