UU Families

Unitarian Universalist Families Initiative

The mission of Unity's Unitarian Universalist Families Initiative is:
a) to generate shared principles and common practices for raising our children religiously in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, and
b) to create a community of families raising our children religiously at Unity Church.

Mealtime and Bedtime Rituals

UU Families Meal Ritual Workshop
Would you like family mealtime to feel more centered and provide a regular sense of connection for your family? Unity's UU Families Initiative invites you to virtually attend a meal ritual workshop. Families with kids of all ages will learn a simple ritual to do at the beginning of meals. Here's what one parent says about their family's experience with the meal ritual:

I grew up in a Christian household that said grace together before meals, so having a UU-specific ritual to use in that context with my own family filled a hole I'd been feeling. At the same time, the sentiments are universal enough that when we've shared them with our extended family of other (or no) faiths, our UU ritual has often become the go-to way to begin those meals together. We've used it for years, and it's an integral part of our family life now.

This workshop has two parts. The first meeting is a parent orientation on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 8:00-9:00 p.m. The second meeting is on Sunday, January 23, at 5:00 p.m., so the entire family can learn and practice the ritual with a meal at home. As part of this workshop families are provided with supplies for each child to make a chalice that is used during the ritual. Please register by January 10: bit.ly/uufamilymeal

UU Family Mealtime Ritual

UU Family Bedtime Ritual
Bedtime Ritual Cards
Bedtime Ritual Songs