Integrity comes from the same root as the word “wholeness.” I once heard a friend of mine, a gay man who was closeted because he feared losing his job as a public school teacher, say, “I don’t want a double life. I think everyone deserves to have a single life.” For me, that is the … Continue reading Minister’s Mind–Integrity
Do you love poetry? Hate it? Write it? Don’t get it? Think it’s weird? Think it’s amazing? Rev. Sean will lead a poetry writing workshop on Thursday evenings at 7 pm beginning January 22 and continuing for seven weeks. We will discuss how poetry works, what it’s for, and why it matters. Participants will be … Continue reading Liberating Voices: A Poetry-Writing Workshop for Everyone
20th Century Philosophy Class: Hannah Arendt Come and join us at the Tree of Life in the Fireplace Room, on Monday evenings from 7:00pm-8:30pm, January 12th through March 9th, 2015, to explore one of the most important books of the twentieth century, written by one of that century’s greatest philosophers. The difficulty of this course … Continue reading The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
January 25, 2015 10:45 am Rev. Sean Parker Dennison We often say that Unitarian Universalism is a religion not about creed, but about covenant. But does that mean we’re an easy “anything goes” religion? (Hint: the answer is no.)
January 18, 2015 Jordinn Nelson Long and Jon Coffee UUA President Peter Morales has written that our ability to spread compassion, understanding, and acceptance is literally a matter of life and death. Is this sense of urgency justified? Can something as simple as listening help us to live into this vision? Can we do that … Continue reading The Integrity of Dialogue
January 11, 2015 10:45 am With Theresa Soto We can talk about integrity as a character trait or an ideal, but what does it mean to live into integrity, action by action? Let’s talk about practical aspects. As we examine this idea together, we will consider the ways faith, integrity, and action all inform each … Continue reading Superheroes Without Secret Identities: How Practical Integrity Will Power The Life You Want
January 4, 2015 10:45am Rev. Sean Parker Dennison Sometimes when things go wrong, we feel like it’s the end of everything. But many things have to be broken in order for a new cycle to begin. Maybe being broken is part of being whole.
Registration Forms Due January 19, 2015 To worship is to stand in awe under a heaven of stars, before a flower, a leaf in sunlight or a grain of sand. To worship is to work with dedication and with skill; it is to pause from work and listen to a strain of music. Worship is … Continue reading Worship Arts Workshop
Vigil to Protest Police Brutality This Saturday, December 13, many UU congregations will be participating in demonstrations and vigils to protest police brutality. Please join other Tree of Life members and friends in protest this Saturday from 12:30-1:30. We will be standing on a corner of Bull Valley and Crystal Lake Road. Because parking might … Continue reading Protest Police Violence
Christmas Eve Wednesday December 24, 2014 7pm A traditional Christmas Eve Service with candles, carols, special music, and the story of the Nativity
