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First Congregational Church of Ripon’s Fifth Sunday adult education series will continue Sunday, Aug. 30 at 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Jackie Clark, professor of sociology at Ripon College, will talk about the research she has done into depictions of minority people in advertising, home decoration and cultural artifacts in the United States. Using examples from a research project focusing on a collector of such items Clark will explore how minorities are depicted by the majority culture and lead a discussion about what that says about cultural values and assumptions about others. A light breakfast will be available beginning at 8:45 a.m. and the session will conclude in time for members to join the Sunday worship service in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. The Fifth Sunday series brings in area experts to lead conversations about issues related to religious practice, social justice, creation care, mental health, economic inequality, etc. The purpose of the Fifth Sunday series is to gather adults to engage in learning and conversation. The final session in this year’s series will take place Nov. 29. Byran (Taiso) Barsow, Abbot of Hollow Bones Zen, will talk about meditation and mental health based on his leadership of treatment programs at the nexus of the mental health and criminal justice fields. Topics and speakers for the 2027 Fifth Sunday series will be announced later this year.