May 2019 - Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria

Curiosity May Kill the Cat, But It Can Nourish UUs

Sunday, May 5, 2019 @10:30 am Curiosity gets a bad rap, as in “Curiosity killed the cat.” But Unitarian poet E.E. Cummings wrote, “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human...

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	November 2025
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						1 Private Ashes Scattering Private Ashes Scattering November 1, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Memory Garden See more details Adventures in Fellowship: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Gathering Adventures in Fellowship: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Gathering November 1, 2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Adventures in Fellowship: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Gathering Saturday, November 1, 2–5pm, Fellowship Hall Come explore community, creativity, and connection through tabletop role-playing games! Whether you're a seasoned gamer or totally new to the idea, this session will be a fun, collaborative storytelling experience where everyone gets a seat at the table—and a role to play. Tabletop Role-Playing Games are a blend of storytelling, strategy, and improv. Over time, the community has grown into a vibrant, inclusive space where people from all walks of life gather to imagine new worlds and solve problems together. This event will use an easy-to-learn system that emphasizes cooperation and storytelling, with pre-made characters ready for you to step into. No experience necessary! We'll break into small groups of 4–5 players and a guide ("game master") for each. We will run a short, complete adventure in about 2 hours that is designed to make sure everyone gets involved. If you’d like to help lead a group (we'll provide the adventure and tips), let us know—no experience needed, just curiosity and willingness to guide! RSVP today to help us plan. We need participants at all experience levels and a few extra Game Masters. All materials, story, and tips will be provided. Sign up at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/228740 or on the sign-up sheet in the foyer. See more details • •
2 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 2, 2025 8:45 am - 10:00 am Conference Room You are welcome to join ongoing weekly sessions of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual program based on universal spiritual themes, primarily including forgiveness as the path to love in order to focus on living more peacefully in this world. To RSVP, contact Suzette Boulais at zetter3@comcast.net. See more details Life Force Tai Chi Life Force Tai Chi November 2, 2025 9:30 am - 10:00 am Meet on Foyer Life Force Tai Chi First & Third Sundays Tai Chi is an ancient discipline from China. Join Dave Grebner for this class, where we will learn how to stand and move to enhance the flow of chi life energy through our bodies. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 2, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary Grief & Gratitude: A Service of Remembrance Sun., Nov. 2, 10:30am At this time of year, many cultures and faiths set aside time for when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin. We will have time to share the names of our beloved dead at this multi-generational service. All are welcome to bring photos or small mementos to add to the tables at the front of the sanctuary. See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 2, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Sunday Afternoon CC Sunday Afternoon CC November 2, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm RE Meeting Room/Senior High Room Galen See more details Young & Emerging Adult (Yea!) Group Interest Meeting Young & Emerging Adult (Yea!) Group Interest Meeting November 2, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Conference Room YEA! (Youth & Emerging Adult) Interest Meeting Sunday, November 2, Noon, Conference Room, Lunch Provided A new group is forming for Emerging (18- to 24-year-old) and Young (24- to 35-year-old) Adults at UUCP! The goals of this group are creating community, increasing a sense of belonging, and helping you flourish. This group could take many forms and direction; it could be about connecting socially, seeking adventure, building ministry, working for social justice, etc. Are you interested in being a part of a group like this? Do you want to talk about how this might look in our congregation? Join Jesi Laughlin for a conversation to explore where this could lead. Please RSVP at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/230108 or on the sign-up sheet in the foyer so we can plan the food for lunch. See more details PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice November 2, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • • • • • •	3 Connection Circle Connection Circle November 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm RE Meeting Room See more details •	4 Tuesday Morning Connection Circle Tuesday Morning Connection Circle November 4, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Conference Room See more details Spiritual Practices Spiritual Practices November 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Conference Room Spiritual Practices: A Time for Self-Reflection 1st Tuesdays, In-Person Only This series helps participants develop regular disciplines of the spirit—practices that help us connect with the sacred. Spiritual practice affirms religious diversity while seeking unity in our communal quest for meaning and wholeness. Each session offers a forum for learning, sharing, and growth that can enrich our personal faith journeys. RSVP at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/221451 or just drop in! November 4 ~ Meditation December 2 ~ Worship & Ritual See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as we invite guest presenters and talk about videos of current events, religion, and politics. We aspire to use empathy, humility, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassionate communications to discuss new insights, controversy, disinformation, irrationality, and magical thinking. See more details Virtual only: SGM Facilitators Meeting Virtual only: SGM Facilitators Meeting November 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom See more details • • • •	5 Book Sale Set Up Book Sale Set Up November 5, 2025 - November 6, 2025 Fellowship Hall See more details Private Homeschool Group Private Homeschool Group November 5, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground See more details Administrative Team Administrative Team November 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details CUUPs Meeting CUUPs Meeting November 5, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Conference Room Keepers of the Great Grove ~ CUUPs 1st Wednesday of the month, 6-7:30pm Conference Room or Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/2nyj5zet Join us for our monthly member-led meetings. We will go over general business, discuss and plan for upcoming Sabat celebrations, and a member will lead a different enrichment topic each month. CUUPs stands for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans. All are welcome. See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 5, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details Virtual: Worship Committee Virtual: Worship Committee November 5, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm on Zoom See more details • • • • • • •	6 Book Sale Set Up Book Sale Set Up November 5, 2025 - November 6, 2025 Fellowship Hall See more details Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 6, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cafe Santa Rosa, 1327 E Kelly Ave, Peoria Heights, IL 61616, USA Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Questions? Contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Connection Circle Connection Circle November 6, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jr High Room See more details Tao Te Ching Study Group Tao Te Ching Study Group November 6, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Room Tao Te Ching Study Group Thursdays, Oct. 2-Nov. 6, 7-9pm Conference Room or Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/nhabftv7 We will be exploring the 2,500-year-old ideas in the Chinese Tao Te Ching. Gene Mialkowski and Bill Keefner will facilitate, and our primary source will be the Tao Te Ching as interpreted by Stephen Mitchell with occasional references to other translations and interpretations. The goal is to have lively, insightful discussions on the meaning of the Tao and how it applies to society today and to us as individuals. Bring your copy of the Tao Te Ching if you have one. See more details • • • •	7 UU Book Sale UU Book Sale November 7, 2025 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Universalist Unitarian Church, 3000 W Richwoods Blvd, Peoria, IL 61604, USA The Great UU Book Sale Friday & Saturday, Nov. 7 & 8, 8am-3pm Our book sale is coming! Donations accepted starting Oct. 1. Please stack books neatly along the Jr. High Room walls until Oct. 30. After Oct. 30, stack them along the back wall of Fellowship Hall. (No encyclopedias or textbooks, please.) To volunteer, sign up in the foyer or go to https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/225889. Questions? Email Nancy Rakoff at nrakoff@gmail.com. See more details •	8 UU Book Sale UU Book Sale November 8, 2025 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Universalist Unitarian Church, 3000 W Richwoods Blvd, Peoria, IL 61604, USA The Great UU Book Sale Friday & Saturday, Nov. 7 & 8, 8am-3pm Our book sale is coming! Donations accepted starting Oct. 1. Please stack books neatly along the Jr. High Room walls until Oct. 30. After Oct. 30, stack them along the back wall of Fellowship Hall. (No encyclopedias or textbooks, please.) To volunteer, sign up in the foyer or go to https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/225889. Questions? Email Nancy Rakoff at nrakoff@gmail.com. See more details •
9 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 9, 2025 8:45 am - 10:00 am Conference Room You are welcome to join ongoing weekly sessions of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual program based on universal spiritual themes, primarily including forgiveness as the path to love in order to focus on living more peacefully in this world. To RSVP, contact Suzette Boulais at zetter3@comcast.net. See more details UU Book Sale Close and Clean Up UU Book Sale Close and Clean Up November 9, 2025 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall The Great UU Book Sale Ends TODAY! $5 Bag Sale: Sunday, November 9, until 12:30pm Grab some final bargains after church, and please consider staying to help clean up. We need lots of help! We will go out to lunch together afterwards. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 9, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary New Member Welcome Sunday Sunday, November 9, during service The congregation will welcome new members during service on Sunday, November 9. If you’ve recently became a member or plan to become a member, please join us! If you have questions or wish to complete the membership steps, please email Regina Stanley at membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 9, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details In person & Virtual: Caring Committee In person & Virtual: Caring Committee November 9, 2025 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Conference Room See more details Mah Jongg for UUs Mah Jongg for UUs November 9, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm RE Commons Do you play Mah Jongg or do you want to learn? Join the fun on 2nd and 4th Sundays! Bring your own drink and snack, and if you have a Mah Jongg set or mat, bring it, too. Contact Char Rickey at spinwool7@aol.com or 309-472-7085 or Evan Stubbs at sirstubby@hotmail.com or 575-621-5519 with questions. See more details • • • • • •	10 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 10, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details Connection Circle Connection Circle November 10, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details Virtual: Side with Love: The Gathering Virtual: Side with Love: The Gathering November 10, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Online Side with Love: The Gathering Monday, November 10, 7-8:15pm, Online Register at sidewithlove.org/actioncenter Join us for this monthly virtual event designed to offer spiritual grounding (strengthen your heart and spirit for the work ahead), political analysis (understand the threats to democracy and justice), and collective action (organize with others to block anti-democratic forces and build a just and loving world). This month, our UU the Vote staff will engage in conversation about where we are at this moment, what it means for us, and what we are called to do to advance a pro-democracy agenda. The Gathering is Side with Love's monthly event to strengthen your spirit, make sense of the threats to democracy, and take meaningful action alongside others! Join us live or watch the recording later. See more details • • •	11 Inquirers for Newcomers & Visitors Inquirers for Newcomers & Visitors November 11, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Conference Room Inquirers for Newcomers & Visitors 2nd Tuesdays, In-Person Only This is a series of conversations about the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria and our Unitarian Universalist faith. Designed for visitors and newcomers, these conversations could be a first step to membership at UUCP. RSVP at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/221451 or just drop in! November 11 ~ Pastoral Care and Small Group Connections December 9 ~ Social Action, Community Service & Racial Justice and Membership 101 See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as we invite guest presenters and talk about videos of current events, religion, and politics. We aspire to use empathy, humility, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassionate communications to discuss new insights, controversy, disinformation, irrationality, and magical thinking. See more details • •	12 Private Homeschool Group Private Homeschool Group November 12, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground See more details Administrative Team Administrative Team November 12, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 12, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group November 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Re Meeting Room or Zoom Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group Following UU Values RE Meeting Room or Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/3u7f8yh2 Gather with others to offer and receive support on your addiction journey. This group is facilitated by Tony Huerta and is open to all. See more details • • • •	13 Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 13, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cafe Santa Rosa, 1327 E Kelly Ave, Peoria Heights, IL 61616, USA Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Questions? Contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Thursday Afternoon CC Thursday Afternoon CC November 13, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Conference Room Rev. Jennifer See more details • •	14 Lantern Walk: Light in the Darkness Lantern Walk: Light in the Darkness November 14, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Fellowship Hall & Great Grove Lantern Walk: Light in the Darkness Friday, November 14, 5:30–7:30pm As autumn deepens and twilight falls a little earlier each day, join us for an evening that sparkles with light, laughter, and togetherness. Our Lantern Walk will be a magical, multi-generational gathering to warm the spirit and kindle connection. We’ll begin indoors with a meal of vegan soup and fresh bread. Bring a dish to share if you wish—but no pressure—your presence is the real gift. Next, we’ll craft whimsical lanterns to carry our light into the night. Stories will be told, gentle joy will be shared, and then—lanterns in hand—we’ll step outside to walk together, scattering a trail of light through the Great Grove. Come take part in this cozy, hope-filled evening of community, warmth, and wonder. All are welcome. Bring your light—and let it shine! RSVP online (watch the Friday UU News for the link) or on the sign-up sheet in the foyer. See more details •	15
16 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 16, 2025 8:45 am - 10:00 am Conference Room You are welcome to join ongoing weekly sessions of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual program based on universal spiritual themes, primarily including forgiveness as the path to love in order to focus on living more peacefully in this world. To RSVP, contact Suzette Boulais at zetter3@comcast.net. See more details RE Committee Meeting RE Committee Meeting November 16, 2025 9:00 am - 10:00 am RE Commons See more details Life Force Tai Chi Life Force Tai Chi November 16, 2025 9:30 am - 10:00 am Meet in Foyer Life Force Tai Chi First & Third Sundays through December 2024 Tai Chi is an ancient discipline from China. Join Dave Grebner for this class, where we will learn how to stand and move to enhance the flow of chi life energy through our bodies. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 16, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 16, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Sunday Afternoon CC Sunday Afternoon CC November 16, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm RE Meting Room/Senior High Room Galen See more details Welcome Committee Welcome Committee November 16, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm RE Meeting Room See more details Congregational Meeting Congregational Meeting November 16, 2025 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Congregational Meeting Sunday, November 16, 12:15pm, In Person or Zoom at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci Please join us in person and online for the fall congregational meeting. The agenda includes an update about church finances and the Trust. This meeting is also the time to vote on the major Social Impact projects for the coming year. See Edward Flint, Board President, for information. Members who joined before 10/19/25 are eligible to vote. Childcare is provided. Please bring finger foods to share for a brief potluck lunch before the meeting. AGENDA 1. Welcome – Edward Flint, President 2. Confirm Quorum 3. Financial Update a. State of Church Finances Report - Austin Locke, Treasurer / Stewardship b. Trust Update - Jeanette Gruber, Trust Board President 4. Social Impact Committee - Social Justice Projects for 2025-2026 (VOTE NEEDED) 5. Adjournment See more details PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice November 16, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details Offsite: Affirming Faiths Youth Friendsgiving Offsite: Affirming Faiths Youth Friendsgiving November 16, 2025 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm United Presbyterian Church, 2400 W Northmoor Rd, Peoria, IL 61614, USA Affirming Faiths Youth Friendsgiving Sun., Nov. 16, 4-7pm United Presbyterian Church, 2400 W Northmoor Rd Join the youth in grades 5-12 from area LGBTQ Affirming Faiths to celebrate Friendsgiving! Bring a dish to pass and join in the fellowship, food, and fun! See more details • • • • • • • • • •	17 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 17, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP November 17, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Conference Room Do you identify as LGBTQIA2S+? Do you attend, visit, or belong to UUCP? Join us on the 3rd Monday each month. Questions? Email Tim Herold at herold1961@gmail.com for details. See more details Connection Circle Connection Circle November 17, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm RE Meeting Room See more details • • •	18 Accessible Nature Exploration Accessible Nature Exploration November 18, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Great Grove & Indoors at the Church Accessible Nature Exploration Tuesday, November 18th, 10am Hosted by ACORN, a U of I Master Naturalist Group Meet at the Great Grove, Teens & Older are Invited Dress for the weather to explore the oaks in the Great Grove with Master Naturalist Jen McDaniel. We will walk slowly, never leave anyone behind, and keep an easy pace. There will be lots of time for observation and photo ops. Following the hike, Peggy West will host a small art project indoors. Free and Open to ACORN members and UU Church community Please RSVP to JenniferCloseMcDaniel@gmail.com See more details Tuesday Morning Connection Circle Tuesday Morning Connection Circle November 18, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Conference Room See more details Crossing Paths: An Exploration of World Religions Crossing Paths: An Exploration of World Religions November 18, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Crossing Paths: An Exploration of World Religions 3rd Tuesdays, In-Person or on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci Each month, we will learn about a different faith tradition and the central struggle that faith wrestles with, taking inspiration from author Stephen Prothero. We will notice how this faith crosses our own UU faith’s path. Participants will have an opportunity at a later date to visit a local faith community. RSVP at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/221451 or just drop in! November 18: Judaism December 16: Islam See more details Finance/Personnel Committee In-Person or Zoom #2 Finance/Personnel Committee In-Person or Zoom #2 November 18, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Conference Room Bill K See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 18, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as we invite guest presenters and talk about videos of current events, religion, and politics. We aspire to use empathy, humility, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassionate communications to discuss new insights, controversy, disinformation, irrationality, and magical thinking. See more details • • • • •	19 Private Homeschool Group Private Homeschool Group November 19, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground See more details Administrative Team Administrative Team November 19, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details Sierra Club Sierra Club November 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details In Person Board Meeting (virtual option) In Person Board Meeting (virtual option) November 19, 2025 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Conference Room Zoom #2 See more details • • • • •	20 Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 20, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cafe Santa Rosa, 1327 E Kelly Ave, Peoria Heights, IL 61616, USA Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Questions? Contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Third Thursday Ladies' Lunch Third Thursday Ladies' Lunch November 20, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Hong Kong Buffet, 7708 N University St, Peoria, IL 61614, USA Join us to enjoy a wide variety of Asian cuisine. The buffet includes Japanese, Chinese, and American food. Please RSVP to Carlette at 309-258-5890. See more details Connection Circle Connection Circle November 20, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jr High Room See more details Builder Deadline Builder Deadline November 20, 2025 11:45 pm - November 21, 2025 12:45 am See more details • • • •	21 Builder Deadline Builder Deadline November 20, 2025 11:45 pm - November 21, 2025 12:45 am See more details Offsite: Peoria Rivermen Hockey Outing Offsite: Peoria Rivermen Hockey Outing November 21, 2025 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602, USA Peoria Rivermen Hockey Night Friday, Nov. 21, 7:15pm, Peoria Civic Center Hockey fans, it’s time to cheer on the Peoria Rivermen as they hit the ice! Tickets are just $31 each, but if we get 10 or more people to sign up, the tickets will be $19 each! Members are encouraged to carpool from the church. Sign up at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/227035 or email Tim Herold at herold1961@gmail.com. See more details • •	22
23 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 23, 2025 8:45 am - 10:00 am Conference Room You are welcome to join ongoing weekly sessions of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual program based on universal spiritual themes, primarily including forgiveness as the path to love in order to focus on living more peacefully in this world. To RSVP, contact Suzette Boulais at zetter3@comcast.net. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 23, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 23, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Stewardship Committee Meeting Stewardship Committee Meeting November 23, 2025 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Conference Room See more details Soup for School Outreach Luncheon Soup for School Outreach Luncheon November 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall Souper Sunday for School Outreach Sunday, November 23, After service, Fellowship Hall Suggested Donation: $5/person; $20/family Come enjoy some delicious soup and show your support for Pleasant Valley Outreach! This is our largest fundraiser, and we are in desperate need of funds. Approximately 96% of the families whose children attend Pleasant Valley Middle School live at poverty level, and some will soon lose government assistance. We provide weekend food for the 36 families who are most in need. The cost of food is up, even at the food bank. We estimate needing $5,000 this year to continue what we are doing. (Right now, we have less than $2,000.) So, please, come, enjoy a delicious meal and help support this great cause! We will have at least 6 soups to choose from, bread, crackers, and dessert. If you would like to help by making a big pot of soup, bringing a dessert, or helping in the kitchen, please call or text Bernie Humphrey (309-350-4199) or Susan Bopp (910-547-0143). See more details Mah Jongg for UUs Mah Jongg for UUs November 23, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fellowship Hall Do you play Mah Jongg or do you want to learn? Join the fun on 2nd and 4th Sundays! Bring your own drink and snack, and if you have a Mah Jongg set or mat, bring it, too. Contact Char Rickey at spinwool7@aol.com or 309-472-7085 or Evan Stubbs at sirstubby@hotmail.com or 575-621-5519 with questions. See more details • • • • • •	24 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details Connection Circle Connection Circle November 24, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • •	25 UU Can't Ban My Books (Virtual) UU Can't Ban My Books (Virtual) November 25, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Conference Rm & Zoom (link in description) In-Person or Zoom at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci This fourth Tuesday is the final installment for UU Can’t Ban My Books. Come ready to read courageously, reflect deeply, and stand up for the stories that matter. Books are available locally at Lit on Fire, online at bookshop.org/shop/UUCP, for free at your local library. This month’s selection is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, whose easygoing humor and prose are well-suited to his young audience. Alexie doesn’t pull many punches as he levels his eye at stereotypes, both warranted and inapt. A few of the plotlines fade to gray by the end, but this ultimately affirms the incredible power of best friends to hurt and heal in equal measure. Younger teens looking for the strength to lift themselves out of rough situations would do well to start here. This book was the most-challenged book in the United States from 2010 to 2019. See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 25, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as we invite guest presenters and talk about videos of current events, religion, and politics. We aspire to use empathy, humility, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassionate communications to discuss new insights, controversy, disinformation, irrationality, and magical thinking. See more details • •	26 Private Homeschool Group Private Homeschool Group November 26, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 26, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details • •	27 Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner November 27, 2025 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fellowship Hall Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, Nov. 27, Noon Setup, Fellowship Hall Enjoy the holiday tradition of a turkey dinner with your church friends, family, and guests on Thanksgiving Day. We need folks to set up, bring food, and help clean up. We’ll start setting up at noon and eat at 1pm. Please bring a dish to contribute. There will be a contribution basket to defray the cost of additional supplies. Sign up at the table in the foyer or contact the church office at office@peoriauuchurch.org or 309-688-5608. If you miss your chance to sign up in advance, please come at noon to help set up and bring a dish to share. See more details •	28 Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch November 28, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Childer's Eatery on University Join other retired UU men for lunch on the last Friday of the month. Questions? Email Bill Keefner at wkeef84@gmail.com. See more details •	29 Private Event Private Event November 29, 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fellowship Hall See more details •
30 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 30, 2025 8:45 am - 10:00 am Conference Room You are welcome to join ongoing weekly sessions of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual program based on universal spiritual themes, primarily including forgiveness as the path to love in order to focus on living more peacefully in this world. To RSVP, contact Suzette Boulais at zetter3@comcast.net. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 30, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 30, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Help the Holidays Happen Help the Holidays Happen November 30, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Whole Church Help the Holidays Happen at UUCP Sunday, November 30, Noon Bring your gloves and help get holiday décor out of storage, build a tree, and fluff the poinsettia. Many hands will make this holiday task a breeze! See more details • • • •

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