Screening of the film, “Chasing Ice” on Monday, April 22nd at 1:30 and 7 PM at MCC Luecht Conference Center and sponsored by The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. “In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the … Continue reading Film: Chasing Ice
Guys, your next chance to get away and wallow in another evening of uproarious humor, scintillating conversation and assorted wanton revelry is Thursday, April 25…the next meeting of the Men’s Group. (No, we’re not ordering in Chinese food. That would be wonton.) If you think that was humorous, you’ll fit right in. When we run … Continue reading Men’s Group
On Friday, May 10, from 7 – 10 pm, the Music Sub-Committee will present another Haystack’s Coffee House Open Mic & Jam Night. The event will take place in our beautiful coffee shop and concert area, where coffee, tea and soft drinks will be served. The evening will feature local performers showing their skills as … Continue reading Haystack’s Coffee House Open Mic & Jam Night
The new church directories are finally in! We will have a table set up after the church service to distribute the directories. If you participated in the Lifetouch portrait sitting, you will be receiving a complimentary copy (1 per household). All other copies will be sold for $5.00.
On April 30, 2013, the PADS centers in McHenry County will be closing for the season. As a small way to assist the many homeless in the county we will be continuing our Compassion for Campers program starting on May 6. For those of you unfamiliar with what Compassion for Campers is, it is a … Continue reading Compassion for Campers Starts Up Again
Celebrate Earth Day by helping build a raised bed for the UU congregation’s new organic vegetable, herb and flower garden Help install rain barrels or paint rocks and signs to decorate our new garden. Bring a brown bag lunch and then get busy and dirty outside. If you have work gloves, a shovel, some clean … Continue reading Garden Project
Sunday, April 21st is “REgistration Sunday” for all Religious Education students who plan on attending in the 2013-2014 school year, parents will need to re-register. No money will be required at this time. There will be a table set up outside of the Director of Religious Education office (just outside the sanctuary) with registration forms … Continue reading Religious Education Registration
We are a member church of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion born of the Jewish and Christian traditions and open to all. Open to those who doubt the faith they were taught as a child, open to mixed-faith married or partnered couples seeking a place to worship together, open to … Continue reading Who We Are
In our efforts to provide for ourselves and our families, it can be easy to forget that we all need, as John Muir said,“beauty as well as bread.” Join Lori Kane and Carol Alfus in considering how the power of Nature can gladden, heal, and feed our spirits. Special music will be provided by Ken … Continue reading Beauty As Well As Bread
Rev. Sean explores the power of acknowledging sorrow and pain in a world of inequity. How do you keep from “numbing out” and instead become empowered to respond.
