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 beverages of coffee, tea, and hot cocoa will be provided and you are welcome to contribute treats for a light reception.

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	November 2024
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					1	2 Irene Ditmars Memorial Service Irene Ditmars Memorial Service November 2, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall See more details Offsite: Samhain at UUBN Offsite: Samhain at UUBN November 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 1613 E Emerson St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA Sponsored by Many Paths CUUPs Summer's end comes, and we turn our thoughts to our Sacred Dead. Let us come to honor them. Let us share our favorite stories and songs, and at the end, we will have a Viking funeral. You are invited to bring your favorite dish for the potluck, your favorite story about your loved one to share with others, and a toast to celebrate our ancestors. We will have a ritual and bonfire to grant our dearly departed a Viking-style send off. Please contact Sean-Thomas with suggestions or questions at 309-826-1235. See more details • •
3 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 3, 2024 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. See more details Life Force Tai Chi Life Force Tai Chi November 3, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall 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. See more details Our Whole Lives (OWL) 7th-8th Grade Our Whole Lives (OWL) 7th-8th Grade November 3, 2024 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Jr High Classroom See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 3, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 3, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details ARE-Humanist Discussion Group ARE-Humanist Discussion Group November 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Zoom using TV and Harry's laptop See more details Inquirers' Series Inquirers' Series November 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Conference Room Inquirers Series 1st & 3rd Sundays, Noon, Conference Room Visitors, newcomers, and new members are invited to participate in this new series—the first step on our Faith Forward Path. This series of nine conversations offers a general introduction to our congregation and Unitarian Universalism. The series is ongoing, so you are welcome to participate in the sessions in any order. Here is the upcoming schedule: Social Action, Community Service, and Racial Equity on 10/6, Pastoral Care on 10/20, Small Group Connections on 11/3, and Membership on 11/17. Questions? Contact Regina Stanley at membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Sunday Afternoon CC Sunday Afternoon CC November 3, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm RE Meeting Room/Senior High Room Galen See more details PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice November 3, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details LGBTQ Movie Discussion LGBTQ Movie Discussion November 3, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Soup Provided; Sides Requested In Person & Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/yuu5na9r Watch Will & Harper on your own on Netflix and then gather for a meal and group discussion to reflect on the messages of the show. Soup will be provided. You may bring a dish to share or just join in the fellowship. BYO beverages. Childcare available if requested by October 31. Please RSVP at https://uuchurch.flocknote.com/signup/186261. Questions? Contact Tim Herold at herold1961@gmail.com. See more details • • • • • • • • • •	4 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 4, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details •	5 Connection Circle Connection Circle November 5, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Conference Room See more details SGM Facilitators Meeting SGM Facilitators Meeting November 5, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Room See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 5, 2024 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. See more details • • •	6 Administrative Team Administrative Team November 6, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details CUUPs Meeting CUUPs Meeting November 6, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Conference Room See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 6, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details Reflection & Support Service Reflection & Support Service November 6, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • • •	7 Church Office Closed Church Office Closed November 7, 2024 - November 8, 2024 See more details Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 7, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Spot Coffee, Prairie Lake Crossing, 9901 Knoxville Ave A, Peoria, IL 61615, USA In November, we will meet at The Spot Coffee ~ 9901 Knoxville Ave, Peoria. Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Come as you are, bring your thoughts, and let's embark on a journey of connection and discovery together. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details • •	8 Church Office Closed Church Office Closed November 7, 2024 - November 8, 2024 See more details •	9 Offsite: Loaves & Fish Offsite: Loaves & Fish November 9, 2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Off site ST See more details •
10 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 10, 2024 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. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 10, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 10, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Sunday Soup for School Outreach Sunday Soup for School Outreach November 10, 2024 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall $5/person; $20/family Pleasant Valley School Outreach provides weekly food bags for 35-40 families and essential non-food items (e.g., cleaning, hygiene, school supplies), and the soup lunch is our only fundraiser for this project. We will have six kettles of soup to choose from, along with breads and desserts. Come enjoy a warm meal and support this great cause! See more details Mah Jongg for UUs Mah Jongg for UUs November 10, 2024 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. See more details • • • • •	11 Church Office Closed Church Office Closed November 11, 2024 See more details OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 11, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details Shirley Cunningham Memorial Service Shirley Cunningham Memorial Service November 11, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sanctuary See more details Covenant Circle Covenant Circle November 11, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	12 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 12, 2024 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. See more details •	13 Administrative Team Administrative Team November 13, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 13, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details • •	14 Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 14, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Spot Coffee, Prairie Lake Crossing, 9901 Knoxville Ave A, Peoria, IL 61615, USA In November, we will meet at The Spot Coffee ~ 9901 Knoxville Ave, Peoria. Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Come as you are, bring your thoughts, and let's embark on a journey of connection and discovery together. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Thursday Afternoon CC Thursday Afternoon CC November 14, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jr. High Room Rev. Jennifer See more details • •	15	16 Heather McMeekan Memorial Service Heather McMeekan Memorial Service November 16, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details •
17 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 17, 2024 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. See more details Life Force Tai Chi Life Force Tai Chi November 17, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall 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. See more details Our Whole Lives (OWL) 7th-8th Grade Our Whole Lives (OWL) 7th-8th Grade November 17, 2024 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Jr High Classroom See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 17, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 17, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Congregational Meeting Congregational Meeting November 17, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Sanctuary Sanctuary & Zoom at https://bit.ly/3sxzsci Please join us in person and online for the fall congregational meeting. The agenda includes a very important update about church finances and the distribution from the Trust. This meeting is also the time to vote on the major Social Impact projects for the coming year. Childcare is provided. See Edward Flint, Board President, for information. Members who joined before 10/21/24 are eligible to vote. AGENDA 1. Welcome – Edward Flint, President 2. Confirm Quorum 3. Financial Update a. State of Church Finances Report - Austin Locke, Treasurer / Stewardship b. Trust Board Update on Annual Distribution - Jeanette Gruber, Trust Board President 4. Social Impact Committee - Nora Sullivan, Chair (VOTE NEEDED) 5. Adjournment See more details Sunday Afternoon CC Sunday Afternoon CC November 17, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm RE Meting Room/Senior High Room Galen See more details PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice PRC (Peoria Recorder Consort) Practice November 17, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • • • • • • •	18 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 18, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP LGBTQIA2S+ at UUCP November 18, 2024 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. See more details NOW* NOW* November 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Room See more details • • •	19 Connection Circle Connection Circle November 19, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Jr High Room See more details Virtual: Finance/Personnel Committee Zoom #2 Virtual: Finance/Personnel Committee Zoom #2 November 19, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bill K See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 19, 2024 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. See more details • • •	20 Administrative Team Administrative Team November 20, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 20, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details In Person Board Meeting (virtual option) In Person Board Meeting (virtual option) November 20, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Conference Room Zoom #2 See more details Tarot Circle Tarot Circle November 20, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Library See more details Worship Committee Worship Committee November 20, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Conference Room See more details Offsite: Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil Offsite: Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil November 20, 2024 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Imago Dei Church, 2221 N Gale Ave, Peoria, IL 61604, USA See more details Builder Deadline Builder Deadline November 20, 2024 11:45 pm - November 21, 2024 12:45 am See more details • • • • • • •	21 Mugs & Musings Mugs & Musings November 21, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Spot Coffee, Prairie Lake Crossing, 9901 Knoxville Ave A, Peoria, IL 61615, USA In November, we will meet at The Spot Coffee ~ 9901 Knoxville Ave, Peoria. Drop in and join Membership Coordinator Regina Stanley to discuss whatever is on your mind. Come as you are, bring your thoughts, and let's embark on a journey of connection and discovery together. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Regina at 309-648-2767 or membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details Ladies Lunch Ladies Lunch November 21, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Culver’s, 4612 N University St, Peoria, IL 61614, USA Culver’s ~ 4612 N. University, Peoria ButterBurgers cooked to order, tasty battered fish (cod), loaded salads, and don’t forget the frozen custard of the day! (Of course, we will be sitting inside.) Reservations required by Tues., Nov. 19. Call Carlette at 309-258-5890. See more details • •	22 Offsite: Transgender Day of Remembrance Service & Social Hour Offsite: Transgender Day of Remembrance Service & Social Hour November 22, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Imago Dei Church, 2221 N Gale Ave, Peoria, IL 61604, USA Service & Social Hour on Friday, November 22, at 6pm Meet the Provider Panel on Friday, November 22, at 7pm See more details •	23 Date with Death Club Date with Death Club November 23, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Conference Room & Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/488xwtjd Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/488xwtjd Do you hope to face human mortality with less fear and more curiosity? With less conformity and more creativity? Then, welcome to Date with Death Club, where we explore topics of aging, death, and dying. This month, our topic is “Grief: Loving & Losing, Learning & Living.” With love comes loss. With living comes dying. This session explores how grief and disenfranchised grief work and what it means in our lives. While our focus is grief, and there may be grieving people in the room, this is not a grief support group. See more details •
24 A Course in Miracles A Course in Miracles November 24, 2024 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. See more details Worship Service Worship Service November 24, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Sanctuary See more details Coffee Hour Coffee Hour November 24, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Patio See more details Stewardship Team Stewardship Team November 24, 2024 11:45 am - 1:15 pm RE Meeting Room See more details Inquirers Series Inquirers Series November 24, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Library 1st & 3rd Sundays starting July 21, Noon, Conference Room Visitors, newcomers, and new members are invited to participate in this new series—the first step on our Faith Forward Path. This series of nine conversations offers a general introduction to our congregation and Unitarian Universalism. The series is ongoing, so you are welcome to participate in the sessions in any order. Here is the upcoming schedule: (1) Campus Tour and Orientation on 7/21, (2) UU History, Principles, and Sources on 8/4, (3) Q&A with the Minister on 8/18, (4) Faith Development for Children and Adults on 9/1, (5) Worship & Liturgical Year on 9/15, (6) Social Action, Community Service, and Racial Equity on 10/6, (7) Pastoral Care on 10/20, (8) Small Group Connections on 11/3, and (9) Membership on 11/17. Questions? Contact Regina Stanley at membership@peoriauuchurch.org. See more details In person & Virtual: Caring Committee In person & Virtual: Caring Committee November 24, 2024 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Conference Room See more details Mah Jongg for UUs Mah Jongg for UUs November 24, 2024 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. See more details • • • • • • •	25 OLLI Practice OLLI Practice November 25, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Sanctuary See more details Covenant Circle Covenant Circle November 25, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • •	26 Thursday CC (Rescheduled) Thursday CC (Rescheduled) November 26, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm See more details Virtual Only: ACLU* Virtual Only: ACLU* November 26, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm See more details Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 Virtual only: ARE Humanist Discussion Group via Zoom #2 November 26, 2024 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. See more details • • •	27 Builder Mailing Builder Mailing November 27, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Conference Room See more details Administrative Team Administrative Team November 27, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom 3 - conference room or library See more details UUkulele Strum Group UUkulele Strum Group November 27, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Foyer See more details • • •	28 Thanksgiving ~ Church Office Closed Thanksgiving ~ Church Office Closed November 28, 2024 See more details Thanksgiving Potluck Thanksgiving Potluck November 28, 2024 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 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. See more details • •	29 Church Office Closed Church Office Closed November 29, 2024 See more details Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch Retired Men's Last Friday Lunch November 29, 2024 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. See more details • •	30 Larry Matthews Memorial Service Larry Matthews Memorial Service November 30, 2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm See more details •

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