Poets in Resistance Reading Mixes Art and Activism McHenry—The Social Justice Team of the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry. will sponsor Poets in Resistance, a public reading and rally on Friday, March 10 at 7 pm. Over a dozen poets from high … Continue reading Poets in Resistance Update
Woodstock—Main Street Patriots, an amalgam of Tea Party supporters, anti-immigrant activists, the new alt-right, and supporters of Donald Trump are planning a so-called Spirit of American Rallies all across the country. The only Illinois rally is scheduled this Saturday, March 4, on the Square in Woodstock at Noon. In response a Hate Has No Home … Continue reading Hate Has No Home Activists Plan Counter Event to Woodstock Spirit of America Rally
March 5, 2017 10:45am M.E. Tanabe Knowingly taking a risk, to care for another, springs from an inner awareness of how we all share Life together. How deeply and how consciously we see this connection is one way of growing our capacity to cherish others – including the others whom we may not understand or … Continue reading What Are We Willing to Risk to Care for Others?
2014 Emmy winning film for News and Documentaries James Balog, a skeptic about climate change headed to the Arctic with a band of young adventurers on assignment with National Geographic. The trip opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history. Balog deploys time lapse cameras across the Arctic to capture the changing landscape, … Continue reading Green Sanctuary Presents Chasing Ice
Sunday February 26, 2017 10:45am Our choices can create identity. What might happen if we chose to be a community that really listens?
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, will host the inaugural concert of Rattle the Walls, a Chicago-based group of musical activists, at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 18. The concert will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU.) Founded by Forest Ransburg, Tree of Life’s music director, Rattle the Walls … Continue reading Rattle the Walls at Tree of Life
On Sunday February 5, 2017 retired Rabbi Maralee Gordon presented the sermon Identity: Whole and Holy at Tree of Life exploring the wisdom of Hillel the Elder and the words “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?” Click … Continue reading Identity: Whole and Holy by Rabbi Maralee Gordon
Sunday February 19, 2017 10:45am We all have a need to belong, yet it can be difficult to hold on to our own unique identity when we are part of a group. Unitarian Universalism offers us a “positive heresy” that encourages us to be our truest selves in community. This sermon was written and delivered … Continue reading Identity, Belonging, and Heresy
Sunday February 12, 2017 10:45am Join the Religious Education Committee for our 2nd All Ages Service of this new year as we acknowledge and learn more about the celebrations surrounding the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster. Along with other rituals, the Chinese celebrate with an annual family reunion including a special meal. … Continue reading Year of the Rooster
Sunday February 5, 2017 10:45am We welcome the Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Rabbi Emerita of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation She will base her message on the teaching of Rabbi Hillel the Elder[1st cent. B.C.E.] found in the section of the Mishnah known as Pirke Avot/ Ethics of the Sages: If I am not for myself, … Continue reading Identity: Whole and Holy
