Sunday, Dec 15, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Rebecca Gant Overview: The ancient story of the night Jesus was born is often portrayed as a serene affair with Mary and Joseph, gazing adoringly at their new baby while a star lights up the sky. But the Mary of the...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: This year’s interactive pageant will focus on the radical story of an immigrant baby who was born to an unwed mom and grew up to fight the empire. Everyone is...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: This service focuses on World AIDS Day. Reverend Jennifer would like to hear your stories about AIDS and its impact. Email her at revjennifer@peoriauuchurch.org....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 24, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Join us for a deeper exploration of how our stories shape our lives. This service follows on the theme of speculative fiction from the “What If…?” service of...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: What do a few of our world religions say about our monthly theme of Repair?Fall Congregational Meeting is after the service. Coffee Hour Afterwards &...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On this Sunday after the election, we get our bearings for the work of our time.Soup Lunch to benefit Pleasant Valley Middle School after service. Coffee Hour...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On this Sunday before the November election, we return to our highest ideals. How shall wemeet this moment with care and commitment? Coffee Hour Afterwards &...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:One of our human superpowers is wondering. We wonder and then craft stories, draft machines, and make meaning. What stories do we need today? Bonus: All are...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, October 13th @ 10:30 am Speaker: Babs Allen Climate change, systemic oppression, war, genocide, contentious politics…it can feel never ending and overwhelming. Would it feel different if we approached things from a place of love...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 6, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: As part of our exploration of spiritual practices, we honor Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. With this service, we will begin to work with our monthly theme...
Haunted Forest Saturday, October 19th 7-8:30 PM Great Grove & Fellowship Hall Haunted Woods, Tricks & Treats, Campfire, Samhain Ritual, Witches Dance, & Tarot Readings too! Dare to enter the trail through the haunted forest where ghouls and goblins...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Oct 27, 2024 @ 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, Sep 29, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: Addressing climate crisis and climate justice are massive, daunting tasks. What if we returned to love? See how congregations across the country respond at...
Sunday, Sep 22, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: In recent years, we have rediscovered the value of compassion. We also recognize the many forms of our “love languages.” What does pastoral care mean to you? How do we serve one another?...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: All human beings carry a hunger. This may be a literal hunger, or it might be for something challenging to name and impossible to satisfy. What do you hunger...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Sep 8, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: This Ingathering marks the start of the church year. We offer our commitments to one another and celebrate being part of community that is called to create more...
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...
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...
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....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Sarah Allen Overview: Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving the health of soil, which has been degraded by the use of heavy machinery, fertilizers, and pesticides in...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Brad Keefauver 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 well-lived...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Jul 28, 2024 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Kai Wiest Overview: Kai Wiest, a transgender man from Central Illinois and a U of I graduate, has been able to find a welcoming community in the UU church. He will present his perspective on...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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, 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.
