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...
NEW DATE – MAY 5TH @ 7:00 PM Trans Day of Visibility Celebration Trans Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve...
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...
Ostara Ritual Sunday, March 19th @ 5:00 pm Ostara is celebrated on the spring equinox and is a time to celebrate rebirth and renewal. Hosted by the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria in collaboration with Susan Smith and The Cauldron of Knowledge. Join us for a...
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...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:As part of Black History Month, hear about a woman who sought equality for all people as she navigated being a Black Unitarian woman in antebellum United States....
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Carin Bringelson Overview:Come explore the loving roots of Unitarian Universalism. When we dig deep into our spiritual sustenance, we might just find that love is as messy as it is...
Sunday, Feb 12, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:In conjunction with our series on the six sources of Unitarian Universalism, we consider the relationship between love and surrender in Islam. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Sunday, Feb 5, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:Over the past few decades, Love has grown as the primary word for Unitarian Universalism. Are we The Love Church? The choir sings today. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Imbolc Ritual Sunday Feb 19th @ 4:00 pm Fellowship Hall This cross-quarter holiday takes place at the midway point between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara). It has long been recognized as the beginning of the end of winter, marked by the...
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, Jan 1, 2023 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Jesi Laughlin, Director of Lifespan Religious Education Overview: What is at your center? Let’s look inside ourselves set an intention, and create a touchstone to recall all year long. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
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, Dec 4, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:What is the place of wonder in our lives? What has wonder done for us lately? The choir sings today. Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Saturday December 3rd, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Join us for our annual ornament crafting and decorating party. All ages are welcome to lend a hand to make this year’s tree the most festive yet! You will be guided through stations to work on new ornaments and old favorites...
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...
Join the 10:30am Service Zoom Sunday, Nov 20, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: For over 40 years, Unitarian Universalists have worked from a core expression of our values as named in seven Principles and six Sources. Now we are asked to...
Sunday, Nov 20 at 6:00 PM Join Peoria Proud at our Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria for our annual observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance is an internationally-honored event that honors the lives of transgender...
Sunday, Nov 13, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview: On this Sunday after the elections, we explore what it means to live in a divided time and hold true to a democratic process. The Fall Congregational Meeting is after the service. Coffee...
November 19th & 20th, 2022 Saturday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Join us for our book sale! Members shop before the 10:30 AM service on Sunday, November 20th. Bags are just $5.00 each on...
Sunday, Nov 6, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:We begin this month’s theme of the Path of Change by addressing it directly. William Bridges offers a guide on how to make sense of change, even when everything is in flux. The choir...
Sunday, Oct 30, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis, Jesi Laughlin DLRE & 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. This year we will...
Saturday October 29 7:00-8:30 pm 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...
Sunday, Oct 23, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis & Jesi Laughlin, DLRE Overview:The mission of this congregation includes the call to grow spiritually. What does spiritual growth mean to you? What do we offer and what would you like to explore?...
Sunday, Oct 16, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Dawn Dannenbring Overview:Illinois People’s Action organize everyday people and the faith community across downstate Illinois to be a powerful voice on justice issues. As a faith that understands the need for people to have...
Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:The first global dialogue of faiths was with the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. The Parliament returns to Chicago in August 2023. How are we called to be with our siblings...
Sunday, Oct 2, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:Join us for the first Sunday with our monthly theme of “Courage.” What does it mean to take a chance with each other? Coffee Hour Afterwards & Offering...
Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:The Transcendentalists of the 19th century laid the foundation for the liberal religion we know today. The big names were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. But Margaret Fuller’s...
Sunday, Sep 18, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis Overview:We offered a powerful, positive message when we added, “Welcome Home” to our shirts and banner for Pride Fest. “Home” also is complicated for many of us. What does “home” mean? How does our...
Sunday, Sep 11, 2022 @ 10:30 am Speaker(s): Reverend Jennifer Innis, Jesi Laughlin, and the Congregation Overview:Ingathering Water Communion, Potluck to follow, and Splish Splash Games at NoonThis Ingathering marks the beginning of the church year. We offer our...
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
April 2, 20247:00 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.
Our Membership Coordinator, Regina Stanley, invites you to join her on Thursdays at 10am at a local coffee shop for a mug of your favorite hot beverage and conversation about whatever is on your mind, whether it is personal stories, spirituality, current events, or any subject you find interesting or important.
April 6, 20247:15 pm - 9:15 pm Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602, USA
Join Us at the Rivermen Hockey Game!
Saturday, April 6, 7:15pm
Peoria Civic Center
Get ready to lace up your skates and cheer on the Peoria Rivermen for their final hockey game of the year! Tickets are just $18 each when we secure a group of at least 10 attendees. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! Contact Tim Herold as soon as possible to
reserve your spot by texting 309-251-7807 or emailing herold1961@gmail.com. Let's show our support and make this last game one to remember!
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.
Coffee with the Minister Sunday, April 7, Noon-1pm Conference Room and Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/bddarn7a Want to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and our church? A great way to get your questions answered and to find out more is to attend Coffee with the Minister with Reverend Jennifer Innis and Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley. Childcare will be provided. If you have questions, please email Regina at membership@peoriauuchurch.org. We hope to see you there!
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
April 9, 20247:00 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.
Our Membership Coordinator, Regina Stanley, invites you to join her on Thursdays at 10am at a local coffee shop for a mug of your favorite hot beverage and conversation about whatever is on your mind, whether it is personal stories, spirituality, current events, or any subject you find interesting or important.
Movie Night
Friday, April 12
Pizza served in Fellowship Hall at 5:30pm
Popcorn and Movie in RE Commons at 6pm
We, as a church, are committing to saying, “YES!” And for this movie night, we will get inspired by screening the family friendly film YES Day! Wear your jammies, bring your stuffed friend or a snuggly blankie, and join us!
Spring Cleaning, Inside & Out
Saturday, April 13, 9am-1pm (Inside)
Outdoor Clean Up from 10am-Noon
From 10am-noon we'll have leaders directing tasks outdoors. It's time again to clean away last year's foliage so new growth can bloom! Join us at church for cutting and raking in the flowerbeds, leaf removal, and maybe work on the playground and in the forest. Bring gloves and a hat, and enjoy our beautiful outdoor spaces!
From 9am-1pm, drop in and choose from
indoor tasks of scrubbing, dusting, vacuuming hidden corners, polishing, and window
cleaning. There is a task for every skill and for as much or as little time as you can give!
Date with Death Club Saturday, April 13, 9:30-11:30am Conference Room & Zoom https://tinyurl.com/yz2ur5zc Do you hope to face our mortality with less fear and more curiosity? Less euphemism and more reality? Less conformity and more creativity? If that sounds like you or who you hope to become, welcome to Date with Death Club. We’ll meet every other month at UUCP to explore topics of aging, death, and dying. Attend one, some, or all sessions. In April, we’ll explore hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life documents. More and more people are using hospice and doing so sooner, which can be helpful to them and their loved ones. Yet, most people who want to die at home end up dying in a facility. In this session, we’ll hear from an expert on hospice and explore end-of-life documents, like advance directives.
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.
April 14, 20241:00 pm - 4:30 pm RE Commons & Rooms
JOLT Harm Reduction Clinic
Sunday, April 14, 1-4pm at Church
JOLT Harm Reduction will run a screening and resource clinic at church on April 14. Staff will offer testing for HIV and Hepatitis C, educational materials, counseling, referrals for services, and more. JOLT wants to serve people all over Peoria, and we are happy to support them. For more information, see Rev. Jennifer or email her at revjennifer@peoriauuchurch.org.
Do you play Mah Jongg or do you want to learn? Join fellow UUs on 2nd and 4th Sundays in Fellowship Hall to play (or learn and then play) Sichuan Mah Jongg (Chinese Mah Jongg). Bring your own drink and snack and plan to have a good time! If you have a Mah Jongg set or mat, bring it, too. In March, we will begin to teach and play National Mah Jongg (American Mah Jongg).
Everyone is invited to join the conversation. Bring your own brown bag dinner and drink. The monthly meeting of the Peoria National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) chapter follows at 7pm. Call or text Heather McMeekan 309-333-8801 or Kathy McNeil 309-687-9739 with questions.
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
April 16, 20247:00 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.
Our Membership Coordinator, Regina Stanley, invites you to join her on Thursdays at 10am at a local coffee shop for a mug of your favorite hot beverage and conversation about whatever is on your mind, whether it is personal stories, spirituality, current events, or any subject you find interesting or important.
All ages are invited to play! Bring a favorite game or try one that’s new to you. You are welcome to bring snacks for yourself or to share, but dinner is on your own. Contact Jesi Laughlin to host a month or sign up online at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/131999.
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.
Orchid Clinic
Sunday, April 21, Noon
Conference Room
Do you have an orchid like those sold in supermarkets and wonder how to care for it? Can it re-bloom? The
orchids sold in supermarkets are phalaenopsis
orchids (moth orchids) and can easily be kept in the home and bloom again. Come learn some tips on caring for them. If you have an orchid that isn’t in the best of health, bring it or a picture of it, and we will try to help you keep it growing.
April 21, 20245:00 pm - 7:00 pm United Presbyterian Church, 2400 W Northmoor Rd, Peoria, IL 61614, USA
Affirming Faiths Youth Night
Sunday, April 21, 5-7pm for 6th Grade & Up
United Presbyterian Church
2400 W Northmoor Rd, Peoria, IL 61614
United Presbyterian Church invites youth from the area’s Affirming Faiths Community for a night of fun! They’ll provide games in the gym, a Bob Ross painting tutorial, and nachos. Please bring a drink and sweet treat to share. RSVP to Jesi Laughlin at DLRE@peoriauuchurch.org.
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
April 23, 20247:00 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.
Our Membership Coordinator, Regina Stanley, invites you to join her on Thursdays at 10am at a local coffee shop for a mug of your favorite hot beverage and conversation about whatever is on your mind, whether it is personal stories, spirituality, current events, or any subject you find interesting or important.
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.
Hygiene Kits for the Children’s Home
Sunday, April 28, after Service, RE Commons
Join together for a community service project after worship! We will fill bags of personal hygiene items for youth that use the services provided by the Children’s Home of Illinois. This event was postponed from March.
Do you play Mah Jongg or do you want to learn? Join fellow UUs on 2nd and 4th Sundays in Fellowship Hall to play (or learn and then play) Sichuan Mah Jongg (Chinese Mah Jongg). Bring your own drink and snack and plan to have a good time! If you have a Mah Jongg set or mat, bring it, too. In March, we will begin to teach and play National Mah Jongg (American Mah Jongg).
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
April 30, 20247:00 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.
