Sunday, December 23, 2018 10:45am Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation is happy to announce our upcoming Christmas concert. On Sunday the 23rd at 10:45 am, the TOL Choir, First Notes youth ensemble, and guest musicians from around the Chicago area will present a winter cycle by John Rutter for choir and ensemble alongside beloved … Continue reading Holiday Choir Concert Service
This holiday season, Tree of Life will have some special services to mark this holiday filled season. Sunday, December 16, 2018 10:45am Season of Lights Holiday Pageant with the Religious Education children and youth. Our students have been learning about many Festivals of Lights from around the world. Please join us on December 16th as … Continue reading Holiday Services at Tree of Life
In our culture, we have a built-in expectation that any “mystery” is offering us the opportunity to put together the pieces of a puzzle or to find answers to something unknown. But as we explore this month’s Soul Matters packet, frequently we are urged to also think of the “mystery” in our lives as something … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life; Being a Community of Mystery
Sunday, December 16, 2018 10:45am Our students have been learning about many Festivals of Lights from around the world. Please join us on December 16th as they showcase their knowledge and bring to you: Season of Lights
Haystacks Open Mic is now Tree of Life Coffee House Hello Performers, Tree of Life UUC Open Mic is back, and will be live on January 12th, from 7-10! Musicians, tellers of funny stories, and poets are all welcome to take the stage. We have a grand piano, a PA, amps, and 3 microphones available, or … Continue reading Open Mic Night Returns to Tree of Life
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.
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
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
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
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
