January 2 Non-Violent Communication By Beverly Feldt
What can we do to reduce conflict in our families, communities, and world? Come learn about a way of expressing ourselves and listening to others that can help create peace.
Archives: Services
ONLINE ONLY: Until Love Wins — A 2021 General Assembly Service
This is a recorded service; you’ll receive a link if you are on our email list, or call the church office.
Reflections on the Holiday Season
As we approach the season, what thoughts might help us deepen our celebration?
Two John Robinsons
In these particular holiday times and searching for presents, two men with gifts that last.
Process Theology and Me
Allan will provide an introduction to Process Theology and share his own views on some of its aspects.
Traditional and Contemporary Holiday Music
(ZOOM SERVICE ONLY, building will be closed)
Traditional artists Phil Cooper, Kate Early and Margaret Nelson join forces with songwriter and “wise” woman Susan Urban for a show that presents every possible perspective on the holiday season from the reverent to the ridiculous. Two to four-part harmonies and masterful instrumentation on guitar, banjo, mountain dulcimer, hand drum and other percussion instruments make the Bittersweet Christmas Band an act not to be missed!
FORUM: Rev. Alison Farnum
UU Connect Forum will feature Rev. Farnum speaking on the scope of the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois’ work and how folks can participate. It will be held in Room 3 between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. If you wish to join by Zoom the codes will be included in the Sunday Zoom invitation email.
Goodness and Glory
In a dominant culture that fetishizes crime and punishment while remaining apathetic to the failures of the penal system, our Unitarian Universalist theologies remind us that we can rely on deeper truths of goodness and mercy that still hold each of us accountable in and to the interdependent web of life.
Living Reverence: The Simple Gifts of the Shakers
As a child on a trip with my family, I visited a Shaker community. This experience changed and shaped my understandings of spirituality. I will share some of the gifts of the Society of the Shakers.
Holy
“Holy” is a mysterious word and, for many, a difficult one. What might holiness mean for us?