Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. (Wikipedia) For UU’s, any discussion of integrity is apt to … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Integrity
Sunday, January 5, 2020, 10:45am Rev. Michelle Lattanzio, guest speaker What does it mean to be a people of integrity? Integrity is not something that is inborn; it is learned (and re-learned, and refined) throughout our lives. Let’s explore together how integrity functions in our communities and ourselves.
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry, IL is pleased to announce that our 4-12th grade students will be studying Climate Change/Climate justice in 2020. Topics will include: Food Supply, Human Health, Immigration, Energy, Transportation, and much, much more. Using curricula from the Unitarian Universalist Association and Alliance for Climate Education in combination with … Continue reading Climate Change/Climate Justice comes to Religious Education in 2020
Sunday, December 29, 2019, 10:45am Guest speaker, Rabbi Maralee Gordon We light candles at the darkest time of the year to turn our awareness to our soul lights.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019, 7:00pm We gather on Christmas Eve to renew ourselves in this season of good will, to kindle hope and celebrate the gift of life. Join visiting preacher and special friend of Tree of Life, Lou Ness, and Music Director, Cassandra Vohs-Demann, for a service that weaves special music, stories for children, … Continue reading The Christmas Star, Myth or Magic?
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 10:45am Join the Tree of Life Choir for our annual HOLIDAY CONCERT! A Sharing of Music & Poetry The choir will perform a collection of traditional and modern carols. Several poets from Tree of Life were invited to write original poems inspired by each of our concert selections and will share … Continue reading Holiday Choir Concert
Sunday, December 15, 2019, 10:45am Our Faithful Footsteps students have been challenged to look around in stores and neighborhoods at the symbols that surround us this Christmas season. Please join us as we share with you what we learned about the origins of all this stuff!
Sat., Dec. 14, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Homemade cookies & handcrafted artisan gifts. Gently-used holiday decorations at “Take What You Need, Pay What You Can” prices. Cookies sold at $9/pound. Other baked goods priced individually. Click here for more information https://treeoflifeuu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CookieWalk2019-SmallFinal2.pdf
Sunday, December 8, 2019, 10:45am Guest Speaker, Lou Ness Prepare to live in the state of “AWE” being open to that moment celebrating that moment each day when the holiness of the world takes our breath away. Here is a link to listen to Lou’s sermon (so you will be sure to show up the … Continue reading Awe
Awe and its attendant wonder carry us beyond ourselves – we experience it as we are drawn to take in the immensity of the cosmos, the thrill of new life, the solitude of nature, and all that’s truly beautiful. In such moments, joy arises from our fleeting immersion in a life that is bigger than … Continue reading Being a Community of Awe (and Wonder)
