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Adult
Discussion Group
Contact: Chuck Cooper. Meeting at 10:00 a.m. Sundays in the library, we discuss openly and informally a wide range
of topics of mutual interest as part of their religious
experience.
Bridge
Contact: Barbara Mann. Bridge Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. All are invited to learn, to play, and to enjoy.
Care
Core
Chair: Peri Ceperley. This group supports Church members and friends
in need, shares community resources, and visits anyone who would
like a friendly call.
 Choir
(Adult)
Contact: Fred Stoltzfus. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings in the Sanctuary from 7:00
p.m. - 8:45 p.m. On Sundays we warmup at 10 a.m., singing three Sundays a month at the 11a.m.
service. All are welcome to join.
Choir (Children)
Contact: Michael Loui. All boys and girls are welcome to participate in the Children's Choir. New participants may join at any time. No knowledge of music is necessary. We ask only that participants be able to read words. We practice in the Children's Chapel from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Sundays when R.E. classes are offered, and we sing at the 11:00 services when children are present.
Covenant
Groups
Covenant Groups organize themselves around a particular
activity or issue participants choose as their point of departure.
These are the groups currently meeting and their leaders:
Caring for Aging Parents: Cindy Loui
Knitting: Molly Murphy
Reflective Writing: Brian McNurlen
Page Turners Book Group: Erica Voell
Women's Afternoon Group: Virginia Strohecker
Feminist
Book Group
Contact: Karen Folk, Priscilla Kron.
Meetings: The third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Library.
The group is an opportunity for women of all ages
and backgrounds to read and discuss works by female authors whose
writings are particularly relevant to women's lives. The group
focuses on ideas generated by a monthly book selection read before
the meeting. Below is the book list for 2006-2007:
| September 19 |
Amy Hassinger |
Nina: Adolescence |
| October 17 |
Joan Miller, et. al. |
Beyond Bingo: Violet Farnworth and the Monterey Mafia |
| November 14 |
Norah Vincent
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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back
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| December 19 |
Anne Cameron |
Daughters of Copper Women |
| January 16 |
Sue Monk Kidd |
The Mermaid's Chair |
| February 20 |
Lorna Landvik |
Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons |
| March 20 |
Wally Lamb, Ed. |
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters |
| April 17 |
Judith Moore |
Fat Girl: A True Story |
| May 15 |
Susan Straight |
Hirewire Moon |
| June 19 |
Deborah Tannen
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You're Wearing That!
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| July 16 |
Edwidge Danticat |
Breath, Eyes, Memory |
| Alt. |
Faith D'Alusio and Peter Menzel |
Women in the Material World |
Garden
Group
Contact: Marianne Winslett. The location varies for this first Monday of the month meeting, although it is always in the evening. We are open to anyone interested in the subject of gardening
and sharing. We tour gardens, share plant material, tips, and
other resources. You don't have to be a proficient gardener to
join!
Interweave 
Contact: Jerry Carden and Kathleen Robbins.
A group committed to promoting a more affirming atmosphere
in the congregation for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
people in the community. Check out the Interweave
Web Site for more detailed information.
UU
Gastronomical Society
Contact: Emily Sanders. The Gastronomical Society has been in existence since 1997. The Culinary Treasures Cookbook was published in 1998. Since its inception, the group has hosted gourmet meals covering every theme imaginable and we have dined at restaurants within a 50-mile radius of Champaign-Urbana. Many of us who attended the first “Gastro Dinner” at Radio Maria Restaurant are still members today.
Over the past year,we enjoyed many new and interesting themes. We have continued to adjust our schedule to the groups needs; we are very flexible.This year our themes were: Brunch, Dagwood Sandwiches, Dos Reales Restaurant, 50th Birthday Party for Jerry, Spanish Tapas, Fruits, Chili & Beer, Spring foods, 1950’s. It will be fun to see what themes we come up with next year.
Thanks to all who hosted and all who attended. “Gastro” continues to be a small but significant part of the UU Church. We welcome all new members and visitors. Inquiries may be made to Emily Sanders at emily@sanders-home.net.
UU
Alliance
Contact: Barbara Mann.
The UU Alliance embarks on another year of great meetings. Brown bag it with good people and interesting topics. The Alliance will meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
 Women's
CommUUnity Group
Contact: Katherine Coyle.
Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:15 p.m. in the Library.
An informal discussion group for women and an opportunity
for quieter, more in-depth discussion and connection.
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