Past Forums

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020: Jester’s Hat – Mardi Gras Edition

Forum will be a “Jester’s Hat” focused on Mardi Gras. People are encouraged to share stories about Mardi Gras customs and traditions and how UU’s celebrate Mardi Gras and the season of Lent.

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020: Reflection Group: Your Question

Review the reflection questions about this month’s theme: Resilience. Find the question that speaks to you the most. How do you answer it? What does that say to you? What did the question get you to notice or remember?

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020: Resilience and Poverty

Katie Coates will lead a discussion of what we can do as individuals and as a congregation to find resilience in poverty, and the spiritual abundance that comes from doing so.

Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020: United States 2020 Census

US Census Day is April 1, 2020. This Sunday, Bill Chandler and Patricia Ice will lead a discussion on the U.S. 2020 Census. Find out why it is important for everyone to be counted.

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020: 2020 Legislative Update

Bill Chandler will discuss the Mississippi 2020 Legislative Session.

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020: Where Do We Go From Here?

Continuing on with the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Katie Coates will lead a discussion of Chapter 6 of King’s book, “Where Do We Go From Here,” where he discussed his ideas for the future of the United States.

Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020: Protecting Religious Freedom Has A Domino Effect

Due to workplace rules, especially in public sector positions, some members of minority religious communities are still forced to decide between serving their communities and honoring their religious identities. As people of a non-creedal faith tradition that recognizes many sources of wisdom and religious understanding, Unitarian Universalists are called to affirm religious plurality and to support the rights of other religious minorities to practice their faith as they are called. However, this can be a double-edged sword as recent attempt to “protect religious freedom” have been little more than attempts to legalize discrimination on the basis of religious belief.

Patricia Ice will facilitate a discussion of these thorny issues while we play rounds of dominoes! Come prepared for lively discussion and fun!