Events/Announcements

Let's Eat!
Our Home's Monthly Potluck luncheon will be held first Sunday, July 6. This month's luncheon will be sandwiches and salads.
A - H Sandwiches
I - M Dessert
N - Z Salad and Tea

Our Home’s annual congregational meeting will be held immediately after church Sunday, July 13. Please make plans to attend this special meeting as we will be discussing matters of importance to our entire church family for the upcoming year. Voting members are especially encouraged, but all who are interested in the church are welcome to attend.

Each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. an Adult Forum is held at the church. These forums are well attended and are always interesting and thought provoking. We view short films, such as the Faith and Reason series, or discuss a topic of interest. Adult Forum topic for July 6: Our Words for today are Spirituality and Religious. We have heard the phrase "spiritual but not religious." What do these two words mean? Do they belong on the opposite ends like magnetic poles? Can someone be both? Can someone be one and not the other? Join us for what will bound to be a lively discussion. Adult Forum topic for July 13: Into the Future: A discussion to drum up some ideas for what Our Home would like for this coming year of Adult Forums and if there is any desire for specialized classes developed for the Saturdays Reverend Hammond will be here. (The discussions are always very lively!) This is a great time to learn more about our denomination as well as others and to get to know one another a little better. You are invited to attend.

During the month of June, Our Home Church took part in the National Religious Campaign Again Torture by displaying a banner which stated “Torture is a Moral Issue.” The Banners Across America initiative is a nationwide anti-torture campaign with three hundred congregations across the United States joining in an effort to mobilize the American faith community in opposition to U.S.-sponsored torture. Our Home’s minister, Rev. Fred L Hammond, also presented a sermon entitled “The Theology of Torture” the last Sunday in June. We are proud to have been a part of this campaign, and for more information see www.tortureisamoralissue.org

In February we had a great time hosting our first book signing with author Carolyn Haines. Her latest book in the “Bones Series” Wishbones will soon be out, and Carolyn will be at Main Street Books in Hattiesburg on Thursday, July 10, 5-6:30 p.m. We can’t wait to see what kind of trouble character Sarah Booth Delaney gets into next. Go support Carolyn and Main Street Books by attending the book signing, and BUY A BOOK!

Speaking of books…..we still have copies of the Our Home Centennial Cookbook which sell for $10.00 each. We also have copies of A New Universalism for a New Century by A.J. Mattill. This book was recently reprinted by the Universalist Convocation and sells for $10.00.

We are collecting items for recycling. Containers have been set up in the back hallway of the church for collecting paper, plastic and aluminum. Please remember to wash all your items before bringing to the church.

We have some of the recipe card holders which are selling for $4.00 each. These are handmade and are for the purpose of covering some of the mailing costs to send much needed items to our friend, Nedko.

We are currently collecting items to send to the Nedko Popov Family in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. There will be drop off boxes inside the church if you'd like to participate. The following items have been requested...
Food items: Any canned food along with soups, dips, dried milk. Coffee, "espresso" in particular. Green tea and fruit tea (called "infusion" in England). Sweets and chocolates. Note: Canned foods could present a weight problem, and soft chocolates are not recommended for mailing due to melting.
Cosmetics: Body lotions, fragrances, nourishing creams for hands and face, etc.
Vitamins/supplements: Immunity building supplements such as "Airborne."
Clothes: Any donation toward the purchase of clothing and shoes will be appreciated.