Topic: Compassion

Beyond the Water’s Edge

Speakers: Joan Javier-Duval, Mykal Slack, Benjie Messer Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. This powerful, communal worship experience is open to the public. Rev. Joan Javier-Duval will deliver the sermon at the 2020 General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship. She serves as Minister of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, VT. She is the daughter of … Continue reading Beyond the Water’s Edge

The Shared World

Carol Alfus, lay guest speaker As we navigate a world changed by COVID-19, what is our part in making this shared world a better place? Our offering today will be taken for Youth & Family Services (formerly Garden Quarter Center). Youth and Family Center of McHenry County envisions a collaborative community that provides equal opportunities, … Continue reading The Shared World

“Reality 101: Coronavirus, Climate, and Compassionate Generosity”

Rev. Michael Dowd will be “zooming” in from Eureka, California to offer some thoughts on humanity’s place and purpose in “the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part” (our UU 7th Principle). Rev. Michael Dowd is bestselling eco-theologian, TEDx speaker, and pro-future advocate whose work has been featured in The New York Times, LA Times, … Continue reading “Reality 101: Coronavirus, Climate, and Compassionate Generosity”