Beginning January 27th at 7:00 pm, Lou Ness is hosting a group for anyone interested in studying Karen Armstrong’s new book, “The Lost Art of Scripture.” The Armstrong book has been highly reviewed, well researched and offers a new way of considering the history and intention of the Scriptures. In the first meeting members will … Continue reading Book Study
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 10:45am George “Kaz” and Sue Kazlusky A sermon by our former interim minister Rev. Jennifer Slade,we examine the conflict between our need to be “perfect” and our innate human frailty.
Sunday, January 19, 2020, 10:45am Carol Alfus A sermon by Rev. Karen G. Johnson on white fragility and having the integrity to honestly acknowledge our resistance to the work of justice we say we believe in.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 12:30pm. Many from the congregation will be attending the Women’s March in Woodstock. We hope you will join us. Now is the time to raise our voices. You can see the poster with information here. You can RSVP on Facebook here.
Sunday, January 12, 2020, 10:45 Lou Ness, guest speaker The most important relationship in our lives is the one we have with ourselves. Right Relationship begins in that space between our heads and our hearts. Start the new year in that space of finding self.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. (Wikipedia) For UU’s, any discussion of integrity is apt to … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Integrity
Sunday, January 5, 2020, 10:45am Rev. Michelle Lattanzio, guest speaker What does it mean to be a people of integrity? Integrity is not something that is inborn; it is learned (and re-learned, and refined) throughout our lives. Let’s explore together how integrity functions in our communities and ourselves.
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry, IL is pleased to announce that our 4-12th grade students will be studying Climate Change/Climate justice in 2020. Topics will include: Food Supply, Human Health, Immigration, Energy, Transportation, and much, much more. Using curricula from the Unitarian Universalist Association and Alliance for Climate Education in combination with … Continue reading Climate Change/Climate Justice comes to Religious Education in 2020
Sunday, December 29, 2019, 10:45am Guest speaker, Rabbi Maralee Gordon We light candles at the darkest time of the year to turn our awareness to our soul lights.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019, 7:00pm We gather on Christmas Eve to renew ourselves in this season of good will, to kindle hope and celebrate the gift of life. Join visiting preacher and special friend of Tree of Life, Lou Ness, and Music Director, Cassandra Vohs-Demann, for a service that weaves special music, stories for children, … Continue reading The Christmas Star, Myth or Magic?
