New Year’s Resolutions
Sunday, December 9, 2018, 10:45am The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck New Year’s is just a few weeks away, and the Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck wishes to lay out some goals for when the calendar turns to 2019.
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Mystery: Our Relationship to the Unknown
Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:45am M.E. Tanabe There is a difference between mystery (lower case) and Mystery (with a capital “M”). Dr. Rachel Remen reminds us that this latter Mystery “cannot be solved, it can only be lived. A sense of Mystery can take us beyond disappointment and judgement to a place of expectancy. It … Continue reading Mystery: Our Relationship to the Unknown
You can still get in on Auction fun
Our Fall FUNdraiser Auction may be over but you can still get in on the fun. Some of the big parties offered have space left. Did you mean to bid on this but got distracted? Were you unable to make it to the auction that night? Have you thought it over and now you’re sad … Continue reading You can still get in on Auction fun
Cookie Walk 2018
This Year’s Cookie Walk is new and improved! As in year’s past, we will have table after table of delicious cookies to pick from and buy by the pound. There will also be breads, pies and cakes to purchase. There will also be previously loved decorations in our Bells, Baubles, and Bows Rummage Room. Nothing … Continue reading Cookie Walk 2018
Notes from the Almost Rev. Kev
Greetings everyone. The theme for the month of November is Memory, and given that the Holidays are now upon us, many of us will be thinking of holidays past, perhaps thinking of beloved family members who are no longer with us. It doesn’t take much to trigger a memory—our brains are hardwired to associate all … Continue reading Notes from the Almost Rev. Kev
FaithBridge’s 12th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration
Sunday, November 18th at 7:00 PM Hosted by Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation Join your Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Baha’i, Muslim, and UU neighbors for FaithBridge’s 12th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. Living in Unity; Within Diversity All are One. This evening of song, drumming, and unifying words, to give thanks, enjoy fellowship and make an offering … Continue reading FaithBridge’s 12th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration
Unplug the Holiday Machine
Sunday, November 25, 2018 10:45am The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck Now that the Holidays have arrived, the Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck will discuss strategies that will help you get through them where you will still like your family members come January.
If Memory Serves Me Well…
Sunday, November 18, 2018 10:45am M.E. Tanabe Memory is often a delicate snapshot of past events — colored by predisposition and perspective and shaped by other experiences — frequently, it’s not wholly reliable. …..Sometimes we think of “memory” as something nostalgic, and yet, as the psychologist Rollo May remarks — “ memory is not just … Continue reading If Memory Serves Me Well…
Fall FUNdraising Auction Saturday November 10, 2018
Thank you to everybody who participated in our Fall FUNdraising Auction! We had a record number of people attend and blew right by our big goal of raising $16,000. While the final figures are not in yet, it looks like we raised almost $19,000! 6:00pm Saturday, November 10, 2018, Tree of Life is going to … Continue reading Fall FUNdraising Auction Saturday November 10, 2018
Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Memory
Often we think of “memory” as a habit of looking back at the past, but with this month’s Soul Matters theme we’re asked to reflect on this from a wider perspective. In the introduction to the November packet we are offered these thoughts: “What is it that takes you back, and where does it take … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Memory