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...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 6, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Joyce Harant Overview:Film will educate us on the closure of the coal plant and the current issues. Discussion in the conference room will follow. Click HERE to view the film on its own. Coffee...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 30, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): CUUPs Overview: Lughnasadh is a Pagan Holiday and one of the eight Wiccan Sabbats that mark the turning of the year. This ritual is a time to celebrate the very beginning of the harvest, when...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 23, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jeanette Gruber Overview: Jeanette helps us explore love relationships (including the ones with our pets!) along with author Mary Frances O’Connor, PhD, whose work, The Grieving Brain, is our...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 16, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Paul Resnick Overview: Paul will share alternatives to the green grass lawn. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Pat Harris Overview: Pat will share the immigration story of her father and the remarkable way in which it unfolded. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 2, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Brad Keefauver Overview:Even though fans are wiser than ever about the mythology of sports entertainment, professional wrestling is still popular. What can this tell us about belief, truth, and...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 25, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Judith Koren-Shanahan, Peoria UU Member Overview: We explore the impact the arts have on us today. Coffee Hour Afterwards &...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 18, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Kathy Carter, Peoria UU Member Overview: Kathy will share stories and events from the UUPC history that have shaped us into who we are today. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
NO ZOOM PLEASE JOIN US AT THE HERM FARM IN-PERSON OR WATCH THE PRE-RECORDED SERVICE BELOW Sunday, Jun 11, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer and a Cast of Thousands Overview:Join us at the Herm Farm for our annual picnic and celebration of the past year....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jun 4, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis and 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. For this multi-age service,...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Memorial Day weekend marks the cusp between Spring and Summer. What have we already received year? How shall we prepare for what is to come? Coffee Hour...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Universalist Unitarian Church Choir Overview: Join us as we enjoy our annual Music Sunday with our excellent choir led by Dave Breeden. Everyone starts in worship. Children may remain in service...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 14, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: The creative principle is everywhere, as are the forces working against it. How do you navigate that flow? We will enjoy the music of the Peoria Recorder Group....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: As the Nazis rose to power in Western Europe, many churches ignored or denied the growing threat. Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams called those...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 30, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Unitarian Universalism is committed to creating a more just and equitable world. And – we arepredominantly white with a mixed history of being anti-racist and...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 23, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Florence Caplow Overview: “Oh to be a pear tree—any tree in bloom!” Zora Neale HurstonCome celebrate Earth Day with the poetic voices of women honoring the earth, as well asreflections...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 16, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:Humans come in so many forms, including how our minds work. How do we expand ourunderstanding of human intelligence as we strive to welcome all?The choir will...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 9, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Guest Musician: Wes SedrelJesus always flipped the tables on people’s expectations as he showed a new way of relating toeach other. What do we learn from him...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Apr 2, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: What might we mere mortals offer to a bruised and hurting world? Join us for the kickoff of our Annual Campaign and dream of our work in the world. The choir...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On this last Sunday with the theme of Vulnerability and before we enter into April’s theme of Resistance, we pause to pay attention to our brokenness, our...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: The first women in ministry faced bias and few opportunities. But the Great Plains of the 1800’s were an opportunity for a band of Unitarian women. Who were...
Sunday, Mar 12, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Rosabeth Moss Kanter tells us that “The most radical thing we can do is connect people to one another. That starts conversations toward a vision for change.” What does connection mean for us...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: How do we declare what we hold dear in this time? Join us for how this faith is exploring new ways to name our foundation and our values. See the notice about...
Sunday, Jan 29, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Craig Schwalenberg Overview:Ever play Let’s Pretend? Ever visit the Kingdom of Make-Believe? Maybe when we were kids, but we’re too old for that now…aren’t we? I certainly hope not. Grab your chalk, hop on the...
Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Members of the Congregation Overview: Finding our center includes listening to the lives of those who have seen and known so much of this world. Children and youth ask questions of our older members. All are welcome for this...
Sunday, Jan 15, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: As we remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., what is the place of justice in our lives and in our beliefs? Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Sunday, Jan 8, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:Our efforts at a liberal approach to religion is based on deep mutual commitments. Speaking our covenant out loud lifts the heart. How do our promises work with real, live human beings? The...
Sunday, Dec 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis and the Congregation Overview: On Christmas Morning, join us for carols, stories, and brunch in Fellowship Hall. We will take turns unwrapping the parts of the service and sharing them as they emerge....
Saturday, Dec 24, 2022 @ 7:00 pm Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis 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 Dave Breeden and...
Sunday, Dec 18, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: So often in our language we use “black” or “dark” to refer to what is fearful and evil. Let us explore the richness of the Dark in our lives. The choir will sing. Coffee Hour Afterwards...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 11, 2022 @ 10:30 am No Facebook Stream or Posted Recording on 12/11 To honor the privacy of our youngest members and friends, worship on December 11th will be available on the church’s public Zoom feed but will not be streamed...
Sunday, Nov 27, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: How do you feel in your body as well as your heart? Before we enter into December’s theme of Wonder, let’s spend a moment on locating ourselves and our ever-shifting physical forms. Coffee...
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.
October 2, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm CxT Roasting Company - Keller Station, 6035 Knoxville Ave Ste 101, Peoria, IL 61614, 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.
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.
October 4, 20254:00 pm - 5:30 pm Springdale Cemetery, 3014 N Prospect Rd, Peoria, IL 61603, USA
Springdale Cemetery Actors’ Tour
Saturday, October 4, 4pm
$15/adult & $10/child
Join our UU group to step back in time and meet some of Peoria’s fascinating past residents brought to life by costumed actors! You’ll pay at the cemetery—we just need to give them a headcount in advance. Members are encouraged to carpool. Sign up at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/221708 Questions? Email Tim Herold at herold1961@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
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.
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!
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
October 7, 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.
October 9, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm CxT Roasting Company - Keller Station, 6035 Knoxville Ave Ste 101, Peoria, IL 61614, 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.
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.
October 12, 20258:45 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.
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.
Join us for this monthly virtual event designed to offer spiritual grounding, political analysis, and collective action. This month, we gather on Indigenous Peoples’ Day to get grounded with story by Katie Resendiz, who most recently served as Director of Children's Ministry at the UU Congregation of Phoenix, and UU minister Rev. Clyde Grubbs (Texas Cherokee) will invite us to examine Colonialism violently imposed on the land and people in contrast to the indigenous understanding of all our relations. Join us live or watch the recording later.
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!
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!
October 14 ~ Faith Development for Children & Adults and Worship & the Liturgical Year
November 11 ~ Pastoral Care and Small Group Connections
December 9 ~ Social Action, Community Service & Racial Justice and Membership 101
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
October 14, 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.
October 16, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm CxT Roasting Company - Keller Station, 6035 Knoxville Ave Ste 101, Peoria, IL 61614, 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.
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.
Games & Prizes! Tricks & Treats! Cookie Decorating! Monster Mash Dance Contest! Snack Bar Potluck! Costumes Encouraged!
UUCP members, friends, and visitors are welcome to join the Halloween fun! We need your help to make it special. Bring your goblins, host a game, play the mad scientist, help with cookie decorating, set up, or clean up—there are roles for everyone! And please bring a Halloween-themed food item for our potluck snack bar. Sign up in RE Commons or at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/228587.
Join us to prepare the Great Grove for the Haunted Forest! We’ll do sidewalk cleanup around the building as well. Please wear appropriate clothing. Questions? Email Evan Stubbs at sirstubby@hotmail.com.
October 19, 20258:45 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.
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.
October 19, 202512:00 pm - 1:00 pm Conference Room or Zoom (link in description)
Social Impact Committee Meeting Sunday, October 19, Noon Conference Room or Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/3nkuzhyx The Social Impact Committee will be meeting to plan for the November Congregational Meeting. All who would like to participate in this work are invited to attend. See Rev Jennifer Innis with questions.
October 19, 20252:00 pm - 5:00 pm Lakeview Parking Lot
Peoria Proud Trunk-or-Treat
Sunday, October 19, 2-5pm (Set Up at 12:45pm)
Lakeview Parking Lot
We’ve signed up to host a trunk at Peoria Proud’s First Annual Trunk-or-Treat! Email Jesi Laughlin at DLRE@peoriaUUchurch.org to help host, or bring your kiddos for tricks and treats!
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.
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!
October 21: Hinduism ~ November 18: Judaism ~ December 16: Islam
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
October 21, 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.
October 23, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm CxT Roasting Company - Keller Station, 6035 Knoxville Ave Ste 101, Peoria, IL 61614, 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.
October 23, 202511:30 am - 1:30 pm Conference Room
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.
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.
October 25, 20257:00 pm - 8:30 pm Church & Great Grove
Haunted Forest
Saturday, October 25, 7-8:30pm
$5/person cash or credit
Enter the Forest If You Dare! Haunted Woods, Tricks & Treats, Campfire, Samhain Ritual, Witches Dance, Tarot Readings, and more!
Dare to enter the trail through the Haunted Forest, where ghouls and goblins eagerly await your visit! Our haunted forest is specifically designed to be just the right amount of fright. Scary enough for brave kids and adults of all ages, but not so scary or gory you’ll have nightmares! Parents must supervise children at all times. Costumes encouraged! Donations appreciated. Come for any or all activities!
October 26, 20258:45 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.
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.
We’ll read and discuss young adult books that have been banned or challenged—books that spark meaningful conversations around social justice, identity, and the values we hold dear as UUs. Books are available locally at Lit on Fire, online at bookshop.org/shop/UUCP, for free at your local library.
This month’s selection, Crank by Ellen Hopkins, tells the story of how one summer’s drug use changes the course of honors student Kristina Snow’s life, showing that addiction can strike any
person or family. Kristina is only 16 when she first uses crystal meth, which she dubs “the monster.” Written in hypnotic, broken verse, the novel is loosely based on the struggles of Hopkins’s own daughter. Minimal words and granular details immerse the reader in the psyche of a teenager dealing with drug addiction. A New York Times bestseller, Crank is also regularly featured on banned-book lists for its depictions of addiction and sex.
Join us this month or in the future:
Nov 25: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
October 28, 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.
October 30, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm CxT Roasting Company - Keller Station, 6035 Knoxville Ave Ste 101, Peoria, IL 61614, 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.
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.
