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Secular Families 8/23

Sunday, August 23rd at 9 AM

Gahagan Park, Summerville

Book Club / Author Event 8/23

Sunday, August 23rd at 4 PM

We Are Family Community Center

Trivia Night 8/25

Tuesday, August 25th at 6:30 PM

Mex 1 West Ashley

RfR 8/26

Wednesday, August 26th at 6:30 PM

We Are Family Community Center, North Charleston

Brunch 8/30

Sunday, August 30th at 11 AM

Vickery’s, Shem Creek

Freethinkers Forum 9/1

Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30 PM

Should progressives be buying guns and gas masks?

Labor Day BBQ 9/7

Monday, September 7th at 3 PM

Leah & Jon’s House in Moncks Corner

Food Bank 9/8

Tuesday, September 8th, 1-3 PM

Happy Humanist Hour 9/8

Tuesday, September 8th at 7 PM

Taco Boy downtown

Charleston Meal Pack 9/11

Friday, September 11th at 8:30 am

Gaillard Center, Downtown

Secular Families 9/13

Sunday, September 13th at 11 AM

Gahagan Park, Summerville

Craft & Chat 9/14

Monday, September 14th at 5:30 PM

Keith Summey Library in North Charleston

PCC Food Distribution 9/19

Food Distribution

Saturday, September 19th at 8:00 AM

Keith & Terri 9/20

Sunday, September 20th at 1 pm

Keith & Terri’s House in Summerville

Walk to Fight Hunger 9/26

FMM 9/26

Saturday, September 26th, 11 am to 4 pm

Park Circle

Secular Families Nature Walk 9/27

Nature Walk at Rosebrock Park in Summerville

Sunday, September 27th at 10:30 AM

Book Club 9/27

Sunday, September 27th at 4 PM

We Are Family Community Center

Period Pixies 10/10

Saturday, October 10th at 12:30 pm

Baxter-Patrick James Island Library

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October 2026: On Courage by Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer

October 2026: On Courage by Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer

We are reading On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear by Julia Angwin, Ami Fields-Meyer for our October book club meeting at 4 pm on Sunday, October 25th. The meeting will be held at the We Are Family Community Center located on the second floor at 3265 N. Carolina Ave in North Charleston.

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Upcoming Events

🤸‍♀️ Sunday, August 23rd, Secular Families Play Group at 9 am at Gahagan Park in Summerville.

📚 Sunday, August 23rd, Book Club & Author Event, discussing Shame-Sex Attraction with author Lucas Wilson at 4 pm at the We Are Family Community Center in North Charleston. 

⁉️ Tuesday, August 25th, Trivia Night at 6:30 pm at Mex 1 Coastal Cantina in West Ashley.

🌉 Wednesday, August 26th, Recovering from Religion at 6:30 pm at We Are Family Community Center in North Charleston.

🍳 Sunday, August 30th, 5th Sunday Brunch at 11:00 am at Vickery’s in Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant.

🤔 Tuesday, September 1st, Freethinkers Forum at 6:30 pm at the Keith Summey Library in North Charleston discussing the question, “How much preparation is rational in uncertain times? Should progressives be buying guns and gas masks?

🎞️Sunday, September 6th, Movie Club. Film, location and time TBD.

🍔 Monday, September 7th, Labor Day BBQ to benefit My Sister’s House at 3 pm on Leah & Jon’s house.

🍎 Tuesday, September 8th, Volunteering at the Lowcountry Food Bank at 1 pm in North Charleston.

🌮 Tuesday, September 8th, Happy Humanist Hour at 7 pm at Taco Boy downtown.

🫶 Friday, September 11th, Charleston Meal Pack for 9/11 Remembrance at 8:30 am at the Gaillard Center, Downtown.

🤸‍♀️   Sunday, September 13th, Secular Families Playgroup at 11 am at Gahagan Park in Summerville.

🧶 Monday, September 14th, Craft & Chat Group at 5:30 pm at Keith Summey Library in North Charleston.

🥬 Saturday, September 19th, Food Distribution with Park Circle Cares at 8 am a North Charleston High School.

🎤🍕🍰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Sunday, September 20th, Karaoke, Pizza, Cake and Love at 1 pm at Keith & Terri’s house.

👟 Saturday, September 26th, Walk to Fight Hunger at 10 am at Wannamaker County Park.

🧚 Saturday, September 26th, Feminist Magic Market, 11 am to 4 pm in Park Circle.

🛶 Saturday, September 26th, Moonlight Paddle. Details TBD.

🤸‍♀️  Sunday, September 27th, Secular Families Playgroup, nature walk at 10:30 am at Rosebrock Park in Summerville.

📚 Sunday, September 27th, Book Club at 4 pm at the We Are Family Community Center in North Charleston, discussing Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie.

🩸 Saturday, October 10th, LC Period Pixies Packing Party at 12:30 at the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library.

Regular Monthly Schedule

Our normal schedule of events is as follows. Sometimes we deviate from our regular schedule for specific events and scheduling conflicts.

1st Sunday: Movie Club

1st Thursday: Freethinkers Forum

2nd Sunday: Secular Families Play Group

2nd Sunday: Activist Sunday

2nd Tuesday: Volunteering at Lowcountry Food Bank

2nd Tuesday: Happy Humanist Hour (Dinner Club)

3rd Saturday: Park Circle Cares

3rd Sunday: Member Gathering

4th Sunday: Secular Families Play Group

4th Sunday: Book Club

4th Tuesday:  Trivia Night

5th Sunday: 5th Sunday Brunch