Spring Dinner Circles Are Coming!

There is no better way to meet new people and form deep connections than to share a meal together, and Dinner Circles are a great way to get to meet and bond with other UUs.

Winter is coming to an end, so now is the time to sign up for Spring Dinner Circles! Note that you are not automatically signed up for the spring circles if you were a participant last fall. You must opt in for each new round of circles to make it clear that you want to be a participant.

Dinner Circles are groups of 6-8 people that commit to having dinner together in one another’s homes (or at the Fellowship) approximately once a month. Dates, times, location, and menus are chosen by the group. We offer circle options for omnivores, vegetarians, couples and/or singles, and even lunch meeting times!

The deadline to sign up for Spring Dinner Circles is Sunday, 2/16/25. Please complete the online form.

If you are a family with children, instead of using this form, please email uufams@uufws.org to learn more about social opportunities at the Fellowship!

Once you’ve submitted your form, you will be contacted in mid-February with your assignment.

For questions, send an email to dinnercircles@uufws.org, call the Fellowship office at (336) 659-0331, or check out the Dinner Circle FAQ’s, below!

Let’s get the next round of Dinner Circles rolling at UUFWS!

Megan Foster
Dinner Circles Coordinator

Caron Armstrong
Dinner Circles Staff Liaison

The deadline to participate is Sunday, February 16.
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Dinner Circle FAQs

Must I have a partner/spouse to join a dinner circle? No, you don’t need to sign up with a partner or spouse. If you are solo, you can either sign up for the Singles Dinner Circle, or for a traditional circle where you’ll share responsibilities for your food/hosting assignment with another single person in your group.

I don’t like to cook! Do I have to make gourmet food as my contribution to a dinner circle? No, your contributions to a dinner circle meal don’t have to be fancy! The point of the circles is to get to know one another and enjoy time together, so if you roll with store-bought dishes that’s A-OK!

Will there be a vegetarian dinner circle? Possibly there will, but if there are not enough vegetarians to form a circle, you have the option to be assigned to a traditional omnivore circle. When you fill out your signup form, please indicate your willingness to join an omnivore circle if a vegetarian one is not available.

My objective is to meet new people, so what if I get assigned to a group with members I’ve been in a circle with before? We won’t assign you with folks you were with in the last two circles, but there’s no guarantee you won’t be assigned with folks from further back than that. With each upcoming round we’ll do our best to put you in a group that doesn’t include duplicates.

I was in one of the fall dinner circles. Am I automatically signed up for the next round of circles? No, there is no automatic sign up. You must sign up for each new round of circles. It only takes a minute so do it today!