All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Bellville 25 Church - TopicsExpress

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Bellville 25 Church Street, Bellville Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Date: April 20 Service: This is Flower Communion Sunday at All Souls. Flower Communion is a ritual service common in Unitarian Universalism, though the specific practices vary from one congregation to another. It is usually held during the Spring, often around Easter. For a typical Flower Communion, congregants contribute flowers to a central location, and later the flowers are distributed among the participants. The first Flower Communion, called a “Flower Celebration,” was held in Prague in 1923, and the practice was reportedly introduced to Unitarians in the United States in 1940. Speaker: Rev. Karen Bruno Topic: What Might Resurrection Mean to a Liberal Thinker? Is there any hope of connecting with the ancient story in our modern world? How might we find meaning in the metaphor of resurrection? Can we find spiritual renewal during this time when so many Christians are celebrating their faith story? Bio: Karen Bruno is part time pastoral care minister at Bellville All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. She attended Drew Theological School and was ordained by the United Church of Christ in 2002. She also works at Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with serious illness, in Mount Gilead. She is thrilled to have found two amazing places with which to share her knowledge, experience and to build community. Karen lived in Ohio for her high school and college years and then after many years in Colorado returned in 2011 following her early retirement from Denver Human Services. In addition, Karen has worked as church pastor, hospice chaplain and religious educator. She and her partner live in Bellville.