Services
Upcoming services
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Sunday, May 17
- Coffeehouse Service – 9:00 am Central Time: in-person informal, conversation-based style
- Middle Hour – 10:10 am Central Time: Click here for details
- Traditional Service – 11:00 am Central Time: in-person & livestream, with a sermon
⇒ 11:00 am Online link HERE ⇐
Call In: Dial 312-626-6799, 974 6786 2466, followed by 589052
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May Focus: Community In Bloom
Earth Teacher: Sunflowers
Community is bursting forth all around us!
Here at the Fellowship, we are a garden of delights that has room for the proud iris and the shy violet; for the climbing ivy reaching up and the creeping phlox reaching out; for the rosebush that needs routine watering and the drought-resilient coneflower – room for the beautiful bouquet in which you (yes you!) play an essential role.
Here at the Fellowship, we know that we are only as strong as we are diverse, and that we are better when you are here with us. Our community is blooming together – today and every day.
May 17
Rituals of Resistance by Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave
May 24 (10:00 am Only)
A sermon by guest minister Rev. Mark Richards from Wisconsin Unitarian Universalist State Action Newtwork (WUUSAN)
May 31 (10:00 am Only)
Community in Bloom, an all ages Flower Celebration service
by Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave
Sunday Services at the Fellowship
(September 14, 2025 through May 17, 2026)
9:00 am – Sunday Coffeehouse Service & Childcare – People of all ages are welcome to attend the Sunday Coffeehouse Service, a relaxed, conversation-based service without a full sermon. This service takes place in the Fellowship Hall around tables with coffee and bagels. If kids prefer to attend childcare during the 9:00 am service, they’re welcome to do so.
10:10 am – Middle Hour and Fun & Friends – Stay after the first service or come early to the second service, to enjoy opportunities for learning and connection with other Fellowship adults. Kids will enjoy Fun & Friends time in the Religious Exploration wing for play and building community.
11:00 am – Traditional Service & Religious Exploration – Everyone starts in the sanctuary for the traditional service, and children are “sung out” to Religious Exploration classes after the Wonder Box about 15 minutes into the service. This service includes traditional elements like hymns, ritual, and a sermon.
Sunday Services at the Fellowship – Summer 2026
(May 24 through September 6 )
9:00 am – Coffee and Conversation – For those folks who appreciate the informal “Sunday Coffeehouse Service,” we’ll be offering a 9:00 am Coffee and Conversation opportunity, led by volunteer facilitators, which will include prompts given by the ministers to help guide the conversation and tie in with the focus of the 10:00 am service.
10:00 am – Traditional Service & Religious Exploration – This service includes traditional elements like hymns, ritual, and a sermon. Religious Exploration is offered for children ages 4K-5th grade and kids are released to RE after the Wonder Box. Nursery care for ages 6 months to 4 years is available.
Rooted in Love: Our 2025-26 Guiding Theme
This program year, we are learning from the natural world and those spiritualities that tune in to the sacred cycles of our earth. Each month we will honor a different “Earth Teacher” to help us explore our monthly themes. Our overall 2025-26 Earth Teacher for “Rooted in Love” is, of course, tree roots.
We are settling in as a community, finding our strength deep down in our roots, drawing sustenance from the earth, from those who came before us, and those who surround us. We are firm in our foundation even as the winds of the world batter around us. Guided by our shared values, we seek to grow our interdependence, generosity, justice, pluralism, equity, and transformation, but we remain rooted in love, together.
2025-2026 Guiding Themes
Annual theme: Rooted in Love (Earth Teacher: Roots)
- September: Carried Home (Earth Teacher: Watershed)
- October: Digging Deep (Earth Teacher: Soil)
- November: It’s Just a Phase (Earth Teacher: Moon)
- December: Claimed by Hope (Earth Teacher: Sun)
- January: Forging Freedom (Earth Teacher: Lava)
- February: Living on the Ebb (Earth Teacher: Tide Pools)
- March: Seen & Unseen (Earth Teacher: Mycelium)
- April: “…But what if we did?” (Earth Teacher: Canada Geese)
- May: Community in Bloom (Earth Teacher: Sunflowers)
This 3-minute video explains the gist of our Sunday mornings, including our different services, our schedule, what children do, and a little bit about Middle Hour.
This 5-minute video has more details about our Sunday services at the Fellowship, including what to expect in each of our different formats, to help you feel more comfortable when you visit.