Who are your ancestors? Who are the people who have made you who you are? Can you name your biological ancestors? Your spiritual ones? Our theme for November is “Ancestry” and it has already stirred these questions and more in me. Thinking of my biological ancestors is most often an opening for gratitude. I remember … Continue reading Minister’s Mind: Ancestry
Sunday November 22, 2015 Come join us for our annual Thanksgiving tradition, our Bread Ceremony. Bring bread that is meaningful to you and participate in this service of memories, stories, and breaking bread together.
Sunday November 15, 2015 Ancestry is not only about inheritance, it is also about inspiration. How can looking back help us dream forward? What is our responsibility to those who dared to dream our world into being? What is our responsibility to become the ancestors of the future?
Sunday November 8, 2015 Many of us have a complicated history with the faith of our childhood and youth. This week, we will explore grace, ancestry, weaving together a present that honors the pieces of our past worth honoring, and taking back language that can be beautiful when given fresh meaning. Service led by Misha … Continue reading “Who You Calling a Wretch? Amazing Grace for the Disgruntled”
Sunday November 1, 2015 10;45am This time of year brings many chances to honor those who came before: All Saints Day, El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and Samhain are all times of connection to the ancestors. In this service, we will have a chance to share with each other the names … Continue reading Honoring the Ancestors
Sunday October 25, 2015 10:45am Life is full of surprises and some make us nervous or fearful. Members of the board will bring the story of Who Moved my Cheese? to life as we explore how we can face changes as a congregation and in our personal lives with humor and courage.
Around 1900, as modernity took hold of the great cities with their ever-increasing number of inhabitants, the revolution profoundly changed the ways in which people thought about the world, and about themselves. It also accelerated with enormous might, taking less than a generation to undermine, batter, and eventually crush social structures, moral norms, and traditional … Continue reading Coffee with Question 10-18-2015
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Sunday October 18, 2015 This service is a part of the work of our Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry (AIM) team. Susan Ling of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of McHenry County will tell us about the work and services NAMI offers. Intern Michelle Lattanzio will offer insights gained from the personal impact of mental … Continue reading In Our Own Voice
This month’s “Soul Matters” theme is one that it seems like we human beings need to return to again and again. Even though we know that change is inevitable and resisting it is painful, we tend to get anxious when it’s happening to us. We’ve learned a lot from the Buddhists who know so deeply … Continue reading The Minister’s Mind: Letting Go
