Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jill Thomas & the Congregation Overview: It has been said, “You are what you wear.” A message on a t-shirt can tell us a lot about the person wearing it. During this service, members of the...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 14, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Mike Jongerius Overview: Dr. Mike Jongerius is a family physician who recently retired after 30+ years of practice in the Peoria area. As he ‘aged’ with his patients, he developed a special...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 7, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Bill Ordaz Overview: Mystical and enchanting, this small book has fascinated both children and adults for decades. Join us as we explore the many messages still pertinent to our lives today....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Kathy Carter Overview:In the 1920s and early 1930s, the First Universalist Church brought nationally and internationally known speakers to Peoria. Learn how these Sunday Evening Lectures began...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 23, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Keepers of the Great Grove: CUUPs Overview: This longest day of the year is the perfect time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we are going. This service will be for all ages and include...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jill Thomas Overview: After 30+ years as a UU, I have really changed. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
ZOOM is UNAVAILABLE for this service, please join us in person Sunday, Sun Jun 9, 2024Picnic Starts @ 9:30 am (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE)Service Starts @ 10:45 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis and a Cast of Thousands Overview:Join us at the Herm Farm for our annual...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 2, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis & Jesi Laughlin, DLRE Overview: Join us for a celebration of story and the abundance of life as we honor our ritual of the Flower Communion. All are invited to bring...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 26, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:On Memorial Day weekend, we return to the ongoing theme of democracy and being a citizen. How do we show up and act in this time? Note: due to a technical error,...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): UU Church of Peoria Choir Overview: Join us as we enjoy our annual Music Sunday with our excellent choir, led by Lynn Randolph. Everyone starts in worship. Children may remain in service or...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:For our monthly theme of Pluralism, I wonder: What are your sources of spiritual inspiration? Our Special Music comes from the Peoria Recorder Consort. Coffee...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Beth Monhollen Overview:American culture’s focus on individualism often leaves us disconnected and alone. Community building as spiritual practice is part of our work as UUs. And we can...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Regina Stanley, Membership Coordinator Overview:Regina is part of a sermon-writing course called, “The Shared Pulpit.” Join us as she offers one of the most remarkable and revealing shifts in...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 14, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: What is our purpose and relationship to the Holy amid the heartbreak and terrible acts in the world? We explore Romans 8:28, “We know that all things work...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Calling all mycelium fans! As we begin the theme of Interdependence, we enter the world of mushrooms. For our special music, Natasha Greene and friends will lead...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 31, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Jesus’ followers placed his body in a tomb. When they returned, the tomb was empty. The world did not end. What keeps rising from that moment? The choir will...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 24, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: When folks marry, I caution them against expecting to make each other happy. Rather, such a commitment is for amplifying the experience of life. What are our...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Rebecca Gant, Guest Speaker Overview: Change–even change that we say we want–is not always easy. We UUs often talk about the world we would like to live in–a world...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 10, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: How do we know what we know as citizens who want to participate in our society? How are the shifts in information impacting our spiritual lives? This service...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: The sunny, warmer weather has folks anticipating an early spring. Let us pause for a moment and let the Earth teach us about seasons and cycles. The choir will...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 25, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Dr. Robert Fuller, Guest Speaker Overview: Dr. Fuller, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Bradley University, was the Caterpillar Professor of Religious Studies at Bradley before his...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 18, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: My grandmother was on staff with the Jewish Distribution Center in Geneva, Switzerland. She loved Israel and being part of the Jewish Community. How would we...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 11, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Dr. King tells us that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Where are we in the current work of liberation? Coffee Hour...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 4, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Heather Vickery, Guest Speaker Overview: As many of you know, our trans and gender expansive beloveds are under attack and being criminalized in many US states right now. This is so serious that...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jan 28, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Brian “Fox” Ellis Overview: We welcome Fox back to our church with stories from the wild world. See https://foxtalesint.com/ to learn more about our guest. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jan 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: In a time of so much “no,” how do we bear witness to our lives and find a way to say “Yes!”? The choir will sing. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jan 14, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Inspired by the book from Rabbi DaynaRuttenberg, we explore how addressing harm and pain in our lives can be an act of liberation. On Repentance and Repair:...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jan 7, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jesi Laughlin, DLRE Overview: Centered on Love, the values of Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity are already at the heart of our faith. Let’s look a...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 31, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Regina Stanley and the Congregation Overview: What seeds are you planting for the New Year? How are you weaving your magic into your relationships with others? How can we center beauty and...
Join the 7pm Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 24, 2023 @ 7pm Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer and the Congregation Overview: For Christmas Eve, we share the message of the birth of Jesus through ancient and modern texts and beautiful music. This service will feature music from...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 24, 2023 @ 10:30 am Overview:This story of compassion, care, love, and wisdom will have opportunities for young and old and everyone in between to participate either from their seats or by joining the tableau. Coffee Hour...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 17, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Doubting, wondering, and questioning are essential to human evolution. And doing so often gets us in big trouble. With so much emphasis on Mystery, what happens...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 10, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jesi Laughlin and a Cast of Thousands Overview: Somewhere in the world there is a place for all of us. UUCP kids and youth explore this idea through telling Lemony Snicket’s “The Latke Who...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 3, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Our Universalist ancestor Gordon McKeeman lays out a way for encountering Mystery: Cautiously, Reverently, Hopefully, Quietly. What does Mystery mean to our...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Patrick Price, Guest Minister Overview: These are the words of a chalice lighting that we teach our children in order to share some basic tenets of our faith. What does it mean for us to be a...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 19, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: The 15th century claims of Christian dominance and the right to conquer all of creation is woven into the fabric of our country. Before many of us celebrate...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 12, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Our faith is exploring new language around our values and how love is at the center of everything we do. This month’s value is generosity. We cultivate a spirit...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 5, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On October 29, we remembered our beloved dead. How shall we conduct ourselves knowing that we will be ancestors in our own right? We also recognize folks who...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 29, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis, Jesi Laughlin, and the Congregation Overview: At this time of year, many cultures and faiths set aside time for when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 22, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis and the Worship Committee Overview: Concerned about our democracy? We can save it! Reverend Jennifer and members will offer a message from the Unitarian Universalists for...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Our Apologies, there were technical difficulties with the video, so this was filmed with an iPhone from the back of the sanctuary. Please turn up the Audio Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: The...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 8, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: When did the Unitarian Universalist church become welcoming? As we look forward to National Coming Out Day on October 11 and hosting the Drag Story Time at the...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 1, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:Along with the rising importance of freedom in thought and identity, we also see a rise in efforts to control our minds and behaviors. Where did modern fascism...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: We speak of welcoming, but what does it mean to do so in real life? Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 17, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jesi Laughlin, DLRE Overview:Nurturing moral and spiritual growth is the foundation of any faith. What are we exploring this year? The children and youth begin their program today. Coffee Hour...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 10, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Potluck and Splash Games after Service This Ingathering marks the start of the church year. We offer our commitments to one another and celebrate being part...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 3, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: For our end of summer Question Box Sermon, we are part of creating the message along with Reverend Jennifer. Send her your questions ahead of time or in person...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis and a Cast of Thousands Overview:Join us for our Blessing of the Animals! Beloved animals are welcome to join us on site or in a photo. In person pets must be leashed or...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 20, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Michael Brown Overview: Rev. Michael will share reflections on the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 13, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): BJ Lindsey Overview: BJ challenges us to appreciate what we may be overlooking. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
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.
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.
All members are asked to join us in person or online at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci as we vote on the slate of elected leaders and the budget for 2025-26. A light pizza lunch will be provided, including a vegan pizza option. See meeting agenda below.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Confirm Quorum
3. Nominating Committee - Peter Offutt, Chair
(Presents the slate of nominees -- VOTE required)
4. Trust Annual Report (No vote required)
5. Annual Campaign Results (No vote required)
6. 2025-2026 Budget - Budget Development Team (VOTE to approve final budget is required)
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
June 3, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr
Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHras 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.
Join us for our monthly member-led meetings on first Wednesdays. This month will include planning for Litha, which we will hold Sunday, June 22, at 10:30am in the Sanctuary. CUUPs stands for Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans. All are welcome at our meetings.
June 5, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm Leaves 'n Beans Coffee, 4800 N Prospect Rd, 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.
June 8, 20259:30 am - 1:30 pm 23215 Farmdale Rd, Washington, IL 61571, USA
It’s Annual Church Picnic Time!
This is an event you will not want to miss! Bring something to share for breakfast: fruit, sweet rolls, an egg dish, etc. Coffee, tea, lemonade, and juice are furnished. Bring a lawn chair if you are able; additional seating may be required. The Worship Service begins around 10:45am. After the service, fishing, boating, and swimming are available. Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising children on the lake. Plan now to take part in this end-of-the-year tradition. Bring the whole family! Bring your friends!
Directions to Herm Farm for Church Picnic
From Peoria: From I-74 East, take the Camp Street Exit (Route 8/Route 150) in East Peoria. Continue on Route 8 through East Peoria. At the far end of Fondulac Plaza, at the traffic light (McDonald’s on left/Dollar Tree on right), turn right onto Farmdale Road. Follow Farmdale Road about 2 miles. You will cross three RR crossings. The third crossing will be found after a sharp left at the sign for Farmdale Reservoir, which also points left. Go a short distance and stay right at the next fork. At the top of the hill, turn right onto the farm at mailbox 23215. There will be signs posted.
From the North: Take Centennial Drive toward ICC. Turn right on Highview Road. Go 2.4 miles through 2 stop signs (now on Illini Drive). At McDonald’s (Route 8), go straight. Now you’re on Farmdale Road. Follow directions above.
From Morton: Leave Morton on Main Street North. At the end, turn left onto Cooper Road. Turn right onto Schuck Road, then left onto Farmdale Road. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto the farm at mailbox 23215.
From Washington: Go east on Main Street toward Morton. Turn right onto Schuck Road. Just past Pine Lakes Golf course, turn right onto Farmdale Road. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto the farm at mailbox 23215.
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.
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
June 10, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr
Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHras 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.
June 12, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm Leaves 'n Beans Coffee, 4800 N Prospect Rd, 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.
Come learn about the nutritional and medicinal uses of herbs in community. We will explore the history of Peoria through its cuisine: the Native, French, German, Lebanese, and more. We will occasionally prepare a dish to share after service on Sunday. For more information, contact Kevin Cashmer at kevincashmer44@gmail.com.
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.
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.
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.
Help make order out of chaos! We’ll be organizing and cataloging our UUCP children’s book library. Come one, come all and lend a hand. If you can’t make it on June 18 but still want to help, email Jesi Laughlin at DLRE@PeoriaUUChurch.org to schedule a time that works for you.
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
June 17, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr
Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHras 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.
June 19, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm Leaves 'n Beans Coffee, 4800 N Prospect Rd, 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.
June 19, 202511:30 am - 12:30 pm Bloody Mary Brunch Company, 708 W Glen Ave Suite A, Peoria, IL 61614, USA
Join us for an ample choice of breakfast and lunch dishes of American cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Please RSVP to Carlette at 309-258-5890.
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.
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.
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
June 24, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr
Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHras 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.
June 26, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm Leaves 'n Beans Coffee, 4800 N Prospect Rd, 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.
Bring your own lunch and join in conversation with others. This lunchtime community is open to anyone who wants to come! Questions? Contact the church office at office@peoriauuchurch.org.
Come learn about the nutritional and medicinal uses of herbs in community. We will explore the history of Peoria through its cuisine: the Native, French, German, Lebanese, and more. We will occasionally prepare a dish to share after service on Sunday. For more information, contact Kevin Cashmer at kevincashmer44@gmail.com.
Something-on-a-Stick Cookout: Campfire, Fun, & Games
Friday, June 27, 5:30pm, Back Lawn
Let’s play yard games and gather around the campfire together! Bring a dish to pass if you would like, and we will provide dogs (vegan & not), buns, condiments, chips, s’mores fixings, and lemonade. In case of bad weather, we will move indoors to Fellowship Hall for a traditional game night.
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.
June 29, 202512:30 pm - 1:30 pm Patio or Fellowship Hall
The community is invited to gather on a monthly basis for opportunities to connect, vision, dream, plan, and be together. Many events, meetings, and actions are planned in June, so this could be a good space to connect with others and process how they went. This time will be whatever we make of it. We’ll have coffee, tea, and lemonade, some snacks to share, and a small project. You bring yourself, your projects, and your ideas! A potluck lunch item is appreciated.
