The path of belonging to a community can be a long and winding journey. What does it mean to belong to a community? Join us for this exploration and our new member ceremony! Speaker: Rev Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Ron Relic Chalice Lighter: Ray Beth After the service we will have online and in person … Continue reading To Nurture a Community
Water Communion is one of the few rituals that can be found in most Unitarian Universalist Congregations. It is frequently known as the homecoming service, with the idea that the waters that have scattered across the land are returning to one shared point. Water Communion is an important touch stone, a reminder, that no matter … Continue reading The Water Bearer
Unitarian Universalism is a life giving, life saving, religious tradition. Have we built invisible barriers that prevent people from being a part of our communities? Speaker: Rev Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Jesse Bowen Chalice Lighter: Carol Alfus After the service we will have online and in person social time. Did you miss this service? You … Continue reading Invisible Barriers
Life is a journey that one makes without necessarily leaving home. We will explore how to assess where that journey is taking you next. Speaker: Rabbi Maralee Gordon Worship Leader: Ron Relic Chalice Lighter: Laurie Cichon Music: Ron Relic and Rebecca Heisler Rabbi Maralee Gordon is the Rabbi Emerita of McHenry County Jewish Congregation where … Continue reading Life’s Journey- Where Are You Headed Next?
A transcendentalist and writer Margaret Fuller had a profound impact on the shape of Unitarian Universalism. What does Fuller have to teach us about transcendentalism and our lives? Speaker: Rev Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Sue Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Mary McClelland Reader: Janet Burns After the service we will have online and in person social time. … Continue reading A Woman of Words: the Life of Margaret Fuller
A Unitarian minister, theologian, social activist, editor and more Adams created the five smooth stones of religious liberalism. What does JLA’s idea of theology have to offer us now? On this Sunday we will give our offering to UU Prison Ministry of Illinois. We will also have fun crafts and activities after the service for … Continue reading The Smooth Stones: the Life of James Luther Adams
Born in Illinois, Mary Safford grew up to be one of the pioneers of the Iowa Sisterhood. How did this group of women ministers change Unitarianism in the Midwest? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Jesse Bowen Music: Ken Johnson After the service we will have online and in person social time. Did you miss … Continue reading Forging a Path: the Life of Mary Safford
Come join us in welcoming one of our Baha’i neighbors, Laura McLuckie-Khandan, as she shares how she is inspired by her Faith. Laura McLuckie-Khandan chose to be a Baha’i as a youth while living in Crystal Lake, and has tried to live up to the teachings of Baha’u’llah, and translate them into action since that time. … Continue reading Walking Together on a Path Toward Oneness, a Baha’i Perspective
Members of the Tree of Life Poetry Group share original poems that express their core beliefs. Speakers: Poetry Group members Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Chalice Lighter: Gale Harris After the service we will have online and in person social time. Did you miss this service? You can watch it here.
Bhante Bhaddiya of Blue Lotus Temple led us in a period of meditation, chanting and share a dhamma talk on how we can find some tranquility during these troubled and challenging times. Bhante Bhaddiya has been an ordained monk for 20 years. He teaches the practice of loving kindness meditation which is an aspect of … Continue reading Finding Tranquility Amidst Upheaval: a Dhamma Talk with Bhante Bhaddiya
