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Opportunities to Get Involved
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Are you thinking about ways you can connect with the congregation and ways to contribute
your talents to the church? Whether your interest is helping others, exploring your faith,
adding your voice to the choir, or getting involved with the management of church affairs,
there are many ways to dive into congregational life.
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Help Others |
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Welcome others to our church and help them get acclimated, or support development
of lasting relationships in the church, as part of the Membership Committee. |
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Help serve those in need in our congregation through the Caring Committee. |
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Join our Partakers group in supporting inmates in the Massachusetts Corrections
System obtain four-year college degrees while in prison. |
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Join the Social Action Committee to promote opportunities for social action for
our congregation. |
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Feed Your Spirit |
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Join or attend an event put on by the Women's Alliance. |
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Develop lay worship services for summer and some Sundays through the year by joining
the Worship Inspiration Team. |
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Attend a religious education class. |
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Engage in Growth and Learning |
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Take an adult education class. |
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Get involved with our young learners by volunteering in the religious education
program as a classroom teacher, a teacher's assistant, special events helper, or
a chaperone. |
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Support our teens as they explore and develop their own spirituality. |
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Serve on the Religious Education or Youth Adult Committee. |
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Meet other Unitarian Universalist folks by attending district conferences and workshops. |
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Take an online course offered by the UU Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF). |
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Make Sweet Music |
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Join the adult or children's choir. |
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Try your hand at chiming. |
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Provide occasional music at a Sunday service. |
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Join the Music Committee to plan music for Sunday services. |
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Manage the Business of the Church |
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Become a member of the Board. |
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Get involved in the larger Unitarian Universalist community through the Denominational
Affairs Committee, which communicates, with other UU churches. |
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Manage Our Finances |
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Take part in the annual Stewardship drive to provide for the operating budget of
our church. |
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Get involved in our Financial Management Group.. |
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Serve as a custodian of our endowment on the Endowment Committee. |
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Get involved in our biggest fundraiser each year by joining the Auction Committee. |
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Keep Our Congregation’s Home Beautiful |
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Help care for and maintain our church buildings. |
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Sign up to provide chancel decorations for a Sunday morning service. |
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Participate in the occasional grounds cleanup. |
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Test the Waters With a One-time Commitment |
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For those who can't find the time for long-term commitment on committees and the
like, there are many ways to get involved when you can. |
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Greet or usher on Sunday morning. |
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Provide hospitality at coffee hour. |
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Provide a meal or a ride through our Caring Committee. |
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Lead an "activity Sunday," a one-hour commitment to our youth on a Sunday when regular
religious education programming is not going on. |
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