Prairie Circle
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Growing our spirit, supporting community, nurturing the environment.
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Please join us for Sunday service.
9:15 AM
At the Byron Colby Barn
1561 Jones Point Road
Grayslake, IL 60030
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Planning a Service
Volunteers are welcome to help with worship planning and delivery. If you are interested,
please visit our Planning a Service page, or contact the Worship
Committee via email at Worship@
prairiecircleuuc.org.
Worship Schedule
8/1/10
Summer of Oil
Join us for a reflection on the spill in the Gulf, how it reaches us here, and what an appropriate religious response might be.
Guest Speaker: Clare Butterfield
8/8/10
You Are a Child of the Earth -- First Harvest
We will reaffirm our sacred connections with Mother Earth, and celebrate the traditional Celtic Festival of Lammas, or First Harvest. Bring a summer gift from the Earth (grain, fruit, vegetables, bread, flowers, etc.) to church for our Lammas ritual.
Susan Urban is a songwriter and singer with a definite Unitarian Universalist viewpoint. In 1987, she began creating services for her then home congregation, Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. In 1997, she began to present services for other UU congregations on a regular basis. Although the subject matter of her programs is wide-ranging, all of them use music combined with the spoken word to create services that provide a satisfying spiritual experience. She has over 20 years of performing experience. In addition, she was the coordinator of None of the Above Coffeehouse at Second Unitarian for over 15 years, and so has had a great deal of experience putting together musical events as well as services. She was the Chair of the Sunday Services Committee at Second Unitarian for over three years.
8/15/10
Forgiveness and the Divine
When someone has been hurt by another, and does not forgive that individual, it creates a force within them that binds them in pain and resentment to that individual. This negative energy is held by one's body and spirit and affects one's thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
Forgiveness can not be reasoned by one's mind. Forgiveness is a mystical act, not an earthly one. The act of forgiveness is truly divine justice in action. Choosing to forgive someone releases you from pain, and moves you from your ego state of consciousness which is based on self preservation.
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Romo
8/22/10
Illinois legislation on Marriage Equity and Civil Unions
Guest Speaker: Rev. Rudra Vilius Dundzila, Ph.D., D.Min.
8/29/10
Music Sunday
