01/15/2025
“On the Sunday closest to January 1st, many Unitarian Universalist congregations find creative ways to celebrate or mark the beginning of a new year. Themes can include reflection upon the year that has just passed; letting go of regrets and pain; hope for the promise of the year to come; resolutions to change; the passage of time; hope; expectation; and dreaming of a creating a better tomorrow. The most widespread UU tradition is a Fire Communion, sometimes known as a "burning bowl" ceremony, in which people write, on scraps of paper, phrases that represent the year behind them and bring the paper forward to burn it in a bowl (clearly, the fire's container is carefully planned, and there are fire extinguishers nearby). “
From the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Celebrating the New Year (January)
A few pictures of our Sheridan Fellowship Fire Communion organized so well by Kay Wallick