Category: Growth

Spiritual Practices Returns to Tree of Life

First offered last spring, the program is again available beginning March 11. This 12-session series gives participants the opportunity to look at many possible ways for exploring  what is meaningful in our lives and how we connect to the sacred. The program affirms religious diversity while seeking unity in our communal quest for meaning and wholeness.    Each session creates a forum for learning, sharing, and growth that can enrich our personal … Continue reading Spiritual Practices Returns to Tree of Life

Tree of Life:Rooted in love, extending that love to all of humanity

Our lives now face great challenges as isolation, uncertainty, anger, and pain surround us with brokenness.  Our faith calls us to serve and offer love to neighbors that we often can’t even begin to understand  — we are called to be present with a welcoming, radical hospitality (love) that is hard to even imagine.  Beyond recognition, we need a lot holding us up to face the staggering challenges of restoring  wholeness and bringing healing.     Living up to … Continue reading Tree of Life:Rooted in love, extending that love to all of humanity

Meet Rev. Jenn

After several months of an intense search process, we are thrilled to announce that Reverend Jennifer Gracen has accepted a 2 year full-time interim minister position with Tree of Life! Rev. Jenn, as she refers to herself, earned her Masters of Divinity from Andover-Newton Theological School in Massachusetts. She then served as an intern minister … Continue reading Meet Rev. Jenn

Beyond Inquirers

Have you completed the Inquirers Series? Are you seeking a way to deepen your learning and engagement with the congregation? Beyond Inquirers is a five-session series on the Faith Forward Path focused on the congregation and you – offering a deeper understanding of how the congregation works and how you can be part of it. … Continue reading Beyond Inquirers

Roots- Faith Forward

Roots is a brief introduction to Unitarian Universalist ideas and history, and is recommended for inquirers on our Faith Forward Path. It is offered quarterly Sunday mornings, and the next opportunity to participate is Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 9:15am in the sanctuary. The session will be facilitated by Judy Stettner. Join us as we … Continue reading Roots- Faith Forward

Soul Matters at Tree of Life; Being a Community of Mystery

In our culture, we have a built-in expectation that any “mystery” is offering us the opportunity to put together the pieces of a puzzle or to find answers to something unknown.   But as we explore this month’s Soul Matters packet, frequently we are urged to also think of the “mystery” in our lives as something … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life; Being a Community of Mystery