Unity of Bloomington is blessed with an active community that extends beyond our congregation. We have opportunities every month for workshops, music, exercise, movies, food, and more! Feel free to bring a friend!
This page is intended for events that occur either once per month or are unique.
Please click here to visit our Groups & Spiritual Education page for information about events that occur more frequently.
Keep an eye on this page for new opportunities, or subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly update.
Sing Together for Peace, Justice, & Liberation
**Upstairs in the Chapel**
**Parking available on W. Gordon Pike, drop-off on Rogers St.**
Take part in a gathering of like-minded, caring activists in joining voices and intention in singing in consciousness of peace and justice. Hosted by Angela Gabriel, Machai St. Rain, and Phyllis Wickliff.
Angela feels strongly that people in communities can use their voices as an outlet NOW to share their feelings through song in these troubled times.
"Coming together in souls and song right now is timely, needed, and necessary. Peace in music is our shield, and justice in music is our sword."
Please plan to join us for this *free* event, an opportunity to show your soul in song!
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel. Parking available in the lot on Gordon Pike, or in the semi-circle on Rogers St.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
InterPlay Workshop
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost!
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel. Parking available in the lot on Gordon Pike, or in the semi-circle on Rogers St.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
InterPlay Workshop
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost!
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel. Parking available in the lot on Gordon Pike, or in the semi-circle on Rogers St.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
InterPlay Workshop
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost!
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel. Parking available in the lot on Gordon Pike, or in the semi-circle on Rogers St.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Spiritual Cinema
Lights! Projector! Action!Join us this Sunday after service for a viewing of the award-winning 2002 documentary 'Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony'.This film won twice at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival — ‘The Audience Award’ and ‘The Freedom of Expression Award’.
Refreshments will be available! Feel free to bring something to share!
'A Course in Miracles' Workshop, part 8 (Copy)
‘A Course in Miracles’ refers to a miraculous healing process as a shift in perception. This is a process that leads to deeper healing than most people experience since the healing is transformative. It is internal soul-level healing.
Join us for a workshop to learn and practice effective soul-healing techniques that create a more loving and peaceful life.
Everyone is welcome, no prior attendance is required.
You may view recordings of previous workshops in this series here: A Course in Miracles 2023 Playlist on YouTube
Annual Meeting
This is our time to appreciate ourselves and all that we have achieved in the almost two years since we began a commUnity-led experience. And a time to look at the new challenges in front of us. Please make sure to return your membership reaffirmation before the beginning of the Annual Meeting, either in person, or by email, so that you will be able to vote. Forms were snail-mailed to all UoB members last week.
Board Secretary, Carol Peacock, and Board Recorder, Mary Ann Williams, have worked hard to clarify the Board terms. As a result, they have uncovered a third seat up for election. Carol Peacock and Roy Capio have agreed to run for re-election. One new Board member will join the team. Cathy Haggerty will join the slate that will be presented at the Annual Meeting.
You may attend the Annual Meeting either in person or via Zoom. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please email us at uofbcommunity@gmail.com for the Zoom link, before Saturday, February 24.
Kirtan Experience
What is a Kirtan Experience?
Kirtan is an ancient practice in which a “Wallah” (a kirtan facilitator) leads the audience in call-and-response devotional chanting. The practice is a fun, energizing, and healing way to learn mantras, sing in community (in a safe, supportive space), and commune with our higher selves. No experience is necessary. The mantras are repetitious and simple.
Bring a meditation cushion or pillow and a yoga mat. Wear comfy clothes for stretching, dancing, and relaxing.
Our facilitator, Mehtab Kirtan, is an active drummer/percussionist and facilitates sound journeys and kirtans throughout the Chicago area.
A sliding scale of $25 to $35 is suggested for participating in the kirtan, but no one will be turned away; tickets are available at the event. Come join a new and different experience and get in touch with your inner self!
Meeting in the Chapel upstairs. Parking available in the lower lot on W. Gordon Pike.
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Spiritual Cinema "The Singing Revolutioon"
Light! Projector! Action!
Join us this Sunday after service for a viewing of the award-winning 2006 documentary 'The Singing Revolution'.
Film critic Robert W. Butler said of the film, "If The Singing Revolution were a fictional film, it would be dismissed as a pie-in-the-sky fantasy. But it's all true."
Board Meeting
Open to the Congregation
Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Feel free to come speak to the Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting!
Meetings are usually held in the upstairs foyer or chapel.
InterPlay Workshop
Unlock the Wisdom of your Body!
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness. InterPlay integrates body, mind, heart, and spirit. Co-founded in 1989 by Phil Porter (originally a Bloomingtonian!!) and Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay InterPlay is a fun way to de-stress, reduce anxiety, and discover connections. It teaches the language and ethic of play in a deep and powerful way. Playing together builds community and fosters embodiment. The spill-over effect of InterPlay in daily life can bring more joy, ease, depth, and openness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost; however, a love offering towards Unity of Bloomington would be very welcome. Invite a little PLAY into your lives. Come and join the FUN!
Find out more at www.interplay.org.
'A Course in Miracles' Workshop, part 8
with Rev. Karen Williams and Wendy Wonderley
‘A Course in Miracles’ refers to a miraculous healing process as a shift in perception. This is a process that leads to deeper healing than most people experience since the healing is transformative. It is internal soul-level healing.
Join us for a workshop to learn and practice effective soul-healing techniques that create a more loving and peaceful life.
It is not necessary to have attended the first session to attend this second session.
Everyone is welcome, no prior attendance is required.
You may view recordings of previous workshops in this series here: A Course in Miracles 2023 Playlist on YouTube
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Board Meeting
Open to the Congregation
Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Feel free to come speak to the Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting!
Meetings are usually held in the upstairs foyer or chapel.
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Board Meeting
Open to the Congregation
Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Feel free to come speak to the Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting!
Meetings are usually held in the upstairs foyer or chapel.
InterPlay Workshop
Unlock the Wisdom of your Body!
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness. InterPlay integrates body, mind, heart, and spirit. Co-founded in 1989 by Phil Porter (originally a Bloomingtonian!!) and Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay InterPlay is a fun way to de-stress, reduce anxiety, and discover connections. It teaches the language and ethic of play in a deep and powerful way. Playing together builds community and fosters embodiment. The spill-over effect of InterPlay in daily life can bring more joy, ease, depth, and openness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost; however, a love offering towards Unity of Bloomington would be very welcome. Invite a little PLAY into your lives. Come and join the FUN!
Find out more at www.interplay.org.
'A Course in Miracles' Workshop, part 7
with Rev. Karen Williams and Wendy Wonderley
This special Christmas workshop is about the holy Christ born within us, not just once a year, but every day. The Christ is ourselves, our true Self, that God created. Join us to learn about who we really are, how to birth our inner Christ, and how to receive some new gifts from God that we can use as we move into a new year.
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‘A Course in Miracles’ refers to a miraculous healing process as a shift in perception. This is a process that leads to deeper healing than most people experience since the healing is transformative. It is internal soul-level healing.
Join us for a workshop to learn and practice effective soul-healing techniques that create a more loving and peaceful life.
It is not necessary to have attended the first session to attend this second session.
Everyone is welcome, no prior attendance is required.
You may view recordings of previous workshops in this series here: A Course in Miracles 2023 Playlist on YouTube
Board Meeting
Open to the Congregation
Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Feel free to come speak to the Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting!
Meetings are usually held in the upstairs foyer or chapel.
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Unity of Bloomington 2.0 CommUnity Workshop
Rev. Greg Coles, our Regional Representative, will be joining us for the weekend of November 10-12.
Rev. Greg will meet with the Board leadership for a training meeting on Friday evening.
On Saturday, November 11, there will be a commUnity co-creation workshop, with a review of the many things that we have accomplished over the last few months. Rev. Greg will help us look at where we still want to go and, more importantly, how to get there!
On Sunday morning, Rev. Greg will be our speaker.
Mark your calendars for this exciting weekend of imagination, intention, challenge and commUnity!
(THE EXACT TIME OF THIS EVENT IS PENDING)
InterPlay Workshop
Unlock the Wisdom of your Body!
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness. InterPlay integrates body, mind, heart, and spirit. Co-founded in 1989 by Phil Porter (originally a Bloomingtonian!!) and Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay InterPlay is a fun way to de-stress, reduce anxiety, and discover connections. It teaches the language and ethic of play in a deep and powerful way. Playing together builds community and fosters embodiment. The spill-over effect of InterPlay in daily life can bring more joy, ease, depth, and openness.
Maryellen May leads this workshop in the Unity chapel. Set up and social time starts at 12:30 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. There is no cost; however, a love offering towards Unity of Bloomington would be very welcome. Invite a little PLAY into your lives. Come and join the FUN!
Find out more at www.interplay.org.
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Welcome Greeters Gathering
Immediately Following the Service
Calling All Greeters! And potential Greeters! Our Sunday morning Greeters provide the most important ministry at Unity of Bloomington – that of friendship and commUnity. Our Greeters are the first faces seen by visitors and members alike each Sunday morning. That first contact sets the stage for the energy of the day. Be a part of making someone’s day a little brighter – and part of introducing new visitors to the love that we have here.
Bring your ideas! Ask your questions! Talk about what is working and what could be a little better. Your energy and thoughts are important!
'A Course in Miracles' Workshop, part 6
with Rev. Karen Williams and Wendy Wonderley
‘A Course in Miracles’ refers to a miraculous healing process as a shift in perception. This is a process that leads to deeper healing than most people experience since the healing is transformative. It is internal soul-level healing.
Join us for a workshop to learn and practice effective soul-healing techniques that create a more loving and peaceful life.
It is not necessary to have attended the first session to attend this second session.
Everyone is welcome, no prior attendance is required.
You may view recordings of previous workshops in this series here: A Course in Miracles 2023 Playlist on YouTube
InterPlay Workshop
Unlock the Wisdom of your Body!
InterPlay is an active and creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body. It is a system of guided, improvisational forms and tools based in telling stories, making sounds, creating movement, and having stillness. InterPlay integrates body, mind, heart, and spirit. Co-founded in 1989 by Phil Porter (originally a Bloomingtonian!!) and Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay InterPlay is a fun way to de-stress, reduce anxiety, and discover connections. It teaches the language and ethic of play in a deep and powerful way. Playing together builds community and fosters embodiment. The spill-over effect of InterPlay in daily life can bring more joy, ease, depth, and openness.
Maryellen May will lead this InterPlay Workshop in the Unity chapel on Wednesday, October 4, with the intention that this will become a monthly event. Set up and social time starts at 1:00 p.m., with the workshop running from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. There is no cost; however, a love offering towards Unity of Bloomington would be very welcome. Invite a little PLAY into your lives. Come and join the FUN!has a home base in Oakland, California, with groups in communities worldwide and online.
Find out more at www.interplay.org.
Newcomers' Connect
Learn About Unity and Meet New Friends!
Are you new to Unity? Would you like to learn more about Unity? Attend a get-together in the Cady Room downstairs!
This is an active presentation and discussion for people who are thinking about a deeper connection with Unity. For example: What does “New Thought” mean? What resources are available? How could Unity help with my spiritual journey?
Led by Mary Ann Williams (UOB Board Recorder) and Joanie Spain (UOB Board President), this is a time to ask questions that visitors and newcomers to Unity of Bloomington may have. And a time to connect with others seeking a meaningful spiritual path.
If you’d like to attend, please contact the office.
Drum Circle
Come Make Some Noise!
Meeting will be held in the Unity of Bloomington Chapel.
Beginners and experienced players welcome! This event is open to interested persons who aren’t members of Unity of Bloomington, so bring a friend!
Some drums will be provided, but feel free to bring or create your own!
If you have extra drums, maracas, shakers, or other percussion instruments, please bring them to share if you’re comfortable doing so.
If you have further questions, please email Jonna Capio at jonna.capio@gmail.com
Board Meeting
Open to the Congregation
Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Feel free to come speak to the Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting!
Meetings are usually held in the upstairs foyer or chapel.