November 2025

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Private Ashes Scattering
  • Adventures in Fellowship: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Gathering
2
  • A Course in Miracles
  • Life Force Tai Chi
  • Worship Service
  • Coffee Hour
  • Sunday Afternoon CC
  • Young & Emerging Adult (Yea!) Group Interest Meeting
  • PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice
3
  • Connection Circle
4
  • Tuesday Morning Connection Circle
  • Spiritual Practices
  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
  • Virtual only: SGM Facilitators Meeting
5
  • Book Sale Set Up
  • Private Homeschool Group
  • Administrative Team
  • OLLI Practice
  • CUUPs Meeting
  • UUkulele Strum Group
  • Virtual: Worship Committee
6
  • Book Sale Set Up
  • Mugs & Musings
  • Connection Circle
  • Tao Te Ching Study Group
7
  • UU Book Sale
8
  • UU Book Sale
9
  • A Course in Miracles
  • UU Book Sale Close and Clean Up
  • Worship Service
  • Coffee Hour
  • In person & Virtual: Caring Committee
  • Mah Jongg for UUs
10
  • OLLI Practice
  • Connection Circle
  • Virtual: Side with Love: The Gathering
11
  • Inquirers for Newcomers & Visitors
  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
12
  • Private Homeschool Group
  • Administrative Team
  • UUkulele Strum Group
  • Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group
13
  • Mugs & Musings
  • Thursday Afternoon CC
14
  • Lantern Walk: Light in the Darkness
15
16
  • A Course in Miracles
  • RE Committee Meeting
  • Life Force Tai Chi
  • Worship Service
  • Coffee Hour
  • Sunday Afternoon CC
  • Welcome Committee
  • Congregational Meeting
  • PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice
  • Offsite: Affirming Faiths Youth Friendsgiving
17
  • OLLI Practice
  • LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP
  • Connection Circle
18
  • Accessible Nature Exploration
  • Tuesday Morning Connection Circle
  • Crossing Paths: An Exploration of World Religions
  • Finance/Personnel Committee In-Person or Zoom #2
  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
19
  • Private Homeschool Group
  • Administrative Team
  • Sierra Club
  • UUkulele Strum Group
  • In Person Board Meeting (virtual option)
20
  • Mugs & Musings
  • Third Thursday Ladies' Lunch
  • Connection Circle
  • Builder Deadline
21
  • Builder Deadline
  • Offsite: Peoria Rivermen Hockey Outing
22
23
  • A Course in Miracles
  • Worship Service
  • Coffee Hour
  • Stewardship Committee Meeting
  • Soup for School Outreach Luncheon
  • Mah Jongg for UUs
24
  • OLLI Practice
  • Connection Circle
25
  • UU Can't Ban My Books (Virtual)
  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2
26
  • Private Homeschool Group
  • UUkulele Strum Group
27
  • Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner
28
  • Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch
29
  • Private Event
30
  • A Course in Miracles
  • Worship Service
  • Coffee Hour
  • Help the Holidays Happen
November 21, 2025
  • Offsite: Peoria Rivermen Hockey Outing

    November 21, 2025  7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
    Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602, USA

    Peoria Rivermen Hockey Night

    Friday, Nov. 21, 7:15pm, Peoria Civic Center
       Hockey fans, it’s time to cheer on the Peoria Rivermen as they hit the ice! Tickets are just $31 each, but if we get 10 or more people to sign up, the tickets will be $19 each! Members are encouraged to carpool from the church. Sign up at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/227035 or email Tim Herold at herold1961@gmail.com.  

     

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  • Builder Deadline

    November 20, 2025  11:45 pm - November 21, 2025  12:45 am

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November 23, 2025
  • A Course in Miracles

    November 23, 2025  8:45 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.

     

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  • Worship Service

    November 23, 2025  10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Sanctuary

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  • Coffee Hour

    November 23, 2025  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Patio

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  • Stewardship Committee Meeting

    November 23, 2025  11:45 am - 12:45 pm
    Conference Room

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  • Soup for School Outreach Luncheon

    November 23, 2025  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

    Souper Sunday for School Outreach

     Sunday, November 23, After service, Fellowship Hall

     Suggested Donation: $5/person; $20/family

       Come enjoy some delicious soup and show your support for Pleasant Valley Outreach! This is our largest fundraiser, and we are in desperate need of funds. Approximately 96% of the families whose children attend Pleasant Valley Middle School live at poverty level, and some will soon lose government assistance. We provide weekend food for the 36 families who are most in need. The cost of food is up, even at the food bank. We estimate needing $5,000 this year to continue what we are doing. (Right now, we have less than $2,000.) So, please, come, enjoy a delicious meal and help support this great cause! We will have at least 6 soups to choose from, bread, crackers, and dessert.

       If you would like to help by making a big pot of soup, bringing a dessert, or helping in the kitchen, please call or text Bernie Humphrey (309-350-4199) or Susan Bopp (910-547-0143).

     

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  • Mah Jongg for UUs

    November 23, 2025  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

       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.

     

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November 24, 2025
November 25, 2025
  • UU Can't Ban My Books (Virtual)

    November 25, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Conference Rm & Zoom (link in description)

    In-Person or Zoom at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci

       This fourth Tuesday is the final installment for UU Can’t Ban My Books. Come ready to read courageously, reflect deeply, and stand up for the stories that matter. Books are available locally at Lit on Fire, online at bookshop.org/shop/UUCP, for free at your local library.   

       This month’s selection is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, whose easygoing humor and prose are well-suited to his young audience. Alexie doesn’t pull many punches as he levels his eye at stereotypes, both warranted and inapt. A few of the plotlines fade to gray by the end, but this ultimately affirms the incredible power of best friends to hurt and heal in equal measure. Younger teens looking for the strength to lift themselves out of rough situations would do well to start here. This book was the most-challenged book in the United States from 2010 to 2019. 

     

     

     

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  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2

    November 25, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr

       Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as 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. 

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November 26, 2025
  • Private Homeschool Group

    November 26, 2025  9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground

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  • UUkulele Strum Group

    November 26, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Foyer

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November 27, 2025
  • Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner

    November 27, 2025  12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

    Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner 

    Thursday, Nov. 27, Noon Setup, Fellowship Hall

       Enjoy the holiday tradition of a turkey dinner with your church friends, family, and guests on Thanksgiving Day. We need folks to set up, bring food, and help clean up. We’ll start setting up at noon and eat at 1pm. Please bring a dish to contribute. There will be a contribution basket to defray the cost of additional supplies. Sign up at the table in the foyer or contact the church office at office@peoriauuchurch.org or 309-688-5608. If you miss your chance to sign up in advance, please come at noon to help set up and bring a dish to share.

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November 28, 2025
  • Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch

    November 28, 2025  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Childer's Eatery on University

      Join other retired UU men for lunch on the last Friday of the month. Questions? Email Bill Keefner at wkeef84@gmail.com.

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November 29, 2025
  • Private Event

    November 29, 2025  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

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November 30, 2025
  • A Course in Miracles

    November 30, 2025  8:45 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.

     

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  • Worship Service

    November 30, 2025  10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Sanctuary

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  • Coffee Hour

    November 30, 2025  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Patio

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  • Help the Holidays Happen

    November 30, 2025  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Whole Church

    Help the Holidays Happen at UUCP

    Sunday, November 30, Noon
       Bring your gloves and help get holiday décor out of storage, build a tree, and fluff the poinsettia. Many hands will make this holiday task a breeze!

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December 1, 2025
  • OLLI Practice

    December 1, 2025  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Sanctuary

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  • Connection Circle

    December 1, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    RE Meeting Room

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December 2, 2025
  • Tuesday Morning Connection Circle

    December 2, 2025  11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Conference Room

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  • Spiritual Practices

    December 2, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Conference Room

    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!

    October 7 ~ Prayer

    November 4 ~ Meditation

    December 2 ~ Worship & Ritual

     

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  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2

    December 2, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr

       Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as 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. 

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  • Virtual only: SGM Facilitators Meeting

    December 2, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Zoom

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December 3, 2025
  • Private Homeschool Group

    December 3, 2025  9:00 am - 1:30 pm
    RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground

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  • Builder Mailing

    December 3, 2025  10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Conference Room

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  • Administrative Team

    December 3, 2025  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Zoom 3 - conference room or library

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  • CUUPs Meeting

    December 3, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Conference Room

    Keepers of the Great Grove ~ CUUPs

    1st Wednesday of the month, 6-7:30pm

    Conference Room or Zoom

    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.

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  • UUkulele Strum Group

    December 3, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Foyer

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December 4, 2025
  • Mugs & Musings

    December 4, 2025  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Intuition Coffee + Juice, 734 Main St, Peoria, IL 61602, 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.

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  • Connection Circle

    December 4, 2025  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Jr High Room

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December 6, 2025
  • Offsite: ACORN Equality Fund Breakfast

    December 6, 2025  9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center, 100 Conference Center Dr, East Peoria, IL 61611, USA

    Join us to recognize the achievements of LGBTQ+ and allied students and to raise money for future awards. We have reserved a table. Tickets are $47.50/each. Email office@peoriauuchurch.org to purchase.

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  • Deck the Halls

    December 6, 2025  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

    Deck the Halls

    Saturday, December 6, 2-4pm

       Save the date for this UUCP holiday tradition! We will craft ornaments to hang on our tree, sip hot cocoa, and sing some carols. 

     

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December 7, 2025
  • A Course in Miracles

    December 7, 2025  8:45 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.

     

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  • Life Force Tai Chi

    December 7, 2025  9:30 am - 10:00 am
    Meet on Foyer

    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.

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  • Holiday Fair Trade Shopping

    December 7, 2025  10:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

    Holiday Fair Trade Shopping
    Sunday, December 7
    10:30am for kids and youth to shop without their caregivers
    After Worship for everyone

       Kids can shop during the service with an elf helper (UUCP Youth) and everyone is welcome to shop in Fellowship Hall during coffee hour. There will be a variety of items at all price points, with prices starting at $3, many around $10, and even more above that. The sale is hosted by Ten Thousand Villages. This is a great way to pick up Fair Trade gifts for your holiday giving.

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  • Worship Service

    December 7, 2025  10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Sanctuary

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  • Coffee Hour

    December 7, 2025  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Patio

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  • Sunday Afternoon CC

    December 7, 2025  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    RE Meeting Room/Senior High Room

    Galen

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  • PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice

    December 7, 2025  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Sanctuary

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December 8, 2025
December 9, 2025
  • Inquirers for Newcomers & Visitors

    December 9, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Conference Room

    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

     

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  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2

    December 9, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr

       Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as 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. 

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December 10, 2025
  • Private Homeschool Group

    December 10, 2025  9:00 am - 1:30 pm
    RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground

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  • Administrative Team

    December 10, 2025  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Zoom 3 - conference room or library

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  • UUkulele Strum Group

    December 10, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Foyer

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  • Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group

    December 10, 2025  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Re Meeting Room or Zoom

    Amethyst Circle: An Addiction Recovery Group Following UU Values

    RE Meeting Room or Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/3u7f8yh2

       Gather with others to offer and receive support on your addiction journey. This group is facilitated by Tony Huerta and is open to all.

     

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December 11, 2025
  • Mugs & Musings

    December 11, 2025  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Intuition Coffee + Juice, 734 Main St, Peoria, IL 61602, 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.

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  • Thursday Afternoon CC

    December 11, 2025  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Conference Room

    Rev. Jennifer

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December 13, 2025
  • Henry Curran Visitation

    December 13, 2025  10:15 am - 11:00 am
    Sanctuary

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  • Henry Curran Memorial Service followed by Reception

    December 13, 2025  11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Sanctuary/Fellowship Hall

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December 14, 2025
  • A Course in Miracles

    December 14, 2025  8:45 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.

     

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  • Worship Service

    December 14, 2025  10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Sanctuary

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  • Coffee Hour

    December 14, 2025  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Patio

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  • Welcome Committee

    December 14, 2025  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Library

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  • In person & Virtual: Caring Committee

    December 14, 2025  12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
    Conference Room

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  • Mah Jongg for UUs

    December 14, 2025  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

       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.

     

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December 15, 2025
  • OLLI Practice

    December 15, 2025  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Sanctuary

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  • LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP

    December 15, 2025  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Conference Room

       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.

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  • Connection Circle

    December 15, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    RE Meeting Room

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December 16, 2025
  • Tuesday Morning Connection Circle

    December 16, 2025  11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Conference Room

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  • Crossing Paths: An Exploration of World Religions

    December 16, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    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

     

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  • Finance/Personnel Committee In-Person or Zoom #2

    December 16, 2025  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Conference Room

    Bill K

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  • Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2

    December 16, 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr

       Join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rthCHr as 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. 

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December 17, 2025
  • Private Homeschool Group

    December 17, 2025  9:00 am - 1:30 pm
    RE Commons, Fellowship Hall, & Playground

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  • Administrative Team

    December 17, 2025  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Zoom 3 - conference room or library

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  • UUkulele Strum Group

    December 17, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Foyer

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  • In Person Board Meeting (virtual option)

    December 17, 2025  6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Conference Room

    Zoom #2

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  • Worship Committee

    December 17, 2025  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Conference Room

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  • Builder Deadline

    December 17, 2025  11:45 pm - December 18, 2025  12:45 am

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December 18, 2025
  • Mugs & Musings

    December 18, 2025  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Intuition Coffee + Juice, 734 Main St, Peoria, IL 61602, 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.

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  • Third Thursday Ladies' Lunch

    December 18, 2025  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    TBD

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  • Connection Circle

    December 18, 2025  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Jr High Room

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  • Builder Deadline

    December 17, 2025  11:45 pm - December 18, 2025  12:45 am

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December 19, 2025
  • YEA! (Young & Emerging Adults) Movie Night

    December 19, 2025  5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall

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December 20, 2025
  • Yule

    December 20, 2025  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Fellowship Hall

    Doors open at 5pm; Ritual is at 5:30pm

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