Sunday September 3, 2017 10:45am Gina Swinney We grew up learning various responses to playground adversaries; ”sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was one of the most popular. We know that words carry much power to hurt or help. There is much power in what we do and … Continue reading Words, Thoughts, and Deeds
Monday August 14, 2017 8pm-9:30pm As Unitarian Universalists dedicated to democracy, peace, and equality the violent demonstrations by Supremacists in Charlottesville last week were disheartening. Tree of Life Social Justice Team invites you and the McHenry County community to join us tonight for a candlelight vigil as we remember the victims and speak for the … Continue reading A Vigil for Charlottesville – All Creeds, All Colors, All Caring
SAVE THIS DATE: Saturday, November 4, 2017 Tree of Life Annual Service Auction This is one of our biggest fundraisers – we will bring in thousands of $$$$$s We will need your donations by about mid-October. A more precise date will be announced a little later. We will begin assembling an Auction Team immediately. Our … Continue reading Service Auction Date Announced
Sunday September 10, 2017 11:45am In tandem with Combined Worship with DeKalb UU’s and a Potluck Picnic Our Ingathering and Water Communion Service always marks the start of our church year. We celebrate coming back together by pouring out water from our summer experiences. Some families share water that they’ve saved from a special … Continue reading Ingathering and Water Communion
For our Barn Service, we gather at the Tinkler family barn to worship in an intimate and charmingly rustic space. As part of this celebration members usually bring wildflowers and garden flowers to decorate our Flower Wheel and in this way we have created our own unique form of a flower communion. The Tinkler home … Continue reading Barn Service
Sunday August 20, 2017 10:45am Join us Sunday, August 20 for a special event – An Animal Blessing Service. Animals can be a source of joy, peace, strength and so much more in our lives. So we will pause to bless them in return. Join us to celebrate the interdependent web of creatures great and … Continue reading Animal Blessing Service
Sunday August 13, 2017 10:45am Kaz and Friends So…why DO we come to church? For the music? To see our friends? The treats and coffee? Of maybe it is in the hope that we just might find something in the service that inspires, guides, or fills us with joy, Join Kaz (George Kazlusky) & Friends … Continue reading Something to Take With You…
Sunday July 30, 2017 10:45am Cheri Tuccy Inspired by the story of Peter Pan, Cheri Tuccy asks us to consider if we are still soaring on the wings of childlike faith. Cheri is a Hospice Chaplain with Kindred Hospice of Arlington Heights.
Sunday August 6, 2017 10:45a, Carol Alfus Through all of human history, we have been nurtured and inspired by trees. Trees figure widely in the myths and spirituality of civilizations the world over, and they have lessons to teach us, if we will listen. How can Tree of Life, as a religious community, embody those … Continue reading Wisdom of the Trees
Tree of Life Saturday, August 12 10am – 2pm A light lunch will be served Advance registration is necessary $25 if paid in advance ($30 if at the retreat) Come join us for a different kind of summer vacation experience. Although frequently imagined to be just a quiet sitting meditation, mindfulness … Continue reading Heart Mindfulness Retreat and Workshop
