Category: Intern Insights

Update from the Interns

Dear Friends,   I’m writing to you all with an update on my internship activities and my seminary work over this winter. I am excited to share insights gleaned from my class work and to explore my formation process with the congregation. I am, as ever, grateful for the support of everyone here as I … Continue reading Update from the Interns

An Update from Our Interns

From Misha Sanders: After spending all of January commuting to and from downtown Chicago, I can tell you that I am very excited to welcome Spring!  I have been happy to get back into the groove of life here at ToL, after having been mostly absent from worship and office time for a month.  It … Continue reading An Update from Our Interns

Intern Insights: Leaving

I am down to the last few weeks of my internship with both Tree of Life, the congregation and Rev. Sean. This has been a wonderful experience for me and I have so many people to thank for helping me navigate through these last nine months. It is with great sadness that I will be … Continue reading Intern Insights: Leaving

Intern Insights: UU Common Read

Each year the Unitarian Universalist Association chooses a book for congregations to read together. The annual Common Read is selected to fit with a specific Unitarian Universalist ideal.  This year’s theme is Economic Justice and the Common Read is Behind the Kitchen Door by Saru Jayaraman. Our Green Sanctuary and Social Justice Committees will be … Continue reading Intern Insights: UU Common Read

Intern Insights: Half Time

We are quickly approaching the middle of winter. Honestly, it is half over and that is a wonderful thing. As a congregation, we have made a few plays prior to the snow slowing us down, we have gone into the huddle when the wind began to blow and we scored a few points when Rev. … Continue reading Intern Insights: Half Time

Intern Insights

Greetings from your Intern I am very excited to be here and am looking forward to meeting and getting to know this wonderful congregation. So what is it that an Intern does and what is it that I will be doing? Well, during my time in seminary I learned all of the academic things that … Continue reading Intern Insights