Flower Communion

[3][7] He saw the need to unite the diverse congregants of his church, from varying Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish backgrounds, without alienating those who had left these traditions.

Maja Čapek, Norbert's wife,[2][11] with the first flower communion being observed in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Other service elements might include a sermon, the blessing of or a prayer over the flowers,[14] a reading by Norbert Čapek, the history of the ritual, and hymns.

May they remind us, amid diversities of knowledge and of gifts, to be one in desire and affection, and devotion to thy holy will.

May we not let awareness of another's talents discourage us, or sully our relationship, but may we realize that, whatever we can do, great or small, the efforts of all of us are needed to do thy work in this world.