Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, will host the inaugural concert of Rattle the Walls, a Chicago-based group of musical activists, at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 18. The concert will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU.) Founded by Forest Ransburg, Tree of Life’s music director, Rattle the Walls … Continue reading Rattle the Walls at Tree of Life
Sunday February 19, 2017 10:45am We all have a need to belong, yet it can be difficult to hold on to our own unique identity when we are part of a group. Unitarian Universalism offers us a “positive heresy” that encourages us to be our truest selves in community. This sermon was written and delivered … Continue reading Identity, Belonging, and Heresy
Sunday February 12, 2017 10:45am Join the Religious Education Committee for our 2nd All Ages Service of this new year as we acknowledge and learn more about the celebrations surrounding the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster. Along with other rituals, the Chinese celebrate with an annual family reunion including a special meal. … Continue reading Year of the Rooster
Sunday February 5, 2017 10:45am We welcome the Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Rabbi Emerita of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation She will base her message on the teaching of Rabbi Hillel the Elder[1st cent. B.C.E.] found in the section of the Mishnah known as Pirke Avot/ Ethics of the Sages: If I am not for myself, … Continue reading Identity: Whole and Holy
The Social Justice Team is sponsoring Poets in Resistance, a public reading and rally on Friday, March 10, 2017 at 7 pm. Patrick Murfin will host an evening with accomplished poets from around the region, including members of Tree of Life. A variety of voices will share original work in a range of genres and … Continue reading Poets in Resistance
Are you as excited at these two for our next President? Are you concerned about the hateful rhetoric and resulting violence against Muslims, Latinos, and the LGBTQ community? Let’s take that concern and begin the work of healing our world. Join us Saturday January 28, 2017 at 7:00pm for the Justice for All Ball!!!! Family … Continue reading Justice for All Ball
Sunday January 29, 2017 10:45am George “Kaz” Kazlusky and friends Using Robert Frost’s timeless poem as a theme and a reader’s theatre format, The Tree of Life Players enact the lives of six famous Unitarian Universalists who chose paths that were not only life-changing, but also life-defining. You will be surprised as their identities are … Continue reading The Road Not Taken
Sunday January 22, 2017 10:45am Sam Jones and the Religious Education Committee What was it like to live through the civil rights era? What was it like to witness prejudice and injustice? How far have we come from that time in history? Join The Religious Education Committee as we honor the Reverend Martin Luther King, … Continue reading Keeping the Dream Alive
Sunday January 15, 2017 10:45am Green Sanctuary and the Social Justice Team Prophetic voices arise in honoring our humanity as a sacred quality. Our care for each other and the earth is an extension of that.
Sunday January 8, 2017 10:45am Dr. Gina Swinney As individuals we often seem prostrated and unable to move in any direction when overwhelmed by injustice. This becomes intensified when we compare the sacrifices of our lives to those made by prophetic legends. The majority of us have to find the courage to navigate life as … Continue reading Simply a Prophet
