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The Time (Travels) of our Lives
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: For those of us born in the nineteen hundreds, the future world of 2024 might not have turned out exactly like we thought it would. Time travel at the pace of a...Regenerative Agriculture
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving the health of soil, which has been degraded by the use of heavy machinery, fertilizers, and pesticides in...Blessing of the Animals
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 18, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis 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 in a kennel or carrier....The Question Is the Answer
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 @ 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...Our Work and Our Liberation
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 1, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On Labor Day Sunday, Reverend Jennifer returns to her occasional series on democracy. Given the ever-shifting dynamics of our politics, how do we speak for...![Rummage Sale 2024](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rummage-Sale-1080x630.png)
Rummage Sale 2024
Come check out our annual rummage sale this year on July 26-27! This sale is huge! Why spend time going from garage sale to garage sale in the summer heat when you can be here with everything under one air-conditioned roof! Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 8am-3pm....![T-Shirt Theology](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UU-Service_7-21-24-1080x630.png)
T-Shirt Theology
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...![Dementia](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UU-Service_7-14-24-1-1080x630.png)
Dementia
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...![The Little Prince](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UU-Service_7-7-24-1080x630.png)
The Little Prince
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....![Our History: The Sunday Evening Lectures](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UU-Service_6-30-24-1080x630.png)
Our History: The Sunday Evening Lectures
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...![Litha: A Ritual to Mark the Summer Solstice](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UU-Service_6-23-24-1080x630.png)
Litha: A Ritual to Mark the Summer Solstice
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...![I’m Not That Kind of Girl](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UU-Service_6-16-24-1080x630.png)
I’m Not That Kind of Girl
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...![Cherish the Moment – Recognition and Church Picnic at the Herm Farm](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UU-Service_6-9-24-1080x630.png)
Cherish the Moment – Recognition and Church Picnic at the Herm Farm
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...![Let There Be Brightness: The Flower Communion](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UU-Service_6-2-24-1080x630.png)
Let There Be Brightness: The Flower Communion
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...![Stories of Witness and Action](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/featured-image-05.26.2024-1080x630.jpg)
Stories of Witness and Action
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,...![Many Sources of Song: Music Sunday](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/featured-image-05.19.2024-1080x630.jpg)
Many Sources of Song: Music Sunday
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...![Encountering the Universes Within](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/featured-image-05.12.2024-1080x630.jpg)
Encountering the Universes Within
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...![Gaia, Mother Earth, and the Oneness of Everything](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/featured-image-05.05.2024-1080x670.jpg)
Gaia, Mother Earth, and the Oneness of Everything
Sunday, May 5th @ 10:30 AM Join Special Guest, Jim Scott: singer-songwriter, eco-activist, and former musician with the Paul Winter Consort, as he presents his original work Gaia, Mother Earth, and the Oneness of Everything. We will celebrate the earth with songs,...![Going Fast or Going Far: The Power of Community](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/UU-Service_4-28-24-1080x630.png)
Going Fast or Going Far: The Power of Community
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...![Love’s Transformative Power](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/UU-Service_4-21-24-1080x630.png)
Love’s Transformative Power
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...![All Things Work Together?](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/UU-Service_4-14-24-1080x630.png)
All Things Work Together?
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...![The Mystery of Mushrooms](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/UU-Service_4-7-24-1080x630.png)
The Mystery of Mushrooms
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...![Easter: What We Know and What May Rise](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UU-Service_3-30-24-1080x630.png)
Easter: What We Know and What May Rise
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...![The Promise of Yes](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UU-Service_3-24-24-1080x630.png)
The Promise of Yes
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...![Ch-ch-ch-Changes: Transforming Ourselves to Transform the World](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_3-17-24-1080x630.png)
Ch-ch-ch-Changes: Transforming Ourselves to Transform the World
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...![The Question of Truth and Democracy](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UU-Service_3-9-24-1080x630.png)
The Question of Truth and Democracy
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...![Listening to the Earth: Winter to Spring](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UU-Service_3-2-24-1080x630.png)
Listening to the Earth: Winter to Spring
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...![Thoughts on Spirituality Today](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/featured-image-02.25.2024-1-1080x675.jpg)
Thoughts on Spirituality Today
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...![A Letter to My Grandmother about Gaza](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_2-18-24.png)
A Letter to My Grandmother about Gaza
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...![The Question of Collective Liberation](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_2-11-24-1080x630.png)
The Question of Collective Liberation
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...![Calling All Holy Troublemakers](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_2-4-24-1080x630.png)
Calling All Holy Troublemakers
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...![Stories Celebrate Our Connections](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_1-28-24-1080x630.png)
Stories Celebrate Our Connections
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...![The Church That Says Yes!](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_1-21-24.png)
The Church That Says Yes!
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...![On Repentance and Repair](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_1-14-24.png)
On Repentance and Repair
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:...![Article 2 and YoUU](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_1-7-24-1080x630.png)
Article 2 and YoUU
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...![Seeds for the New Year](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_12-31-23-1080x630.png)
Seeds for the New Year
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...![Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-ChristmasEve_12-24-23-1-1080x630.png)
Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve
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...![A Participatory Nativity Story](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_12-24-23-1080x630.png)
A Participatory Nativity Story
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...![Winter Solstice Yule Celebration](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/winter-solstice-yule-image-2023-1080x675.png)
Winter Solstice Yule Celebration
ALL AGES Saturday, December 23rd @ 6:00 PM Spend a moment in the darkness with Keepers of the Great Grove and help call back the light. We’ll start with an indoor ritual and weather permitting will have a yule fire outdoors and Luminary walk on the property. Warm...![The Freedom to Doubt?](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_12-17-23-1080x630.png)
The Freedom to Doubt?
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...![A Winter Holiday Pageant](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_12-10-23-1080x630.png)
A Winter Holiday Pageant
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...![How Does One Address a Mystery?](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_12-03-23-1080x630.png)
How Does One Address a Mystery?
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...![We Are the People of the Open Mind, the Loving Heart, and the Helping Hands](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_11-26-23.png)
We Are the People of the Open Mind, the Loving Heart, and the Helping Hands
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...![The Courage to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_11-19-23.png)
The Courage to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery
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...![Choosing Gratitude and Hope](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_11-12-23.png)
Choosing Gratitude and Hope
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...![Becoming Good Ancestors](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_11-5-23.png)
Becoming Good Ancestors
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...![They Are With Us Still: A Service of Remembrance](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_10-29-23.png)
They Are With Us Still: A Service of Remembrance
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....![Power Sunday: Defending Democracy](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_10-22-23.png)
Power Sunday: Defending Democracy
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...![Resilience and Tolerance in Transylvania](https://peoriauuchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UU-Service-In-Person-and-Online_10-15-23.png)