Sunday January 7, 2017 10:45am Tricia Alexander and M.E. Tanabe Music! What a wonderful way to begin the New Year at TOL – celebrating our community through singing! Tricia Alexander is joining us to lead in singing songs of the heart. We’ll be sharing songs for voices of all ages and sharing the joy of … Continue reading Come Sing a Song With Me
Sunday, December 31, 2017, 10:45 am Tree of Life Voices We’ll each be a part of the worship message. In small groups we’ll take on big questions — carefully listening to what others have to say and gently exploring how we and our own thoughts are important to the community. This service is designed to … Continue reading Celebrating a Community of Hope – Sharing and Listening
Sunday, December 24, 2017, 7:00 pm With carols and candlelight we celebrate the joy of Christmas in our lives and community. This communal joy renews and reminds us of the powerful hope that we can share with others. The service ends with lighting candles and singing Silent Night. There will be no morning service that … Continue reading Sharing the Gift of Hope
Barbara Kingsolver writes, “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” Sometimes we think of hope as a kind of wishfulness or as an ingredient in optimism…. But when we talk about the power of hope … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Hope
Please join us for Tree of Life’s beloved annual holiday concert! The theme this year is ‘Tis the Season. We celebrate great themes of Christmastime. Themes of Winter’s First Snow, Fireside Glow, and Good Friends You Know combine to inspire that special magic that only music of the holidays can! The concert will feature the … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season!
The Military Ministry conducts UU services for recruits at the Navy’s Great Lakes boot camp. There is an immediate opening for an administrator to coordinate the work of the lay leaders and serve as liaison with the Chaplain’s office. This person would also serve as one of the five lay leaders. The position pays $500/month; … Continue reading UU Military Ministry Administrator/Lay Leader Job Opening
Sunday, December 17, 2017 10:45am Sam Jones What parts of our lives-what things, ideas, people, ways of liging-have become obstacles to our becoming the people we want to be, the people we NEED to be? What’s holding you back? What’s getting in the way of you living as fully as you’d like to? What might … Continue reading Fire Communion
Sunday, December 10, 2017 10:45am Hope is radical, hope is dangerous. Hope has stopped wars, toppled tyrants and invited justice into the lives of the oppressed. Join us as we explore the power of hope in this season. Rev. Jennifer Gray is our speaker. She currently serves as the transitional minister for the Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading The World is About to Turn
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 10:45 am What are your hopes for TOL? We’re focusing on HOPE for the month of December, and the Board will kick off the month with a service designed to bring us all into closer community through transparency and discuss our vision for the church’s future. Please join us as the … Continue reading What Are Your Hopes for Tree of Life?
Opening for UU Military Ministry Lay Leader I am Roger Baron, the Board President of the Unitarian Universalist Military Ministry Great Lakes (a 501c3 non-profit company separate from the UUA). Ministerial support is provided by Rev. Bret Lortie at the Unitarian Church of Evanston. I’m writing to let you know of an immediate opening (January, … Continue reading Job Opportunity to Grow our Faith
