Sunday, September 23, 2018 10:45am On the occasion of his daughter’s 15th birthday, the Not Yet Rev. Kevin DeBeck talks about the lessons he’s learned from her and how they apply to society as a whole. On this Sunday, our Religious Education program begins again for the church year. We will honor the children moving … Continue reading What My Daughter Has Taught Me
Sunday, September 30, 2018, 10:45am Larry Dille, a member of this Church for over four decades, will deliver the message at our September 30th service. Twenty years ago, Larry chaired the development of our Vision with 100% member participation. Larry will discuss how the words, thoughts, and dreams became a part of our Vision statement. … Continue reading Our Vision – What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Because the chalice is the UU symbol of the sacred aspect of worship and because listening to one another is a sacred act of community, Chalice Circle is the name we use at Tree of Life for this circle format of adult programming. This type of program has been ongoing in our community since 2011. … Continue reading Growing In Community – Soul Matters at Tree of Life
Sunday, September 2, 2018 10:45am Not Yet Rev. Kevin DeBeck Kevin DeBeck will reflect on how Gene Roddenberry’s theology changed over the course of his life as expressed through his best known creation, Star Trek.
Sunday, September 9, 2018, 10:45am Our In-gathering and Water Communion Service always marks the start of our church year. We celebrate coming back together by pouring out water from our summer experiences. Some families share water that they’ve saved from a special occasion or meaningful experience, others offer water that they’ve collected while traveling, and … Continue reading Waters of Life at Tree of Life
Sunday, August 26, 2018, 10:45am Join us Sunday, August 26 for a special event – An Animal Blessing Service. Animals can be a source of joy, peace, strength and so much more in our lives. So we will pause to bless them in return. Join us to celebrate the interdependent web of creatures great and … Continue reading Animal Blessing
Sunday, August 12, 2018, 10:45am M.E. Tanabe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once said, “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” Beloved community is a powerful force – change within us is necessary to … Continue reading Beloved Community and Quantum Change
Sunday, August 5, 2018, 10:45am Voices of Tree of Life (maybe yours) To offer radical hospitality, we need to be sure we are the radical community who can do it. Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt reminds us, “We cannot create radical change in the world…if we are only hanging out with one another…. We can create … Continue reading Offering Radical Hospitality
Saturday, October 20, 2018 7:00pm Concert at First Congregational Church 461 Pierson St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Tickets are $20 in advance on Brown Paper Tickets click here or pay $25 at the door. Sunday, October 21, 2018 10:45am Worship Service at Tree of Life UU Congregation 5603 Bull Valley Rd., McHenry, IL 60050. Biography … Continue reading Tree of Life Hosts Peter Mayer
Sunday, July 29, 2018, 10:45am Dr. Gina Swinney Throughout our lives, if we are blessed, we find someone to turn to for counsel, advice, or just to offer a listening ear as we process our thoughts and feelings. Sometimes, if we are blessed, we are that trusted person for someone else. We listen to words … Continue reading A Box of Chocolates
