Sunday July 16, 2017 10:45am Ron Relic will present some of the teachings and a short video of Michael Dowd, a self proclaimed evolutionary evangelist. He and his wife Connie Barlow, a science journalist, have traveled the country [including McHenry County] since 2002 presenting programs that demonstrate a marriage of science and religion The Great … Continue reading Thank God for Evolution!
Sunday July 9, 2017 10:45am M.E. Tanabe and Amy Beth Join us for a celebration of worship in music. Amy Beth and M. E. Tanabe use songs inviting us to open our hearts and embrace the wonder of our lives. Amy is musically very active in the community. She presents monthly sing-a-longs, is president of … Continue reading Being the Light: Worship in Music
Sunday July 2, 2017 10:45am Having a music-filled worship service creates different possibilities of celebration ….and using music as an expression of joy, is as old as mankind. Ken Johnson and M. E. Tanabe use songs of Peter Mayer to create a message exploring the mystery of Life and inviting the congregation into a time … Continue reading Everything is Holy Now: Worship in Music
Sunday June 25, 2017 10:45am Rabbi Maralee Gordon Often we experience joy as a gift, something special, out of the ordinary. Judaism teaches otherwise, requiring joy as a regular part of our daily existence. Where is joy? How do we hold on to it? Newly returned from Israel, Rabbi Maralee Gordon will join us to … Continue reading The Necessity of Joy – Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Sunday June 18, 2017 10:45am Voices of Tree of Life The experience of joy is always an expanded moment of life. Finding a moment of joy in a poem, a passage in a book, or a quote from an inspired speaker always opens a window for the possibility of returning to those words and renewing … Continue reading Words of Joy
Sunday June 11, 2017 10:45am M.E. Tanabe We gather each week in a celebration of Life and Community and to refuel our joy. This act of “gathering” is the first step in sustaining community – we receive sustenance through sharing with others and we empower others through our presence. Following today’s shortened service, we will … Continue reading Sustainable Community
Sunday June 4, 2017 10:45am Joe Jencks has won numerous songwriting awards and is also highly regarded as a song interpreter. Joe uses his lyrical voice to enchant, heal, and inspire. The message this Sunday, the theme of which is “Joy” will be delivered through the musical performance of this talented Unitarian. Be sure to … Continue reading Ode to Joy
Sunday May 28, 2017 10:45am Mariela Gonzalez We journey through life in a physical form. We engage the world through the five senses. Our place in the human community is occupied by flesh and bones. Our life begins with a body. So what do we hold with us in these bodies– these structures of the … Continue reading The Structure of the Human Being
Every year the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) hold General Assembly (GA) which is open to all UUs to attend. Click here to learn all about this wonderful, inspirational, and information packed event and consider going. This year is a very important GA because a new President of the Association will be elected there. As a … Continue reading General Assembly and our Next President
Sunday May 14, 2017 10:45am – Mother’s Day The evidence of the power of our minds is undeniable. When we understand our mind, we begin to re-shape our behavior and feelings about so many things… it’s the most loving act of service one can do for themselves and the world. Our guest speaker is Bhante … Continue reading Empowering the Mind
