All Souls Remembrance
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
November 1, 2026
Beth Karow, Worship Associate and Rev. Kevin
As the nights lengthen and the days become noticeably shorter (and we set our clocks back an hour!), we find ourselves, yet again, in the time between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. Known by names such as Samhain, Dia De Muertos, Halloween, and more; many believe the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thinnest at this time of year, and thus it is a good time to reflect upon and remember our Beloved (and maybe not so beloved) Dead. Together we’ll add our photos and objects to a community altar honoring those who have gone before us, and offer gratitude for the legacy of lessons, gifts, challenges, and opportunities for healing that they have bestowed upon us.
Song for Gathering Gathered Here #389 by Philip A. Porter
Chimes and Altar Lighting
Opening Words Beth Karow, Worship Associate, and Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Lighting of the Chalice All Souls Chalice Lighting by Florence Caplow
Wonder Box & Singing the Children on Their Way
Welcome & Greeting Beth Karow
Greeting One Another
Building the Altar of Memory
Song A Place For You by Melanie DeMore
Calling the Ancestors & Land Acknowledgement
A Calling of the Names
Reading We Remember Them, adapted from Roland B. Gittelsohn, read by Connie Wright
Song Breaths #1001 by Ysaye M. Barnwell
A Ritual of Love, Forgiveness and Gratitude (inspired by the practice of Ho’opono pono)
Song There Is A Healing by Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Candle of Compassion, Resistance, and Resilience
Offering Beth Karow
Offertory Heather Grove, piano
Dedication
Thank you & Announcements
Closing Words Beth Karow
Closing Song All My Memories of Love #336 words by Anna Akhmatova, trans. by Mark Belletini
Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.
Music for Going Forth