Guest speaker Billie Jean Collins, an expert on the Hittite culture, will talk about epic of Gilgamesh. It’s an adventure story from ancient Mesopotamia, complete with heros, villains, monsters and lessons relevant for today.

Sunday services begin at 11 a.m., but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and guests are always welcome at our progressive Fellowship. Services include a talk, often by a member of the Fellowship or a guest speaker. They also include music, meditation and optional opportunities to share your thoughts.

Billie Jean Collins is the author of “The Hittites and Their World.” She earned a doctorate in Near Eastern languages from Yale University, she’s the acquisitions editor for the Society of Biblical Literature, and she lectures at Emory University. She and Dan Veach, who spoke October, recently moved to Columbus. They sometimes join expeditions of our UU No Wrong Turns Bicycle Club.

If you come Sunday, be prepared for something different. Unitarian Universalism is an unusual religion. For example, we don’t share a creed. Our members are Christians, Jews, Buddhists and subscribers to earth-centered traditions. Members also include humanists, agnostics, atheists and people who resist labels. What we do share are commitments to respect the worth and dignity of all people, to care for the planet we share, and to support each other in our own free and responsible searches for truth and meaning.

Of course, there’s more. See us Sunday for details. If you’ve been unsatisfied with other organized religions, you might find a home here. (Full disclosure, we’re not that organized.)