Sunlight emerges from clouds… sprouts emerge from seeds… deer emerge from the forest… While these situations are all different, in each illustration of emergence, the unseen has become visible — cloud movement reveals the light that had been temporarily hidden, the expanding life within a seed breaks through the outer casing for growth to continue, … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Emergence
When we consider what it means to persevere, our thoughts usually shift to images of effort, struggle, and resistance to opposition. But when we examine how others have remained steady and committed in spite of adversity, we see that there are underlying elements that make perseverance possible. Usually there is a deep belief in and … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Perseverance
In worship and chalice circles we are exploring the value of holding “intention” – for our community and for us as individuals. Through the Soul Matters curriculum, we are invited to consider how “intentions” are different from “goals”. We are offered ideas for considering how intention is a form of alignment. In Phillip Moffitt’s The … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Intention
Opening for UU Military Ministry Lay Leader I am Roger Baron, the Board President of the Unitarian Universalist Military Ministry Great Lakes (a 501c3 non-profit company separate from the UUA). Ministerial support is provided by Rev. Bret Lortie at the Unitarian Church of Evanston. I’m writing to let you know of an immediate opening (January, … Continue reading Job Opportunity to Grow our Faith
Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Abundance Almost always the way we think about our abundance is colored by our perceived circumstances contrasted with our perceived needs. This month’s Soul Matters packet encourages us to look for what we appreciate in our lives in or order to give some “weight” to … Continue reading Being a Community of Abundance
Exploring Soul Matters and Growing Community at Tree of Life Within UU congregations, the “small group ministry” is a widely accepted format for adult programs. Sometimes the groups are known by the name of the curriculum being used, but often the name “chalice circle” is chosen because the chalice is the UU … Continue reading Exploring Soul Matters
It’s no secret that the resilience of a strong community, like a strong family, holds up under challenges, the unexpected, and change. It’s equally true that in the midst of difficulties, growing closer to one another is fundamental to helping the whole community develop confidence and trust in one another. And when we open ourselves … Continue reading Growing Community, Connecting More Deeply
By Rev. Sean Parker Dennison Once upon a time, there was a congregation. It had been around for many years, 150 to be exact, and in that time it had a lot of names and did a lot of work, and sometimes it thrived and sometimes it struggled. In the times that it thrived, buildings … Continue reading The House That Music Built
On May 22, 2016 we welcomed five new members to our congregation during our Sunday service. They have all completed the New Member Orientation class and decided they wanted to make a commitment to the mission of our congregation. Linda Kress Linda is still a resident of Clinton, AR until she sells her house, then … Continue reading New Members Welcomed!
