Zoom has made some changes and requires you to consent to being recorded when joining our worship service which we record and post unlisted on YouTube each Monday. This does not mean you will show up in our recording. Only those that unmute themselves to participate in the service, or do so accidentally and interrupt … Continue reading Recording Consent in Zoom
Covid Guidelines for Tree Of Life: Updated August 17, 2022. Based on the CDC’s community level metrics* with data drawn from www.covidactnow.com As Unitarian Universalists we are a covenantal congregation and caring for one another by following these guidelines is integral to gathering. We recognize that we are all individuals who can be expected to … Continue reading Our Transition Back
According to our bylaws and in keeping with our 5th Principle, the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large, we will hold our Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 6th at noon. All friends and members of the congregation are encouraged to attend with … Continue reading Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be Sunday, June 6, 2021
M.E. Tanabe returns with Mindfulness practice. We invite you to join our shared mindfulness practice. Together we sample different exercises to bring deeper awareness to our daily lives and to explore our connection to others and to all Life. Group practice is a supplement to living mindfully. Whether you join us or not, please consider … Continue reading Mindfulness Returns
Many members of Tree of Life UU Congregation are owner-members of the Food Shed Co-op, a community owned grocery store coming soon near McHenry County College. What do your fellow congregants know that you don’t know? Come to a Zoom presentation on Friday, April 30th at 7 PM to find out. Explore what the Food Shed Co-op … Continue reading Environmental Justice Through Food: Connecting the dots between our UU values and the Food Shed Co-op initiative in McHenry County
Each year we ask our members to pledge support to Tree of Life so we may continue to fulfill our four core areas of ministry: Worshiping, Educating, Caring & Connecting, and Community Outreach. This year our pledge drive is running March 28th to April 11th. We invite you to learn more about our ministries below … Continue reading Cherish the Flame at Tree of Life- 2021 Pledge Drive
Educating is a major ministry of our congregation and learning is a life long pursuit. We hope you enjoy this video celebrating Educating here at Tree of Life.
We are sorry to have to cancel all Mindfulness sessions at this time due to illness. We are wishing our group leader a quick and complete recovery and hope to bring back Mindfulness in the future.
Compassion for Campers, the program that provides supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no steady shelter, will hold its monthly distribution at Warp Corps, 114 North Benton Street in Woodstock, which is both centrally located and has existing contacts and relations with the homeless community and the social service agencies that … Continue reading Compassion for Campers at Warp Corps
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
