This is a much-loved annual tradition at many UU churches, ours included. We will have our Bread Communion in the Fellowship Hall after services on Sunday, November 15. If you can, please bring bread, or a dish whose main component is bread. Homemade or store bought is fine! If you have a gluten-free bread, please label it as such. Alternately, you can bring something to put on the bread - butter, jellies, cheeses, etc. Have your breads sliced ahead of time, so the people who set up our tables do not have extra work or miss the actual services.

Sometimes, living authentically requires the perspectives of those around you who can help guide your life's direction when you aren't able to make the decisions. On this, my 47th birthday, I want to take this opportunity to welcome my father from Florida and share a few anecdotes from my life that illustrate the humor and blessings of gratitude, regardless of whether you meet expectations from the start.

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The first of a three-part 'What-is' series, join us for this conversation on what it really means to worship, and why we as UUs call our gatherings worship services. We will explore the history of the concept of worship as well as the science behind communal activities that invite us to engage with concepts greater than ourselves.

"I'll pray for you!" is both a sentiment and a comment that we often hear living in the Deep South. Many of us grew up with ritualistic prayer, were taught the "right" way to pray, and can feel prayer is a constricting concept as we deconstruct our former beliefs. Yet prayer can mean as many different things as the people who engage with it. Join us as we explore different types of prayer around the world and ways to make prayer a personal practice.

In the final chapter of our series, we will explore what it means to engage in ministry and be a minister. From the process of becoming a UU clergy member to the ways we are all called to ministry in our daily existence, we will see how our understanding of ministry can expand to all areas of our lives.

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