Have you ever been to a church Thanksgiving dinner?

[Lliam]

When my wife and I moved to this area over 18 years ago, we knew nothing about the area and didn't know anyone. We considered attending a church but couldn't bring ourselves to do it because we are not Christian nor religious. We have our own thoughts about personal spirituality.
Then my wife discovered that a couple she had known years ago lived in town. We got together with them and expressed our desire to meet people. They said "You should come to our church tomorrow." I was rather horrified at the thought until the lady explained that it was a Unitarian Universalist congregation. It was nondenominational and all kinds of people of various religious beliefs, even atheists and pagans were members. I had never heard of such a thing.
We tried it and I soon felt like I had met "my" people. There were some amazing people and we soon made some very, very close friends.

We were invited to Thanksgivings at homes of some of the good friends we had met and we felt like family.
Several years passed. At some point, people in the congregation organized annual Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts. People would agree to bring a dish and it was coordinated so that all the bases were covered. We even had plenty of beverages including good wine. And some people volunteered to do other things like decoration, set up, clean up, etc.
My wife and I attended quite a few of those. They were really fun.

Unfortunately, over the past 3 or 4 years, the congregation has gradually changed, and so have my wife and I. It is now populated by the kind of liberals who consume nothing but mainstream media, are die-hard "blue, no matter who" Democrats, and think they are part of the "woke" culture. My wife and I started drifting away. Then the covid plandemic hit and the church bought it completely. It closed its doors and started doing everything on Zoom. My wife and I are now rather disdainful of what it has become.

The good news is, over the years we have met lots and lots of people, not just through the church. We now have many good friends. We will be attending a large feast tomorrow at someone's house. There will be no masks or social distancing. We are humans.

[slatyb]

Once we went to a potluck at the Unitarian Universalist church in Dallas. (For those that aren't aware, UU (and the Society of Friends) are churches with no creed. They require no statement of faith. The Unitarians we have met around the country are all very nice. Many are atheists but enjoy the community. If you like the community of church but aren't sure about Jesus and God, check out the UUs.

The dinner was nice. One older couple proudly shared their mushroom dish that they had cooked for some hours. Tasted like it had been cooked for years.

[TickleMeForFun]

Been twice. Way too much "blessing of the food" and not enough eating of it!!

[egykimo]

It seems a lot if fun but I'm a Muslim:)

[micheal727jovanie]

Once as a kid.