Sunday February 11, 2018 10:45am Lou Ness Sometimes I can be like a terrier, once I sink my teeth into something, I never give up. Given the struggle to retain that part of ourselves that best reflect our better nature, do I persist or insist and is there a difference? When does persistence become rigidity, … Continue reading I Persisted – Or Did I?
Sunday, February 4, 2018 10:45am M.E. Tanabe It’s always an inspiration to see the life of a flower take root and blossom in pavement cracks and on rocky slopes. We could view this display as the outcome of tremendous struggle – a survival against great odds – but from another perspective, this is also a … Continue reading Life as We Know It
Saturday, February 10, 12:45 – 4:30 pm Advance registration is necessary Individual: $20 if paid in advance ($25 if at the retreat) Family (2 or more people): $30 ($40 if at retreat) Scholarships are available Come, take a break from winter – and maybe even bump up your levels of serotonin. Although frequently imagined to … Continue reading Heart Mindfulness Retreat and Workshop
Sunday January 7, 2017 10:45am Tricia Alexander and M.E. Tanabe Music! What a wonderful way to begin the New Year at TOL – celebrating our community through singing! Tricia Alexander is joining us to lead in singing songs of the heart. We’ll be sharing songs for voices of all ages and sharing the joy of … Continue reading Come Sing a Song With Me
Sunday, December 24, 2017, 7:00 pm With carols and candlelight we celebrate the joy of Christmas in our lives and community. This communal joy renews and reminds us of the powerful hope that we can share with others. The service ends with lighting candles and singing Silent Night. There will be no morning service that … Continue reading Sharing the Gift of Hope
Please join us for Tree of Life’s beloved annual holiday concert! The theme this year is ‘Tis the Season. We celebrate great themes of Christmastime. Themes of Winter’s First Snow, Fireside Glow, and Good Friends You Know combine to inspire that special magic that only music of the holidays can! The concert will feature the … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season!
Sunday, December 17, 2017 10:45am Sam Jones What parts of our lives-what things, ideas, people, ways of liging-have become obstacles to our becoming the people we want to be, the people we NEED to be? What’s holding you back? What’s getting in the way of you living as fully as you’d like to? What might … Continue reading Fire Communion
Sunday, November 19, 2017, 7:00pm Join us at the 11th Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration hosted by Faithbridge Interfaith Association. The celebration will be held at Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center – 221 Dean Street, Woodstock, IL 815-337-7378 Come join neighbors, families and friends as we honor the diversity of faith and culture … Continue reading Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Celebration
Saturday, November 18, 2017, 1pm to 4pm Here at Tree of Life UU Congregation $20.00 for every person playing Bingo. Get a 2nd card for $5.00. Kids not playing Bingo, $5.00. Tons of Turkeys! Silent Auction! Door Prizes! Live Music by NW Highway! Lunch and Beverages! Face Painting! All proceeds benefit JailBrakers. Jail Brakers is … Continue reading Turkey Bingo!
Friday November 10, 7:00 pm The Tree of Life UU Congregation’s Word Players readers’ theater troupe presents the acclaimed docudrama Chatting with the Tea Party by Rich Orloff. Chatting With the Tea Party is about one person’s journey across America exploring the question, “Who are these people?” It’s a documentary style play about a New … Continue reading Chatting with the Tea Party this Friday
