Dear Congregation and Friends of Tree of Life, I am writing this letter to notify you all of my intention to resign my role as Music Director here at Tree of Life at the end of this summer. I have been applying to graduate programs in the hopes of resuming my education with the ultimate … Continue reading A Sweet Goodbye
As the need to address global climate change becomes increasingly urgent, UU’s have responded by launching the Commit2Respond initiative. Through Commit2Respond, individuals, congregations, and organizations are being asked to commit to take action in the next two years in each of three ways.
Sunday, March 24, 2019 10:45am The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck The United Methodist Church is now discerning whether to accept LGBTQ ministers and congregants. The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck will compare what happened at their most recent Special Session of their General Conference to our own General Assembly in Boston 50 years ago and talk … Continue reading The Plank in Our Own Eye
Sunday, March 17, 2019, 10:45am Gina Swinney We often think of metaphors such as roads or rivers to describe our personal life journeys. Twists in the road and bends in the river denote times of greatest conflict, joy or personal growth. But these metaphors beg the question about where it is that we are going. … Continue reading Small Step – Giant Leap
Sunday, April 7, 2019, 10:45am Jamie Boyce The journey of healing invites us to clarify our intentions about the life we crave and the world we wish to create. On that path we may run into our tenderness and pain and discover our reactivity towards change. How do we work with our intentions to facilitate … Continue reading “Healing Our Intentions, Owning Our Impact “
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 10:45am Tom Durkin I was once asked “With Christianity influencing you so deeply, how did you find your way to Unitarian Universalism and what about this tradition appeals to you?” Come explore this with Tom Durkin, Worship Arts Chair of UU Church of Elgin
Sponsored by the Social Justice Committee at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation A panel discussion and Q&A session Wednesday, March 6, 2019 7-9pm Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050 Panel featuring: Dr. John Perryman A board-certified pediatrician living in St. Charles, IL. and practicing in Roscoe. … Continue reading Let’s Talk About: Medicare for All
Many birds, animals, and insects have journeys naturally built into their life cycles because of their migration patterns and human history is also full of journeying, with the travel for commerce, curiosity, adventure, hunting, and – like other animals – the migrations of survival. It’s therefore fitting that the idea of “journey” has become a … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Journey
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Sunday, March 10, 2019, 10:45am The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck takes a look at the early work of Theodor Geisel and how some ideas should never come back again. We will take our Second Sunday collection for Compassion for Campers(C4C). C4C is a ministry of Tree of Life and provides a warm meal, companionship, and … Continue reading Dr. Seuss As You’ve Never Seen Him
