COMPASSION FOR CAMPERS The end of the PADS nightly shelter season is rapidly approaching. Once again Tree of Life will be hosting Monday picnics for our camping friends. Our first picnic will be held May 9th at the PADS headquarters on Kishwaukee Valley Rd in Woodstock. This season, Judy Mullen will be assisting me with … Continue reading Social Justice at Tree of Life
Date: Saturday, May 14th 9am-12pm As Unitarian Universalists we believe that learning is a never ending process. Whether you are new to the Tree of Life or have been coming a while we want to offer you the opportunity to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and more about how the Congregation works Childcare is available … Continue reading New Member Orientation
COFFEE WITH QUESTIONS In his book “In Our Own Best Interest,” Dr. William F. Schulz (ordained UU minister, President of UUA 1985-1993, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA 1994-2006, presently Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.) argues passionately for the importance of emphasizing human rights in American foreign policy as opposed … Continue reading Coffee with Questions Invites You
March 31, 2016 Dear Members and Friends of Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, It’s been sixteen months since the Adult Choir started planning a pilgrimage to Romania. Now, we are only nine weeks away from a 13 hour flight on Lufthansa Airlines that will take us to Bucharest for the start of our adventure. … Continue reading Tree of Life Choir Is Going to Romania/Transylvania!
Music is really the heart of Tree of Life. Our nearly thirty-member choir loves to sing all kinds of music. The talent in our congregation is deep and wide, from bluegrass to opera to rock to classical. We have three Haystacks Coffee Houses a year and have launched “The Church of ______” –Sunday services that … Continue reading We are Searching for a new Music Director
Sunday April 3, 2016 10:45am “Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden On Sunday, April 3, at our regular 10:45am service, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation will present the … Continue reading The Church of…Vivaldi: Spring
Signs of spring are showing up all around me as I write this. I especially am appreciating all the different birds that I missed hearing over the winter. For Religious Education, this means we are winding down from another church school season. This was to be the year that we tighten our church … Continue reading Message from the Director of Religious Education
Our next Women’s Circle Chill Out with Friends is scheduled on Friday, March 18th at 6:30 PM. If you have never attended our gatherings, we encourage to check us out! You won’t be disappointed. It will be a potluck dinner and game night. If you are able, please bring an appetizer, dinner fare and/or drinks … Continue reading Women’s Circle Chill Out with Friends Gathering
Dear Friends, I’m writing to you all with an update on my internship activities and my seminary work over this winter. I am excited to share insights gleaned from my class work and to explore my formation process with the congregation. I am, as ever, grateful for the support of everyone here as I … Continue reading Update from the Interns
Liberation is a word we may hear often, but may or may not think much about. Women’s Liberation, political liberation, even Liberation Theology may come to mind, but may seem distant issues and not part of our own personal lives. This month, we ask ourselves “What does it mean to be a people of liberation?” … Continue reading Minister’s Mind: Liberation
