Fellowship Dinners
At Fellowship Dinners, you share a potluck meal with a small group of friendly UUs in someone’s home. Once a year you host a group. Single or paired, you are welcome at Fellowship Dinners.
Sign up is now open for 2026-27 Fellowship Dinners!
You can sign up to participate here: https://forms.gle/fRLhquqHM6CyfY2H6
Here are some answers to our most frequently asked questions.
What is a Fellowship Dinner?
At Fellowship Dinners, you share a potluck meal with a small group of friendly UUs in someone’s home. Once or twice a year you host a group. Single or paired, you are welcome at Fellowship Dinners! While it is called a Fellowship Dinner, the shared meal could be a brunch or a afternoon picnic, if that works better for everyone's schedules.
How does it work?
Each month, the Fellowship Dinners coordinator sends a list of guests to the host, who then contacts the guests, establishes a mutually agreed upon date for the meal, and provides the main dish. The guests either volunteer or are assigned the rest of the dishes for the meal: appetizers, salads, vegetables, desserts, beverages, etc.
Fellowship Dinners are focused on just that, fellowship over a shared meal. In fact, the fellowship aspect of the meal is probably the most valued part of the experience! This is not a gourmet dining club. Pressed for time? Don't like to cook? Bring a dish from a deli or order a pizza!
When you are the host and are scheduling dinners, please remind any couples that they should think of themselves as two units, not as a single unit when mapping out who will contribute what to the dinners.
How often do I host?
Everyone who participates in Fellowship Dinners will host at least once during the year, even if you do not have a space to host in (see next question). Depending on how many people sign up, many of you might host once in the fall and once in the spring.
What if your house and table are small? Some folks with small or distant homes might make arrangements to host in someone else’s (larger, closer) home. Some of you do not have a space that is available/appropriate for hosting a group of any size; the coordinator can help match you up with those of us who feel comfortable providing their home as a venue for those without a space to host the dinner. Anyone acting as a venue provider will then function as a guest. Finally, hosting is an enjoyable experience; however, you don't have to host if you have limitations that cannot be overcome. Let the coordinator know that.
When are Fellowship dinners?
Dinners happen on a monthly basis. If you cannot make every month, you can still sign up! Dinners will start in September and continue on through May of 2027. Please let us know in the section below any months you know you cannot make.
I have kids. Can I still participate?
Yes! Many hosts are happy to have kids come and be a part of the dinners. For hosts who are not able to accommodate children, the Fellowship coordinator can help find childcare, either in your home, or at church.
I am not sure I am ready for this sort of commitment. Can I just try one month?
Yes! This year we are going to leave space at the table for new people, or people who are not sure Fellowship Dinners are for them. Come give it a try, and if you love the experience, sign up for the whole program! In the form, just indicate the month you want to try, and then let me know in the comments that you are just trying it out.
More Information
Coordinator: Abby Gitlitz, fwpdinners@uubloomington.org
