I consider myself a secular agnostic, for the most part, but there are some aspects of my Catholic upbringing that I miss. The sense of community and the emphasis on service for two examples (and the free doughnuts!)

I like UU's beliefs. I love what my local UU is doing in terms of service and promoting the values of UU and really want to get involved with some of the committees.

But... the services were very obviously Christian in origin. Similar structures, the standing and singing and sending kids off to Sunday School. A "homily." One of the songs was literally a song we sang in church as a kid with the words changed a bit. It brought back a lot of negative feelings and memories for me.

I was just surprised that a group that had entirely free reign to break off and do their own thing would adhere to such a Christian structure.

Additionally, it was very family-oriented. I feel like I was the only youngish single person there. I don't want kids either, so it's not like that's a future I'll be a part of.

I'm not saying UU has to cater to my lifestyle, but I felt incredibly left out. Everyone was very kind, but I was obviously unusual for them.

Is UU for me? I tried twice a little before Covid and I keep thinking about trying again, but I'm just not sure i fit the mold.

So, convince me, I guess. What am I missing here?