March 5, 2017 10:45am M.E. Tanabe Knowingly taking a risk, to care for another, springs from an inner awareness of how we all share Life together. How deeply and how consciously we see this connection is one way of growing our capacity to cherish others – including the others whom we may not understand or … Continue reading What Are We Willing to Risk to Care for Others?

Sunday February 26, 2017 10:45am Our choices can create identity. What might happen if we chose to be a community that really listens?

Sunday February 19, 2017 10:45am We all have a need to belong, yet it can be difficult to hold on to our own unique identity when we are part of a group. Unitarian Universalism offers us a “positive heresy” that encourages us to be our truest selves in community. This sermon was written and delivered … Continue reading Identity, Belonging, and Heresy

Sunday February 12, 2017 10:45am Join the Religious Education Committee for our 2nd All Ages Service of this new year as we acknowledge and learn more about the celebrations surrounding the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster.  Along with other rituals, the Chinese celebrate with an annual family reunion including  a special meal.  … Continue reading Year of the Rooster

Sunday February 5, 2017 10:45am We welcome the Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Rabbi Emerita of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation She will base her message on the teaching of Rabbi Hillel the Elder[1st cent. B.C.E.] found in the section of the Mishnah known as  Pirke Avot/ Ethics of the Sages: If I am not for myself, … Continue reading Identity: Whole and Holy