About us
The Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates life. Our motto: live better, help often, wonder more. Our mission: to help everyone find and fulfill their full potential. Our vision: a secular congregation in every town, city and village that wants one.
We are here for everyone who wants to:
Live Better. We aim to provide inspiring, thought-provoking and practical ideas that help people to live the lives they want to lead and be the people they want to be.
Help Often. Assemblies are communities of action building lives of purpose, encouraging us all to help anyone who needs it to support each other.
Wonder More. Hearing talks, singing as one, listening to readings and even playing games helps us to connect with each other and the awesome world we live in.
The Sunday Assembly . . .
• Is 100% celebration of life.
• We are born from nothing and go to nothing. Let’s enjoy it together.
• Has no doctrine. We have no set texts so we can make use of wisdom from all sources.
• Has no deity. We don’t do supernatural but we also won’t tell you you’re wrong if you do.
• Is radically inclusive. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their beliefs--this is a place of love that is open and accepting.
• Is free to attend, not-for-profit, and volunteer run. We ask for donations to cover our costs and support our community work.
• Has a community mission. Through our Action Heroes (you!), we will be a force for good.
• Is independent. We do not accept sponsorship or promote outside businesses, organizations, or services.
• Is here to stay. With your involvement, The Sunday Assembly will make the world a better place.
• We won’t tell you how to live, but will try to help you do it as well as you can.
• And remember point 1… The Sunday Assembly is a celebration of the one life we know we have.
What should you expect from a Sunday Assembly event?
Just by being with us you should be energized, revitalized, restored, repaired, refreshed, and recharged. No matter what the subject of the Assembly, it will solace worries, provoke kindness and inject a touch of transcendence into the everyday.
But life can be tough… It is. Sometimes bad things happen to good people, we have moments of weakness or life just isn’t fair. We want The Sunday Assembly to be a house of love and compassion, where, no matter what your situation, you are welcomed, accepted and loved.
Most of all, have fun, be nice, and join in!
Featured event
March Assembly: A Spring of Baby Animals and Melting ICE
This year, we celebrate the coming equinox with two springtime themes: baby animals and melting ICE.
Maintaining one's mental health is more important than ever within our current political climate. As a community that is radically inclusive, we find meaning and peace in welcoming our neighbors of any status or identity. Threats to them, and to ourselves, are attacks on our ability to live better and help often.
So, first we'll recharge with uplifting songs and pictures of cute baby animals!
And then we'll work on our activity for the month: making signs for the No Kings protest on March 28th. Materials and a brief tutorial with examples will be provided.
We will try our best to keep hope and kindness alive, and channel that energy into action. Please join us on Sunday March 8th for music, sharing, and crafting, and also on Saturday March 28th for the protest.
Sunday Assembly is entirely run by people like you, and we greatly value your input to make our community a better place for all to Live Better, Help Often, and Wonder More.
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Kids welcome!
There's a children's playroom adjacent to the venue's main room, and a small playground just outside.
What happens at an Assembly
Most Assemblies hit these highlights:
- Some light conversation with an icebreaker question
- Our main event
- Some smaller segments on science, news, and meaningful readings
- Snacks and chats
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Parking at Pacifica
We recommend parking along Hanna St. There is handicapped parking in the small parking lot off the roundabout, with more around the back of the venue.
Stay in touch
Come hang out on Discord server, join our mailing list (~2 emails a month), or drop us a line at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org.
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Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your beliefs. Our motto comes in three parts: live better, help often, and wonder more.
We are part of a global movement of Sunday Assemblies. We're completely volunteer-run and funded solely by donations. Please consider donating to our Paypal to keep us building and supporting our community.
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March Assembly: A Spring of Baby Animals and Melting ICE
141 Viburnum Way, Carrboro, NC, USThis year, we celebrate the coming equinox with two springtime themes: baby animals and melting ICE.
Maintaining one's mental health is more important than ever within our current political climate. As a community that is radically inclusive, we find meaning and peace in welcoming our neighbors of any status or identity. Threats to them, and to ourselves, are attacks on our ability to live better and help often.
So, first we'll recharge with uplifting songs and pictures of cute baby animals!
And then we'll work on our activity for the month: making signs for the No Kings protest on March 28th. Materials and a brief tutorial with examples will be provided.
We will try our best to keep hope and kindness alive, and channel that energy into action. Please join us on Sunday March 8th for music, sharing, and crafting, and also on Saturday March 28th for the protest.
Sunday Assembly is entirely run by people like you, and we greatly value your input to make our community a better place for all to Live Better, Help Often, and Wonder More.
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Kids welcome!
There's a children's playroom adjacent to the venue's main room, and a small playground just outside.What happens at an Assembly
Most Assemblies hit these highlights:- Some light conversation with an icebreaker question
- Our main event
- Some smaller segments on science, news, and meaningful readings
- Snacks and chats
***
Parking at Pacifica
We recommend parking along Hanna St. There is handicapped parking in the small parking lot off the roundabout, with more around the back of the venue.Stay in touch
Come hang out on Discord server, join our mailing list (~2 emails a month), or drop us a line at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org.***
Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your beliefs. Our motto comes in three parts: live better, help often, and wonder more.
We are part of a global movement of Sunday Assemblies. We're completely volunteer-run and funded solely by donations. Please consider donating to our Paypal to keep us building and supporting our community.
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SACH Bookclub: "I Who Have Never Known Men"
Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USSunday Assembly Bookclub is back. This time, our choice explores some darker themes in this speculative fiction novella by Jacqueline Harpman.
"Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.
As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisonersits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground."It's heavy material (heads up for death, self-harm, and abuse), but we think there will be a lot to explore in conversation. Read with us! We're looking forward to hearing your reactions to it.
P.S. As always, support your local booksellers like Flyleaf and Golden Fig!
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Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your beliefs. Our motto comes in three parts: live better, help often, and wonder more.
We meet on the second Sunday of every month. We keep in touch between assemblies through our mailing list (http://eepurl.com/bhnz2v), which sends ~2 emails a month. You can email directly with questions or feedback at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org, or join our Discord server
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