Date: Saturday, May 14th 9am-12pm As Unitarian Universalists we believe that learning is a never ending process. Whether you are new to the Tree of Life or have been coming a while we want to offer you the opportunity to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and more about how the Congregation works Childcare is available … Continue reading New Member Orientation
I had to laugh when I saw that the Soul Matters theme for January was resistance. So much is changing–in the world, in our lives, and at Tree of Life–and resistance is so often our response to change. It’s a good thing, I think, for us to take a look at resistance and try to … Continue reading Minister’s Mind: Resistance
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Achieve the Dream in 2015 – Pledge from Your Heart This is our theme for Pledge Campaign 2015-16 Our dreams are many and varied. Not pie in the sky, but real, achievable dreams that are ours for the taking. We all know what we love about our church, but we tend to take for granted … Continue reading Pledge Drive 2015
Do you love poetry? Hate it? Write it? Don’t get it? Think it’s weird? Think it’s amazing? Rev. Sean will lead a poetry writing workshop on Thursday evenings at 7 pm beginning January 22 and continuing for seven weeks. We will discuss how poetry works, what it’s for, and why it matters. Participants will be … Continue reading Liberating Voices: A Poetry-Writing Workshop for Everyone
20th Century Philosophy Class: Hannah Arendt Come and join us at the Tree of Life in the Fireplace Room, on Monday evenings from 7:00pm-8:30pm, January 12th through March 9th, 2015, to explore one of the most important books of the twentieth century, written by one of that century’s greatest philosophers. The difficulty of this course … Continue reading The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
Registration Forms Due January 19, 2015 To worship is to stand in awe under a heaven of stars, before a flower, a leaf in sunlight or a grain of sand. To worship is to work with dedication and with skill; it is to pause from work and listen to a strain of music. Worship is … Continue reading Worship Arts Workshop
The popular song “All About That Bass” has been stuck in my head for weeks now, but with slightly different lyrics. I keep hearing: All about that grace, ’bout that grace, no trouble! All about that grace,’bout that grace… Maybe it’s because “grace” is our Soul Matters theme for November and it’s been on my … Continue reading Minister’s Mind–Grace
Personal Financial Planning Seminar As a service to the congregation, the Endowment Fund Committee is putting on a Personal Financial Planning seminar, to be held next Sunday immediately after the Service. The Committee is very interested in your future financial well-being. Paul Krieg, Ed Robbins, and Peter Tinkler will be performing a skit. The cast … Continue reading Endowment Fund Financial Planning Presentation
This month we launch a new partnership with several nearby congregations. Just like the past two years, we will have monthly themes to help guide us in worship and congregational life. But this year, we will be using the same themes as congregations in Rockford, Rockton, Elgin, and DeKalb (as well as others in Chicago … Continue reading Minister’s Mind: Growth
