During the months of September - June, Cedar Lane has a monthly worship theme as determined by our Soul Circles programming. Over 150 Unitarian Universalist congregations participate in this program. Sunday worship services and monthly Soul Circle discussion group materials center on that month's theme as a way to provide a more intentional and rooted connection to these important themes. Join us and share community in person at Cedar Lane or watch this week's service live on YouTube here with our online community.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
The Flower Ceremony, or Flower Communion, is an annual ritual celebrating beauty, human uniqueness, joy, diversity, and community. The ritual was created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Fabian Čapek of Prague and introduced to the United States by his wife, Rev. Mája Čapek.
During the service, everyone brings a flower to place in a shared vase. The flowers are blessed by the congregation and ministers, then redistributed so each person takes home a different flower. All are invited to participate, and we will have extra flowers available for anyone who needs one.
With Rev. Dayna Edwards
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Join civil rights attorney and poet Sunu P. Chandy as she shares poetry and stories on the blessings of surrender. Sunu is a queer woman of color, senior advisor with the non-profit advocacy group, Democracy Forward and the author of the collection of poetry, My Dear Comrades. She is the daughter of immigrants from Kerala, India and currently lives in DC with her spouse and teen daughter. She has been included as one of the Washington Blade's Queer Women of Washington.
With Sunu P. Chandy
Sunday, June 15, 2025
The great 20th century preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick once said that if you entered into a congregation of progressive faith and listened with your heart on a Sunday morning, you could hear the bells of ancient sanctuaries singing out from beneath the waters of all of life's storms and terrors. The bells of hope and power, still ringing. Together, in these times, can we still hear the pealing of those bells beneath the waves of hurt and sorrow?
With Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 11:00AM
General Assembly Sunday Worship
General Assembly Sunday Worship: Join UUs from across the country for the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists in worship! The 2025 GA Sunday Morning Service will be livestreamed from Baltimore on Sunday, June 22, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET, led by Rev. Dr. Nicole C. Kirk. The link will be shared closer to the date!
With Rev. Dr. Nicole C. Kirk
Sunday, June 29, 2025
This Sunday, in Rev. Ali's final service with Cedar Lane, we gather at a sacred threshold—a moment to reflect on the legacy we have built together and the one still unfolding. Cedar Lane’s story is rich with courage, compassion, and justice—shaped by all who have come before and those yet to come. Join us as we celebrate our shared journey, honor the impact we’ve made, and embrace the legacy still in the making.
With Rev. Ali K.C. Bell
Except on June 22, all services are at 10:30AM eastern. Join us!
